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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Dec 10, 20183 min read
A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: #YouAreNotAlone
Dear Evan Hansen recently arrived in San Francisco and wow...just wow. Was fortunate to see it last night with friends and it was as good...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Oct 29, 20184 min read
A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Risk-Taking
Knowingly or not, we make decisions based on perceived risk. And men and women process that perceived risk very differently. Ever think...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 24, 20182 min read
A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: It's About Perspective
Here we go, team. It's Monday! Up and at 'em..... This week's thoughts surround perspective, and it has been a common topic for many of...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 11, 20182 min read
A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Who Are You?
What a wonderful week we have in store for us. Are you ready for it? Let’s start with a conversation about you. Do you know who you are?...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 4, 20182 min read
A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Replace Yourself
Alas…it’s Monday! Happy new week. This week’s theme is about mentoring, although I’ve affectionately referred to it throughout my year as...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Aug 20, 20182 min read
A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Be a Multiplier
Happy Monday! Quite a few years ago, I ran across Liz Wiseman's book, The Multiplier Effect. WOW! As a second year superintendent, I was...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Aug 1, 20183 min read
And So It Begins....A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership
After much prodding by friends and colleagues, and even more from complete strangers with whom I’ve connected on LinkedIn, I decided to...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jul 19, 20183 min read
Mother, Leader, Administrator - You Can Do It
A new mentee of mine on LinkedIn engaged me in a conversation the other day. A principal with a four year old at home, her concern was...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
May 11, 20181 min read
Why STEAM Needs to Take a Front Seat to STEM
The term STEAM has been pretty consistently bantered around for years as a replacement to STEM. Are the educational acronyms driving you...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
May 2, 20182 min read
Need a Mentor?
Are you looking for a mentor? Look no further (no, I'm not offering my services but I am offering some tips). Over the years I've had...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Apr 19, 20182 min read
Even Google Comes Up With One Word - Trust
Yes, I'm akin to googling what I need to find. But I was a little surprised last week when I ran across an article about what Google...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 16, 20181 min read
A Few Tips on Gratitude
As we head into 2018, have you made a resolution? Okay...let's just call it a goal. Have you set any goals? If not, why not consider...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Dec 22, 20171 min read
Anyone CAN Change the World
Inspiring a new generation isn't easy work. But their energy and excitement for having an impact is something that shouldn't be ruled...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 18, 20172 min read
The Teacher Shortage…What to do? What to do?
Here in California, not all school districts started the 2016/17 school year in rare form. Oakland Unified had some 400 vacant teaching...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 2, 20173 min read
Why 2016 Was a Spectacular Year
Call me an optimist. 2016 was a very good year. But for a number of very valid reasons, many of us didn't see 2016 ending on quite the...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Nov 23, 20162 min read
Duct Tape, Recyclables and MakerSpaces: Skills for the Future
Not sure if you can relate to that picture above, but if you can, you likely have a child somewhere in your world between the age of 5...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Oct 16, 20162 min read
Planning for Conferences...and Millennials
Here I sit, on the precipice of planning a statewide leadership conference for public school administrators in November 2017. But I'll be...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jul 9, 20162 min read
Why Diversity Makes Us Smarter
In an era where politics is covering issues of diversity, and not always in a positive light, the efforts of leveling playing fields of...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jun 29, 20162 min read
PR Time - Let's Go, Educators!
Do we need to promote ourselves as educators? Absolutely. Do we do a good job of it? Absolutely not. Welcome to PR 101, that's for Public...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jun 24, 20162 min read
Here's to the Grads!
Now that most schools are out of session for the summer, the celebration of graduations and promotions is about over. And certainly,...
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