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...

Knowingly or not, we make decisions based on perceived risk. And men and women process that perceived risk very differently. Ever think...

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...

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?...

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...

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...

After much prodding by friends and colleagues, and even more from complete strangers with whom I’ve connected on LinkedIn, I decided to...

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...

The term STEAM has been pretty consistently bantered around for years as a replacement to STEM. Are the educational acronyms driving you...

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...

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...

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...

Inspiring a new generation isn't easy work. But their energy and excitement for having an impact is something that shouldn't be ruled...

Here in California, not all school districts started the 2016/17 school year in rare form. Oakland Unified had some 400 vacant teaching...

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...

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...

Here I sit, on the precipice of planning a statewide leadership conference for public school administrators in November 2017. But I'll be...

In an era where politics is covering issues of diversity, and not always in a positive light, the efforts of leveling playing fields of...

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...

Now that most schools are out of session for the summer, the celebration of graduations and promotions is about over. And certainly,...