Jan 17, 20222 minHow to Convert the Hamster Wheel to the Flywheel (168/500)Do you feel like you've been on a hamster wheel since the 2020s started? Ready to convert to a flywheel? The key is becoming an...
Aug 11, 20212 min3 Ways to Multi-Task in Chaos (45/365)To Multi-Tasking or Not to Multi-Task? “Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking of it.” - Daniel...
Jul 17, 20213 minTake That First Step (20/365)In 2004, I took my first steps…first steps on the road to becoming “a runner”. I remember my dad “going jogging” back in the mid 1970s,...
Jul 14, 20211 minWhere Am I? (17/365)The literal responses to this question is: I live and work on the south shore of Long Island. I work roughly an hour east of New York...
Jul 11, 20214 minCasting Votes (14/365)Two weeks, “a writer”. Three months, “a writer”. These are two personal milestones I’ve hit in the last 24 hours. Today marks the latest...
Jul 10, 20212 minSchool Culture...According to Dabbawalas (13/365)My writing challenges: Dive deep Focus on brevity Write for readers Repeat daily My post “Leadership Lessons From Dabbawalas” (by my...
Jul 3, 20212 min5 "Good Things"...About Middle School (6/365)Springtime is typically a very busy time in middle school. And if you’re not careful, the intermittent energy surges and the daily roller...
Jul 2, 20213 minWhat is education's “next big thing”? (5/365)This question was central to a conversation I once had, while working with a leadership coach, turned mentor. We’d developed a good...
Jul 1, 20213 minLearning Leadership: Looking Back and Looking Ahead (4/365)This summer marks seven years since I launched my first blog post as part of what was then a new blog, Learning Leadership. At that time...
Jun 30, 20211 min#LearningLeadership365...Here we go! (3/365)When was the last time you did something for the first time? How about for the second time? Several years ago, after my first attempt to...
Jun 29, 20212 minWill You Choose to Make Today, Great? (2/365)“Make it a great day, or not, the choice is yours.” This is our daily morning sign-off over the school’s public address system. It’s the...
Jun 28, 20212 minStart Before You're Ready (1/365)For the last several months, I’ve contemplated starting (restarting, actually) my blog. I’ve prepared, researched, organized, and slowly...