“Time is relative; it’s only worth depends upon what we do as it is passing.”-- Albert Einstein Two Princeton Psychologists ran a study based on the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. They first started by interviewing a group of seminary students to find out why they had decided to go into ministry. Not surprisingly, … Continue reading It’s A Matter of Time
L.E.S.S.
Serve
“Good leaders must first become good servants”-- Robert Greenleaf For those of you that may be new to this blog, I have spent 2019 writing about how to lead more, and do L.E.S.S. Leading with L.E.S.S. is a mantra that I have developed and come to live by as a leader. L.E.S.S. is an acronym … Continue reading Serve
View Points
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't -- you're right.Henry Ford Everyone looks at situations differently. You may find people who are always carefree and painfully cheerful, looking at the world through their rose-colored glasses. Then there are those who are pillars of doom and tend to look for (and find) the … Continue reading View Points
Our Slowest Rower
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.William James My wife has a cousin who was on a collegiate crew team. We were talking at a holiday gathering and she made an interesting comment about rowing as team. In talking about working as a team, she said, … Continue reading Our Slowest Rower
You Always Have Time
Time is what we want the most, but use the worst.William Penn As we wrap up the another school year, I have to admit to you that I am tired. Sometimes the end of the school year can be one of the toughest times for me.The busyness of this time of year always catches up … Continue reading You Always Have Time
Can We Change?
You can change yourself and you can change the situation but you absolutely cannot change other people. Only they can do that. Joanna Trollope Change is a vital process in our schools because learning can be summarized as changing from old perspectives and understandings to new ones. We are all aware that the world around … Continue reading Can We Change?
Equip
Even though we don’t really know what the issue is, we’re quite sure we’ve got the answer they need.Michael Bungay Stanier The most important process in creating change in any environment is to lead from the heart and love those whom we lead each day. While this level of caring is the first step, it, … Continue reading Equip
Just Give
I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.Anne Lamott I have always appreciated the statement: don’t give back, just give. I do not remember where I heard this statement many years ago, but it has been one … Continue reading Just Give
Intentions
“I don't blame you one iota for feeling as you do. If I were you I would undoubtedly feel just as you do."(...) You can say that and be 100 percent sincere, because if you were the other person you, of course, would feel just as he does.Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence … Continue reading Intentions
Expectations and Accountability
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.1 John 3:18 Expectations and accountability are two words that get thrown around a great deal in leadership. We are told in order to accomplish results we must have “high expectations and hold people accountable to those expectations.” While I … Continue reading Expectations and Accountability
Leading and Learning 