Monthly Archives: August 2014
Learning is the Work
Posted on August 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
by Michael Fullan It may seem strange to say that professional development—educators going to workshops and conferences, and taking courses—bears little relationship to classroom and school improvement. Similarly teachers toiling away as individuals do not add up to school or system success. What really counts is what happens ‘in between workshops’ or what I call […]
Harvard Business Review on Leadership Skills
Posted on August 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman | 8:00 AM July 30, 2014 A few weeks ago, we were asked to analyze a competency model for leadership development that a client had created. Its was based on the idea that at different points in their development, potential leaders need to focus on excelling at different skills. For […]
Louis CK Reveals an Important Lesson about Getting Things Done in the Office
Posted on August 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
Every creative solution begins in gridlock. We know we’re close, but we don’t know how to proceed. In these vexing moments—those painful instances when you’re overcome with the feeling of simply not knowing—it’s tempting to give up. We’ve reached the limits of what we know, and unearthing a solution feels impossible. In May, David Letterman interviewed […]
Why teachers have a tougher job than doctors
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It’s no secret that Japanese kids perform much better on international math tests than Americans do. Japan is ranked second in the world, while the US is far below average. But there’s a surprising twist. Japanese teachers’ methods for teaching math were developed in the United States, yet never caught on here. Why not? Perhaps because […]
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