Happy Frigid, snowy January, 2018 Monday Moanin to all of you. Over the past three months, I tweeted many opinions and quotes from many of the stars of leadership and education. Below are listed my top 7 tweets during that time. Each of them had over 2000 impressions on Twitter. Consider using one of them to […]
Welcome to the first Monday Moanin of 2018 and Happy New Year. Celebrating a new year is the perfect time to reflect and make resolutions. Many people, including myself find resolutions near impossible to achieve and maintain. I agree with author Jon Gordon who suggests picking one word to focus on throughout the year. As […]
It is hard to believe that for many of you this will be your last Monday Moanin before a long Holiday break. This will also be my last blog of 2017. During the past few weeks I have met with many administrators. Among the many topics we discussed included a question from Ken Blanchard, what […]
Happy snowy, frigid 2017 Michigan Monday Moanin to all of you. For many a long break and a celebration that may be spiritual, family focused or both are a few weeks away. This is the time of year that many schools are conducting food drives, providing backpacks with the essentials, food and clothing as well […]
Happy Monday Moanin to everyone. During this past week I began reflecting on why can’t educators get on the same page? Why can’t we figure out what we need to focus on in all of our schools? It seems to me that if we all work together and collaborate more, all learners will benefit.
Happy Monday Moanin to all of you. It is hard to believe that this is the final Monday of November, 2017. I hope that all of you had a great Thanksgiving break and you are returning to work with some energy and passion. As December quickly approaches 2018 will not be far behind. As a […]
It is hard to believe that we are a few days away from Thanksgiving 2017. This Holiday arrives during at a perfect time. In Michigan, since August students and staff’s have been hitting the school year hard. Without any breaks, the past several weeks have truly been a grind. As a result , it is […]
Happy chilly, rainy November 2017 Monday Moanin to all of you. We are a few weeks from celebrating Thanksgiving 2017. As is the case every year, it is a great time to be full of gratitude and thankfulness. It is also a perfect time to reflect on the effectiveness of your organization. As a nice […]
Happy first November, 2017 Monday Moanin to everyone. The late Detroit Free Press feature writer Bob Talbert every Monday would write a column titled Outta My Mind On Monday Moanin. In this MMT , in the spirit of Talbert , I will share thoughts, complaints, comments, and questions that are on my mind about leadership […]
It is hard to believe that we have reached the final Monday Moanin, October 2017. Finally an end to the October blues. Last week I shared with you concerns regarding staff behavior that may be causing your culture to dip downward. This week it may be administrative behaviors that could be hurting your culture. It is […]