One of the grand challenges these days is the notion that each of us has "our truth." That is, that each of us sees the world through our...

There are often comparisons made between the quality of leadership in the public sector versus the private sector. After over 30 years in...

True Leaders model a willingness to invite disparate voices. There are multiple opportunities each day to do this. Over the course of...

AS A RULE, Exceptional Leadership does not exist in the political sphere of the U.S. The premium skills of successful politicians are...

Exactly 40 years ago, A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform was published, sending tremors throughout the United States...

If they haven't already, your kid will meet a bully. Soon. Make no mistake: bullies are in private, public and charter schools. Why do...

Most of us have had the following experience: you enter a room where colleagues are working and you find people speaking in hushed tones,...

Today’s parents are often faulted for making their children’s lives easier to the point that those children don’t have much experience...

Values provide a sense of direction and purpose in our actions and thoughts. Adherence to a clear set of values is essential to the...

Scientists tell us that humans have existed for over three million years. Since it was only until about 200 years ago that we began to...

Once upon a time, there were more people who wanted to be teachers than there were teacher jobs. As a career educator and school...

Upon hearing the name “Bailey”, he stops mid-sip and pivots to the right, stiff drink in hand. “Which Bailey?” he demands. “This is Mr....

Speaking two languages fluently wasn’t enough. Neither one of them was English, so my father’s family was relegated to the slums. Dad was...

From his studio apartment in Paris in 1926, Ernest Hemingway wrote a letter to his friend, F. Scott Fitzgerald, in which he referred to a...

Growing up, I sometimes would get frustrated with people who acted like idiots. My uncle used to say, “Nephew, stupidity is like grass:...

I look forward to the Olympics every four years. As a runner and skier, both the Summer and Winter Olympics are important to me. You can...

British singer Adele is from London, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Londoners are constantly exposed to a broad range...

So here we go: let’s get kids back into schools. Of course the “when” they are due back inside brick and mortar buildings varies from...

A suit was bemoaning his fate: “The Boss wants me to try to hire more diversity, but how can I do that if they don’t apply?” Anyone that...

Ask anyone about their “boss”. If they’re honest, they will roll their eyes before answering you. But get serious about how satisfied...