The average person makes upward toward 2,000 decisions every hour. If you’re a leader, or key decision-maker at work, you can increase not only the amount of decisions, but the difficulty of them. The challenge is that decision-making is a mental task, and expert Mike Erwin argues that when we exert our mental energy over-and-over,... Continue Reading →
Don’t miss this vblog on books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. We recommend three titles that are must-reads on the topic of decision-making for educational leaders. You can find our catalog of great leadership books at theschoolhouse302.com — click on #readthisseries. Keller, G. & Papasan, J. (2013). The one thing: The surprisingly simple... Continue Reading →
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Everyday we are faced with countless situations that require us to make a decision. The wild aspect of decision-making, that we need to wrap our minds around, is that many of the decisions we make are influenced by undetected external inputs that range from color schemes to how questions are worded. Erik... Continue Reading →
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. ~ Peter Drucker Decision-making is a common and routine aspect of life. Wansink and Sobal, of Cornell University, estimate that we make over 200 decisions every 24 hours solely on what to eat. By the end of any given day, we've made around... Continue Reading →
As we discussed the topic of creativity and we connect it to the field of education, we know that providing space to think deeply is critical. For innovation to be a norm, we need environments that support risk-taking. Feedback is also important, but it should be a conversation rather than over-prescribed recommendations. Too often, leaders... Continue Reading →
This is TheSchoolHouse302’s monthly #review&reflect, wrapping up our focus on Creativity. Our review and reflect series embraces the powerful sentiment from Soren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Take time with this post as we take a deep dive into our leadership content so that you can develop... Continue Reading →
It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult. ~ Seneca Organizations that drive innovation, and feed people’s creativity to think in new and challenging ways, reward risk-taking to create new boundaries. And although leaders often realize the importance of creating a culture... Continue Reading →
Don’t miss this vblog on books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. We recommend three titles that are must-reads on the topic of creativity (for yourself and your organization). You can find our catalog of great leadership books at theschoolhouse302.com — click on #readthisseries. Kleon, A. (2012). Steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told... Continue Reading →
The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. ~ Jim Collins Getting stuck in the rut of tightly wound management techniques is easy for leaders to do. When a leader desires a specific outcome or things begin to go awry, emotions quickly take over. Fear of failure, limited... Continue Reading →
