Experiential learning takes place when a person involved in an activity looks back and evaluates it, determines what was useful or important to remember, and uses this information to perform another activity. ~ John Dewey Experiential Learning Experiential learning, or learning by doing, is a critical step in the teacher leader development process. This quadrant... Continue Reading →
The Three Minute Challenge: Set the Agenda for Teacher Leadership Development — #TheThreeMinuteChallenge
One must first of all have a solid foundation. ~ Sri Aurobindo Advice for Principals A celebrated principal we know well once told us these wise words: “Success as an administrator is quite simple--always remember that it’s about the people not a program.” This advice epitomizes what great leaders understand, which is that people make... Continue Reading →
The Three Minute Challenge: The Trusted Few and Evaluated Impact of Decision-Making #TheThreeMinuteChallenge
Throughout this month we delved into the dynamic topic of decision-making. It’s fascinating to think that we make more decisions in a day then we take actual breaths. Although that’s hard to believe, human beings are built to be decision-making machines. And the types of decisions we make in a single day cover the full... Continue Reading →
The Three Minute Challenge: Automating Your Routines — #TheThreeMinuteChallenge
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 →
#TheThreeMinuteChallenge: Defining Your Core Values
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 →
#TheThreeMinuteChallenge: Don’t Limit Risk-Taking
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 →
#TheThreeMinuteChallenge: Over-Prescribed Recommendations
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 →
#TheThreeMinuteChallenge: Passing Judgement
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh the thinks you think if you only try. ~ Dr. Seuss The real genius of any creative endeavor is that it requires action to become something tangible, something more than an idea, speculation, or plan. A willingness to try, to take risks, and... Continue Reading →
#TheThreeMinuteChallenge
Throughout the month of September, we’ve been writing on the topic of disengagement in the workforce. Our Employee Engagement Model identifies the 3 surefire ways that a leader can quickly create disengagement among employees. Fortunately, we also offer the perfect antidote for each of the three problems. This week we are focused on one of... Continue Reading →