According to an annual report (pdf file), Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership has identified six factors that inspired confidence in leaders in 2009: Trust Competence Working for the greater good of society Shared values Results Being in touch The National Leadership Index survey also analyses people’s feelings about leadership in the following six …
Category Archive: Growth
Oct
25
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair said, “It’s difficult to get a man to understand something if his salary depends on him not understanding it.” I really liked this quote. I think I’ve actually run into this phenomenon in a couple of arenas (of my life) recently. It certainly would explain some things. A little context: I’m a clean …
Oct
19
The irony of The Right Thing
Every so often you get the opportunity to make a statement about who you really are–bone deep. Most of the time, very few people are watching. Most of the time, nobody cares. Often, (and ironically) however, making this statement still takes a measure of courage. These opportunities are like little nuggets of treasure, because they …
Oct
13
Facebook is Okay
Yael is one of those “friends” I’ve never actually met in real life, but we get along real well on line. Mostly, we share an interest in teaching and learning and writing. Anyway, this is probably the best Facebook reply I’ve ever seen and she said I could post it, so here goes: Yeah . …
Oct
08
A gentle nudge: Moving teachers over
One of the things I’ve been busying myself with during this relative lull at CW.com, is this: We Teach We Learn, A blog for teachers, by teachers. Our official mission (yes, we even have a mission statement) is: –To inspire collaboration by providing tools teachers can use to move from independence to interdependence –To provide …
Oct
07
A new beginning
Let me begin again. After months of reflection, introspection, circumspection, and many other kinds of spections, I think it’s about time we fire this baby back up again. There was a period where this blog was a complete beast. A lathering, ferocious spectacle. A monster. A powerful force. Then, there was then a leveling out. …
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