This weekend is tough for many people around the world. Where many would be attending family gatherings or celebrating their faith, instead, we remain (or should be) self isolated. This is certainly not the version I had in my head of my first Easter since my retirement and not the version for any. But now …
Category: Leadership
Mar 14
Results and Outcomes…What do they truly mean? Part II
In part I of this series, I spoke a little about how results and outcomes can be manipulated to prove one’s point. In this blog, I want to discuss how to start looking beyond simple results and outcomes and begin moving a culture towards learning and continuous improvement. While this is my journey, I believe …
Mar 09
Results and Outcomes…What do they truly mean? Part I
A number of years ago, one of my most respected principals made the following comment (paraphrased), “Why is it that when our results are good on a standardized test we applaud the work of our staff, but when our results are poor, we blame the exam?” This statement is becoming increasingly more important given the …
Mar 03
Integrity in leadership
It is a sad statement of our times, but I truly believe that the level of integrity of our leaders is depleting at a record rate. Some (not all) politicians, national or provincial/state reek with integrity flaws But, it seems that the crisis has crept into many areas of leadership that had one time, had …
Feb 10
So you’ve had your interview and didn’t get the job…what’s next?
If you ask a person who just had an interview, “How did it go?”, you’ll likely receive one of three answers: I nailed it! I think I did okay. That was brutal! Regardless of the response, the individual really doesn’t know how the interview went, even if offered the position. That’s a problem if the …
Jan 24
What is your weakness?
Last week over lunch at home with my wife (I can do that now that I’m retired), the discussion of weaknesses came up. She had been watching a talk show and one of the panelist stated that every interview should ask the following question: What are your weaknesses? I’m not convinced that asking that question …
Jan 06
Letting others lead!
Late last week, I tweeted the following quote: Good leaders lead well. Great leaders allow others to lead well! While the above statement seems to be fairly simple, the impact is essential, both from an organizational perspective and for succession planning. I’m amazed at how many times I meet good leaders who somehow fear allowing …
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