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 …
Category: Coaching
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 …