Author: Nelson Coulter Whether consciously or not, we are all in the FutureBuilding business…..right now…..every moment…..every day. Most of us (hermits excepted — well, maybe even them) are also directly or indirectly shaping the future of our families, our friends, and our colleagues. For those of us in leadership roles, we are also directly involved in shaping the future of the …
StoryDriven
Author: Nelson Coulter I recently read Story Driven: You Don’t Need to Compete When You Know Who You Are by Bernadette Jiwa (2018). In this book, BJ speaks to the importance of us as individuals and as organizations to not only “know ourselves” but that that knowing is absolutely essential to our being able to connect with others (whether personally, collegially or transactionally). …
Capacity Building
Author: Jennifer Criswell, Director of CTE, Lytle ISD My first year as Director of CTE/PTECH for Lytle ISD has been fast and furious. It has become the best combination of teacher, counselor, and administrator. The previous roles and responsibilities of all three of these stakeholder positions have shown to be beneficial in ensuring that programs for students are successful. There are two …
Leading With a Plan
Author: Amanda Hatton, Principal, Spurger JH/HS Have you ever heard the phrase, “Failure to plan is planning to fail”? This happens to be one of my favorite phrases. Have you ever woken up and just by happenstance reached a weight loss goal? Have you ever heard of a battle being won by accident with no battle plan? Have you ever set …