We met on a freezing morning in January 2023 at the Annapolis Market House where she’d brought her own brewed…
leadership
At school as an academic administrator, I find my instincts are not always spot-on. (Whose are?) However, especially when meeting…
Leadership often arrives quietly, without a stage or script—because its real work happens in complexity, not in clarity. It doesn’t…
The truth is simple and stubborn: belonging precedes learning. We keep coming back to the circle — to the campfire…
Leadership is a transfer of vision. Your primary job isn't just to reach goals, but to teach your team how…
Strategic change doesn’t happen in broad strokes. It happens in the patterns inside the patterns. I often ask leaders, “What…
Headship grows harder every decade, every year. And this field needs talented leaders. It may be impossible to avoid the…
Leadership, I learned, was simply another form of parenting. I mentored teachers and junior administrators the way I once guided…
To lead well, we must be willing to learn humbly. It’s easy to forget how effervescent, energizing, and vulnerable learning…
In this limbo moment, across the country, schools, poised for new leadership, are full of wonderings. The new leaders, I…
I didn’t frame it as “unemployment” or “in transition.” I called it what it was — a career sabbatical. Not…
Confident and clear about the outcomes we seek, all tactical decisions are simply a means to an end. From requiring…
Honor the garden level, as the institution literally grows from their roots. Get to know them, hear their stories, notice…
