I love to read. It is a low-cost and highly pleasurable conduit for professional development and personal reflection and insight. I like challenging and thought-provoking fiction (The Goldfinch and Lincoln in the Bardo are two recent faves), as well as an intense thriller (Bluebird, Bluebird) and a good British mystery. High on my 2018 list is the book that Bill Gates called “the most inspiring … Continue reading Twelve Books That Influenced Me in 2017
Are you with me and 40% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions each year? Are you in the 8% who actually achieve these goals? Here are some ways that we can be a part of the group of people who make real progress toward envisioning and achieving goals this year.
First, focus on actions that move you toward your goal. I came across an article several months ago pointing out that exactly 100 days remained in 2016. I realized that to come close to achieving the goals I had set for myself in 2016, I needed to take some concrete steps… Continue reading Achieving Your Goals in 2017
The Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (2009) by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization (2016) by Kegan and Lahey Cultures of Thinking: The Eight Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools (2015) by Ron Ritchhart Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of … Continue reading Ten Books That Influenced My Thinking in 2016
Last night in the graduate coaching class that I teach at SMU–our last class of the semester–we were discussing school reform topics and what the “outward” and “inward” work was for each. One student remarked that she felt that it all came down to teachers modeling what we want to develop in our students–curiosity, emotional intelligence, creativity, etc. This resonates with me. When I was … Continue reading Nested Learning
