By Ross Romano In just a handful of months, Wordle burst into the public consciousness and took a whirlwind tour – engaging users of all backgrounds, making yellow and green boxes ubiquitous on Twitter, asserting the superiority of American English, spawning countless imitators, and being acquired by The New York Times. So…what have we learned? No ...

  By Mac Bogert   I have saltwater flowing through my veins.   I absorbed it through surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, water skiing, and most of all, sailing. I can remember water before I can remember school. I grew up crewing and then skippering one-design racing sailboats like Penguins, Comets and Lightnings. I worked in ...

By Jamie Bricker Last month’s article, Unlocking the Ten Keys to Affective School Leadership – Part 1, explored the first five steps principals should follow to ensure that they are both establishing and constantly nurturing an affective school culture.  The essence of affective leadership is all about school leaders ensuring that all stakeholders genuinely feel ...

By Jamie Bricker This is the latest article in a monthly series on the impact of Effective Leadership in the school system. Effective leadership is all about working with people, rather than trying to work through them or simply going around them. All stakeholders become far more invested in the school, when they feel genuinely ...

By Mac Bogert When I first show up to provide leadership coaching or learning sessions for a new client, I spend some time wandering around the facility. There’s a lot to be learned from listening to how people talk to each other, from their body language, and from gauging how relaxed or pressured the place ...

By Mac Bogert “True leadership only exists if people follow when they have the freedom not to.” –Jim Collins Connective Tissue  I delivered my first virtual class in 2009. I was in front of a blue screen, behind a desk. Across the studio in front of me was a huge monitor which showed me on ...

  By Mac Bogert   “True Leadership only exists if people follow when they have the freedom not to.” –Jim Collins   What does leadership look like? When I was doing leadership work with DLA (Defense Logistics Agency), my audience was mostly male, mostly retired military, and very, very blunt. Never in my years working ...