Leading a Recovery Discussion
There you are. Standing up in front of your staff. You are nervous for some reason even though you know them. You know them well. ...
Under-the-Radar Leadership
Note: Before you read this, please know that this is a blameless article for anyone out there who has kept quiet about something. Believe...
Educators and Booze: The Unreported Facts--A GUEST Blog for Andrew Marotta
If there was ever a more trying time in our society than now--with a COVID-19 pandemic attacking us, racial unrest, major cities in ruin,...
Adversity and Whiskey in Education
Meet Ralph. Ralph was one of the hundreds of school leaders that we interviewed for our book, Escaping the School Leader’s Dunk Tank. ...
Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher
I’ve told my story before—in lots of places to lots of people across the nation. It also appears in bits and pieces in my co-authored...
Leadership “Worrying” & The Healthy Leader In You
We’ve all worried before and we’re most likely going to worry about something in the next few minutes or sometime over the next few days....
When Taking the High Road Leads to Shakier Ground
Our Dunk Tank Voxer Group, entitled “Prevailing Leaders” never ceases to amaze me. The reflections, posts, and voice messages are...
Understanding Accountability through “Selling Socks”
When I attended college as an undergraduate, I had a part time job selling shoes at a popular shoe store in a shopping mall located 10...
How Sincerity Can Help to Build Trust
We hear it time and time again (not to say that it isn’t important): “You have to build trust with your staff.” What is interesting to...
Adversity University: The Dunk Tank Goes to College
As Rebecca and I continue to analyze human behavior and adversity within the field of education, we know that adversity and politics will...