You received the promotion, were awarded the title, and are now the boss. While this is a good thing, and you should be very proud, you should also acknowledge that this is the lowest level of leadership – the lowest form of influence. Leadership is Influence, Not Your Title Can you succeed as a leader if you simply embrace your…
I’ve argued for years that students need more “ownership” of their education. Teachers, parents and coaches have not empowered them to practice metacognition and engage in greater levels of inquiry and exploration. To be specific, allowing students to own their learning process implies allowing them to make more of their own choices. But there is a downside to all of…
Miracle skill? That’s pretty bold, don’t you think? But what would you call a skill that increases collaboration, values diversity, enhances inclusion, promotes full engagement, and improves results? That is the definition of a miracle skill if I have ever seen one. If curiosity is such an all-powerful skill, why do so many leaders struggle to demonstrate the use of…
Recently I read two news stories that left me stunned. One young man chose to sue his parents for giving birth to him. He argued that he never asked to be born into this crazy world and he wants some cash for having to endure it. I am not kidding. Another news story reported that a set of parents chose…
Like most mothers, my wife shared a common objection when our kids were teens. She’d make requests of them repeatedly, but get no response. To be clear, our daughter and son were not hearing impaired, nor did they have ADHD. It seemed they had selective hearing skills: Similarly, educators tell me that three months into the semester, their students often…
When I was coming up at IBM in the 1990s, it was very uncommon for someone to be promoted to a leadership position on the team where they were already working. A promotion almost always included a move to a different part of the business and often to another city. People would say IBM stood for “I’ve been moved.” Well,…
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