The following post originally appeared at this blog in July 2019. In light of the tremendous positive response to the post, including the podcast...
HART’s Ben Limmer: Career Planner Extraordinaire
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Year: 2019
Beware of the Emperor’s New Clothes Syndrome
In his December 2, 2019 post, "Deep Connection," blogger Seth Godin (sethgodin.com) writes that when "someone tells you what you need to hear,...
Kick Off 2020 By Updating Your Superintendent Governance Strategy
Preparing for a recent superintendent coaching session, I fine-tuned the process that I’d developed several years ago for updating the...
Beware of the Emperor’s New Clothes Syndrome
“You’re pretty obviously over your head and can’t really understand what we’re doing. Instead of getting people riled up, why don’t you get...
Disney’s Innovator-in-Chief Robert Iger: CEO Visionary Par Excellence
“What can I do to get my board meaningfully engaged in leading innovation and change in my organization?” I hear variations of this very important...
Innovators-in-Chief in Action: Disney’s Robert Iger and Iowa City Schools’ Steve Murley
“What can I do to get my board meaningfully engaged in leading innovation and change in my district?” I hear variations of this very important...
Leading Innovators-in-Chief: Disney’s Robert Iger and DART’s Gary Thomas
"What can I do to get my board meaningfully engaged in leading innovation and change in my authority?” I hear variations of this very important...
Ownership: the Fuel that Powers Significant Board Change
Let’s begin with a sad and all-too-familiar true tale of woe that a transit general manager recounted to me in one of our early coaching sessions. A...
The Glue that Cements the Board Chair-Superintendent Partnership
“What’s a fair price to pay for a healthy relationship with your board chair?” My opening question kicking off the board-superintendent...
Overcoming the Inevitable Resistance to Change: the IEDC Story
“But we’ve always put our annual budget together in the board’s finance committee, and it’s worked well. Why in heaven’s name would we want to fold...