In Cleveland recently to facilitate a daylong board retreat, I dropped by the administrative headquarters of the Cleveland Metropolitan School...
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Board-Superintendent Involvement in Innovation/Change Management
Dr. Devin Vodicka and 3 Students Discuss Vista USD’s Personalized Learning Initiative
A few weeks ago, during a conversation about educational innovation with Mort Sherman, AASA’s Associate Executive Director, Mort urged me to get in...
Large-Scale Innovation on the Learning Front in the Wilder (Idaho) Schools
Security and comfort are two of the most insidious siren songs drawing us away from important change. Thinking about my own...
Superintendents Michael Lubelfeld and Nicholas Polyak Talk About “The Unlearning Leader”
In today’s always changing environment – technologically, culturally, demographically, etc. – an organization’s capacity to...
Your Values Statement: More Than Meets the Eye
You’ll recall that the last article posted at this blog, “The Governing Gold Standard,” describes a modern approach to developing innovation...
The Governing Gold Standard
The last article posted at this blog, “Another Insidious Foe of a Solid Board-Superintendent Partnership,” tells how getting your school board...
Another Insidious Foe of a Solid Board-Superintendent Partnership
You might recall that my April 14 article talked about an insidious foe of a solid board-superintendent working relationship: the assumption that...
Breaking a Radical New Path To Understanding
I recognize the real Alexander Hamilton in “Hamilton.” Sometimes Lin-Manuel shades the character differently than I do in the book, but that’s only...
You’ve Got To Be Your District’s Innovator-in-Chief
As you all know, the school districts that thrive over the long run in today’s rapidly changing, challenging world are the ones that take command of...
Cleveland Orchestra Miami: A Venerable Performing Arts Institution Leads Strategic Change
This post originally appeared at www.extraordinaryceo.com. Since it is pertinent to to leading strategic change in any kind of public or nonprofit...