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The Role of Cultural Empathy in Recruitment & Retention best practice communication culture diversity equity inclusion recruitment retention Jan 20, 2024

Surface level and deep-level diversity both play integral roles in successful recruitment and retention processes.  

I have been pondering this idea of surface-level diversity vs. deep-level diversit...

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Leveraging Teams to Produce Excellence best practice collaboration communication leadership teams teamwork Feb 06, 2023

School leaders know that when your team is growing, students are growing.  When one team outshines others (usually in regards to specific key performance indicators) it has the potential to breed a do...

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Turning the Table: Shared Leadership in Schools best practice collaboration communication leadership Jan 23, 2023

SHARED LEADERSHIP SOUNDS LIKE A COOL BUZZWORD THAT HAS TAKEN THE BUSINESS WORLD BY STORM.  SO WHY AREN’T WE SEEING MORE OF IT IN EDUCATION?

Patrick Lencioni (author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team...

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Finding Common Ground best practice collaboration communication culture Jan 16, 2023

 It does not always seem easy to connect quickly.  But there is always one thing parents and educators can agree on: keeping their student first.

The beginning of the school year brings newfound joy ...

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Collaboration in Action best practice collaboration communication culture Jan 09, 2023

HOW TEAMS CAN TRANSFORM SCHOOLS THROUGH DEEP, MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT COLLABORATION.

Have you ever heard the statement, “The more things change…the more they stay the same”?  It seems as though in ef...

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One Decision, Two Narratives best practice communication decision making prioritization Jan 02, 2023

 It is often easier to sit on the sidelines rather than confronting an issue head on.  When you make a decision as a leader, it matters. One decision can create many narratives that must be explored a...

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Evaluating the Equity of "Best" Practices best practice equity Dec 18, 2022

Ask yourself these questions if you would like to examine the equity of your best practices.

 

In the world of K12 education, we often hear the phrase “best practices” used…a lot. You might liken th...

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You Cannot Policy Culture best practice organizational culture organizations policy sustainable Dec 09, 2022

 

Culture. It is the heartbeat of any organization – including our schools.  So how can we improve culture?  Determine what inputs generate the most efficient and sustainable outputs for success.

Cu...

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More Than Words best practice communication retention Dec 03, 2022

When you think about the power of words, consider how your feedback (or lack thereof) can deeply transform your organization’s culture.

When you think about what drives individuals to keep coming bac...

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Evaluating Culture: One Heartbeat best practice culture growth schools Nov 26, 2022

Culture is complex.  Everything grows from it. So how can schools evaluate the state of their culture effectively?

The deeply rooted complexities of culture provide the canvas for success in schools ...

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