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Executive Director of Learning Services, Amber Whetstine, is an advocate of rolling out survey results to Colorado’s District 49 leaders in Sand Creek Zone. This stand-out leader has provided us [...]

We want to introduce two of our special partners to you—the University of West Georgia (UWG) and South Louisiana Community College (SLCC). We interviewed leaders from each of these higher [...]

As leaders, we do some things well and others not so well. Our perception is not always the perception of others. We build emotional bank accounts with employees by asking them what we can do to [...]

INSIGHTS FROM HIGH-PERFORMING OPERATIONS LEADERS High-performing leaders realize the importance of using data for reflection and improvement. Reflecting on the right data is important across the [...]

Sometimes we take for granted all the good things that employees do for students, parents, and each other. Openly thank employees by being very specific about why you are thanking them or send [...]

Leaders in general tend to receive low marks in their ability to effectively communicate. Usually, the approach and content present the major sources of the problem. To establish trust, [...]

“What We Permit, We Promote.” When we fail to follow a rule or allow employees to break a rule from time to time, we are saying to others, “It is okay to break this rule.” We model good behavior [...]

We work with leaders to connect with employees by making rounds with them. Different from a classroom walk-through, in rounding leaders engage in meaningful and genuine conversations with [...]

Celebrating Collaboration: On April 19, 2017, leaders from throughout the Consolidated School District of New Britain participated in a high energy, leadership event to celebrate collaboration. [...]