How to Deal with Blame and Scapegoating at Your School
We’ve all been there . . . Someone within your school or district makes a mistake and now that person needs to “pay for it” in the eyes...
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Understanding Accountability through “Selling Socks”
When I attended college as an undergraduate, I had a part time job selling shoes at a popular shoe store in a shopping mall located 10...
How Sincerity Can Help to Build Trust
We hear it time and time again (not to say that it isn’t important): “You have to build trust with your staff.” What is interesting to...
The Best Candidate is Not Always the Hired Candidate
Sarah, a teacher in Nebraska, was looking for a new teaching job. She left her previous position in order to start a family and have her...
The 5 Strengths of Adversity Aftermath
Many people ask me and Rebecca about what to do after being “dunked.” Sometimes, even the most astute and skilled leaders are...
Adversity University: The Dunk Tank Goes to College
As Rebecca and I continue to analyze human behavior and adversity within the field of education, we know that adversity and politics will...
Where Do All of the “Dunkers” Go? Adversity Training for School Boards, Superintendents, and Site-B
My sister and I didn’t fight a lot while growing up, but when we did, she would run to my mom and tell on me—even when SHE was the one...
The Case for “Adversity Training” in Our Schools
As Rebecca and I continue to gather and share stories from school leaders, teachers, parents, and students across the nation about their...
Dealing with "Toxi-Colleagues"
You’ve tried everything with a “toxi-colleague” in your organization: 1. Killing them with kindness. 2. Ignoring them. 3. Bucking...
Stories ARE Research
All of the theory and statistics in the world is no match for the human journeys that we have--which is chock full of our emotions,...
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