Today’s TED talk, Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!, is excellent and contains some valuable lessons regarding leadership and entrepreneurship (along with some good humor). Key takeaways: “We western people are inperialist, colonialist missionaries. There are only two ways we deal with people – we either patronize them or we are […]
Archives for November 2012
Leadership Roles
At a keynote presentation at the annual PASCD conference, Dr. Chris Moersch referenced an older article by Philip Schlechty entitled, On the frontier of school reform with trailblazers, pioneers and settlers. In the article, Schlechty proposes five types of roles people assume throughout the change process. Trailblazers – independent and don’t need a map. The stories […]
Exxon Mobile and School
I can’t say I watch much television, but I’ve been seeing this commercial a lot lately, and I find it a bit disturbing. Watch it. (It’s only 30 seconds.) If we want to improve our schools, what should we invest in? – Great questions…you’ve got my attention! Maybe new buildings? – Maybe. But it’s about […]