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Thought Thursday: Intent vs. Impact We have intent then we have behavior and then we have an impact. But sometimes the messages we try to communicate become distorted throughout the process. So as a leader what do you do when your impact begins to stray from your intent? As a leader y

Thought Thursday: “To Lead the People You Must Walk Behind Them”  There is this famous quote from Lao Tsu- the philosopher/author of the Tao Te Ching-To lead the people you must walk behind them. This simple quote is a powerful reminder that there are no leaders without followers. Bef

Thought Thursday: The Leadership Challenge The Leadership Challenge is a model to encourage members of organizations to step up and inspire others in their leadership role. It comes from two very accomplished researchers James Kouzes and Barry Posner. These gents have done well over 1

Thought Thursday: How to Appropriately Address Performance Concerns When Dealing With Staff Let’s face the facts- at some point during every supervisor’s career they are going to be faced with the uncomfortable situation of an employee not performing to expectations. As managers we wa

Here we are already in the last week of August with Labor Day just around the corner. Summer has flown by and it feels like we can’t come up for air in fear of falling behind, but pausing and taking that deep breath is exactly what we need to get the ball rolling. So lets do that this

Thought Thursday: The 5 Levels of Decision Making One of the best practices that help work groups become effective leadership teams is clarifying how decisions will be made at the beginning of a task or process. Nothing is more dispiriting than being asked for input, only to find out

Thought Thursday: Flexibility vs. Accountability: When to hold the line on policies and procedures No two schools are the same. In order for your school to function at maximum efficiency it is important to know how to manage the polarity between being flexible with students, faculty,

The 7 Stages of Developing a High Performance Team Developing a team can be one of the largest challenges a leader can face. Balancing commitment, skill sets, communication and end goals can be overwhelming if there is no roadmap for progressing the teams development. Thankfully Allan

Strategic Planning PC Strategic Planning Conference from Penn Charter on Vimeo. Educating Students To Live Lives that Make a Difference In December 2011, Penn Charter Overseers approved a strategic vision for the future of the school. In March 2012, Head of School Darryl J. Ford forma