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My most recent blog post is personal in nature rather than professional. I would argue, however, that most life experien...
12/23/2022

My most recent blog post is personal in nature rather than professional. I would argue, however, that most life experiences can be linked back to leadership. Whether it's in the workplace or through becoming comfortable enough in your skin to be the leader of your own life. Hope you enjoy!

I’ve been lucky enough to call multiple places “home” in my lifetime and truly mean it. I grew up in a small town in western Pennsylvania, moved to Philadelphia after college, relocated to Michigan, and most recently lived for a brief period in Mexico City. All of these places have been “hom...

Edspire Leadership’s most recent reflection on life and leadership.
10/26/2021

Edspire Leadership’s most recent reflection on life and leadership.

Strong Back. Soft Front. Wild Heart. This three-pronged mantra made popular by researcher and author Brené Brown is easy to recite, but difficult to achieve. This post is a reflection of my life’s continued challenge to dismantle the armor created by my own “strong back” that protects my “s...

Perspective taking continues to be a necessary skill for leadership - professionally and in daily life. Read for some ke...
04/14/2021

Perspective taking continues to be a necessary skill for leadership - professionally and in daily life. Read for some key strategies to elevate your leadership focus to include practicing taking others' persepctives.

Perspective-taking is an essential quality for successful organizational leadership. As is empathy, and understanding that true perspective-taking is more than just being in someone else's shoes, it is allowing her to truly be heard and for her opinion to be valued.

Active listening - listening with the intent to understand, not to respond - is a necessary, yet often lacking skill in ...
02/17/2021

Active listening - listening with the intent to understand, not to respond - is a necessary, yet often lacking skill in leadership. Providing your teams with a safe space to share and truly be heard is always important. It is even more important now that most meetings are virtual. Take a moment to reflect on your listening and its impact on your leadership.

Active listening - listening with the intent to understand, not to respond - is a necessary, yet often lacking skill in leadership. Providing your teams with a safe space to share and truly be heard is always important. It is even more important when most meetings are virtual. Take a moment to refle

Leadership is tough. Always. Leadership in a global pandemic is even tougher. Emotional Safe Spaces can help.
11/13/2020

Leadership is tough. Always. Leadership in a global pandemic is even tougher. Emotional Safe Spaces can help.

Leadership is tough. Always. Leadership is even tougher during a global pandemic. Providing your teams a safe space to share and process emotions, both positive and negative, will create a safe space for positive growth as a team.

We are all living in a world of ambiguity right now. Forward-thinking can help plan for the future as well as lower anxi...
08/18/2020

We are all living in a world of ambiguity right now. Forward-thinking can help plan for the future as well as lower anxiety as school leaders are planning for the start of a very different school year.

When everything else seems out of control, leaders should practice forward-thinking to ensure a smooth return to the in-person workplace. Planning for the return will help ensure a healthy and strong work environment where team members can feel safe, both physically and emotionally.

True strength comes from the ability to recognize and embrace all emotions: those that exhibit strength as well as those...
08/01/2020

True strength comes from the ability to recognize and embrace all emotions: those that exhibit strength as well as those that express vulnerability.

I’d always believed that strong women were those that showed grit, resilience, fortitude. Recently through the exploration of emotions research as well as through self-exploration, I have come to the realization that women who possess true strength also show it through expressing vulnerability. Wo...

There is an old adage in education that teachers should not smile before Christmas. Luckily, years of research have prov...
07/27/2020

There is an old adage in education that teachers should not smile before Christmas. Luckily, years of research have proven that not only is this advice wildly incorrect, it can actually have the exact opposite effect on student learning. Investing in building relationships with students will be even more important during the 2020-21 school year when many districts will be starting the year either in person with restrictions or virtually. I hope you take the time to read and begin to think about how you will work to build relationships with your students in the non-traditional schooling environment that we are all faced with this year.

There is an old adage in education that teachers should not smile before Christmas. Luckily, years of research have proven that not only is this advice wildly incorrect, it can actually have the exact opposite effect on student learning. Investing in building relationships with students will be even

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