2 Questions for More Powerful Coaching Conversations It’s never a great moment when a coachee comes back after trying something you suggested to find out it didn’t work. Or is it? In a recent conversation with a school leader who was facing a performance challenge, he expressed the following concern: “So, I did it – I tried [...]
Whether you’re working with high-performing teachers or struggling teachers—or those in between—a performance conversation can bring with it much anxiety. That was definitely the case when a concerned school-level leader approached me about an upcoming meeting with a struggling teacher. He had been working with this teacher for weeks – student focus and classroom management [...]
Closing the Idea-Implementation Gap Before we can suggest how to close the idea gap, it's important to wonder: Why might there be a gap that needs to be closed? An idea-implementation gap often is rooted in the decision--making process. Despite educational leaders desire to create an inclusive community with [...]
How does a school system leader tap into the latent talent that sits inside the district? At a time when expectations are rising while funding is plummeting, doing more with less has become standard operating procedure. Administrators from all corners are feeling the burden — if not in navigating a complex funding formula, then [...]
