Someone asked me recently, “Don’t you want people to know what you do?” This question came up during a discussion in which the person...

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We’ve all known different leaders throughout our lives. But if we think back on the leaders we’ve known that we felt were truly effective...

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#makeadifference #purpose #meaning #leadership My son and I were recently talking in the car (which is the best place to talk to teen...

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So here’s what I'm thinking…. I just wrote a book called Building Together: Collaborative Leadership in Early Childhood Systems. And...

Mid-term elections are around the corner, multiple tragic events have occurred, and a frantic and desperate storm seems to fill the air...