Rasmussen Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Gitt Dybkjaer posted an excellent article on how important it is to spend 10 minutes daily on Mindfulness and how it changes the way you react to everything. They wrote that through training thousands of leaders in the techniques of mindfulness, that it can help people create a one-second mental Read more about Spend 10 Minutes Daily on Mindfulness[…]
Being Mindful is one of my goals in life, as you can see on my Teachables. Being Mindful can subtly change how you react to things. These days I am being reminded daily of the importance of Mindfulness. Today Terry Small sent out a post on Mindfulness which was another refreshing reminder. His post literally Read more about Mindfulness Daily Is My Goal[…]
“To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times, what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a specialized heart that listens.” Brigette Hyacinth Hyacinth, in an article on Empathy, says that in this digital age, there is a big disconnect between leaders and the people who are the Read more about Empathy Is An Important Leadership Skill Today[…]
Leadership First posted the following top qualities of a great leader: 1. Ability to Inspire 2. Ability to Delegate 3. Communication 4. Sense of Humor 5. Confidence 6. Commitment 7. Good Attitude 8. Creativity 9. Intuition 10. Honesty I believe these are a must be for educators in our schools. When educators have these qualities, Read more about Top 10 Qualities That Make A Great Leader[…]
Gretchen Rubin posted the following interview on LinkedIn. The interview is between Stephanie Krikorian and Gretchen Rubin. The interview is about a simple activity or habit that consistently makes you healthier, more productive, or more creative? Stephanie’s reply resonated with me. She says there’s one activity that accomplishes all of those things for me, helping Read more about Walking Is My Thing[…]
“Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first.” Angela Ahrendts, SVP, Apple A truly great boss is hard to find, difficult to part with and impossible to forget. This is the principle of leadership in a nutshell. So, what makes a successful leader, allowing one Read more about A Truly Great Boss[…]
J. C. Maxwell challenges us to be more “Daring.” Have you ever met someone who is daring, has courage, takes risks? We admire a daring person because sometimes their actions are like what we would like to do. Sometimes when they take great risks, we admire them. And, the only thing that you can ask Read more about Dare To Do Something You Want To Do[…]
Our job as teachers has changed. The fact based curriculum is dead. Facts come easy. I mean just ask Siri or look on google. Our job is now to inspire. To inspire new perspectives, to uncover your unknown and open the gateway to a world of discovery. Show the class that now everything is as Read more about The Role of The Teacher[…]
Gavin McCormack posted the following 10 statements that children would love to express to adults if they could: 1. Show me how to do it please, show me how to behave, how to be fair and how to be a good person. I learn by seeing it first hand, I’ll copy you. 2. Please show Read more about 10 Statements Children Would Love to Express to Adults[…]
My friend Meemie Kemper shared a way of teaching art in a most intrinsic method which she had learned in a week long workshop this past summer. TAB has the following beliefs: 1. The child is the artist. 2. The art room is the child’s studio. 3. What do artists do? There are 8 studio Read more about Teaching For Artistic Behavior (TAB)[…]