Schools and Strategy – Playing to Win

Schools and Strategy – Playing to Win

When I first started thinking about the strategy of schools, I was reading A.G. Lafley’s Playing to Win. I hadn’t really thought of a school district as needing to win per se. I thought schools were on a mission for equity and touted that “everyone is a winner and...
Change Your World

Change Your World

Want to change the world? I have some bad news. It’s a lot of work!  It’s also a lot of listening and loads of grace and patience with your change partners. If you are changing even those smallest parts of your world, there’s a good chance you are embarking on new...
Change Strategy

Change Strategy

A few weeks ago, I posted the statement, “Let’s quit talking and start doing” on a social media channel. I’m not sure why. Was it just self-talk to get me out of “pandemic inertia” or the side effects of social distancing? Most likely it was a need to...