You Can’t Do That! Actually I Can and I Did

We expect as educators that our work environment is nurturing and supportive and for the most part, it is. We expect our colleagues to share their great ideas and be receptive to share our good ideas and for the most part, it is so. But occasionally and unexpectedly...

No One Knew What It Was Supposed to Look Like

In the education business we have this concept which applies not only to education, but to many other walks of life as well. It’s a common sense approach to getting things done. We start with what we want the final product to look like, then we move backwards to...

Imagine being tasked with doing someone else’s job

Sometimes it’s hard enough to do your own job, but imagine being tasked with doing someone else’s.  That is exactly what happened to someone I know well during his tenure in a large, unnamed public agency. This involved two very large unnamed public agencies in a very...

The Ones in the Trenches Know What’s Going On

One can make a great argument stating that since employees who work on the assembly line often know first hand what is happening, they should have a part in making decisions. Perhaps not the final decision, but most certainly a say in what the decision should be....

Imagine being told that something is not impossible

It’s funny how perception changes due to a gain in knowledge.  Imagine believing that something is impossible, then suddenly discovering that it’s not. What changed?  The only thing that really changes is how you now look at that thing that you once thought was...
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