Standing in the Fire: Truth with Empathy When the Cuts Hit Home
Holding non-negotiable boundaries without losing the hearts of your people. This is the third article in a four-part series on dealing with the harsh financial realities our schools and districts are facing. In Part 1: The…
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LMC Media Show on the Girl Scouts
We’re so busy protecting kids from failure that we may be protecting them from finding out what they can do. When I spoke with Pat Allen on MindShifting With Mitch on LMC Media, we wanted to…
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14 Classroom-Tested Resources for Building Resilient, Resourceful Schools (Free & Turnkey)
If we’re honest with ourselves, the hardest part of leading a school right now isn’t the test scores or the staffing shortages; it’s the daily emotional triage. By 9:15 AM, teachers are already absorbing dysregulation, students…
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Kids Loving Learning While Cooking
A few months ago, our Larchmont Rotary Club started a cooking program for Middle School students at the Community Resource Center (CRC) in Mamaroneck. The program was such a success that we are now on our…
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Using OODA Loops to Iterate Conversations with Kids and Teens
The Dad Joke Two of my great nephews were five at the time, and they and their families were visiting the grandparents. It was Nyles’s birthday, and Sam’s family bought him a new pair of Crocs,…
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If It Breaks, You Get the Heat: Stress-Testing Cuts Before the Board Votes
Why traditional analysis fails in school systems—and three mental drills to run with your team first. None of us enjoy the pressures of this year’s budget season. As leaders, we are not naive. We know that…
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Leading Through the Squeeze, Part 1: The Barely Bearable Weight of Impending Cuts
Navigating fear, anxiety, and the survival brain when the budget leaves no easy way out. In more than 30 years of leading organizations, I’ve learned that leadership is a job of brutal contrasts. There are parts…
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The Fawn Response
“Why am I always a pushover? Next time I am going to stick up for myself.” And next time? Same thing. Does that sound like anyone you know? We’ve all heard how the survival brain reacts…
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