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A functioning community moves beyond listing and reciting core values. It shares and lives those values. And, it provides a safe place for its members to explore, stretch, learn, fail, and grow.
Steve is not a life coach and does not provide legal advice. He facilitates conversations and helps raise and confront important questions about what we do, why we do it, and how we do it.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
(#297) In Their Words: Leadership and Collaboration
The leadership concepts and exhortations below can be summed up in a word, RESPECT. Respect for your abilities, respect for your followers, respect for your team, respect for the mission, respect for humor, and respect for relationship building. My inspiration … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, Life lessons, respect, transformational leadership
Tagged collaboration, dignity, respect, transformational leadership
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(#296) Not Us. Them.
“A building is not just about itself, but the place where it resides.”-Craig Dykers Did you hear the one about the college president’s view of how to handle struggling students? Reportedly his suggestion was to “drown the bunnies.” No, that’s … Continue reading
Posted in assumptions, Choice, collaboration, college retention, common sense, Community, faculty development, ideologies, intentionality, leadership, Life lessons, Making a Difference, Relationship, teaching and learning
Tagged college admissions, college retention, leadership, non-academic success factors, teaching and learning, transactional leaders, transformational leaders
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(#295) His Heart Created A Wonderful Life
Stay healthy and hug a little longer. A few days ago, the world lost a wonderful soul. My friend (dating back more than 40 years to our college days) Royce Duncan made the transition from this world to what lies … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, humor, Mindfulness, mindset, Passion
Tagged appreciation, community, friendship, humor, joy, loss, love, passion, respect
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(#294) Benefits Of Remaining A Continual Learner
It can help us fill in gaps between assumptions and realities. A few months ago on this blog I posed the question, “Do we take time to experience what our customer, client, or student is experiencing?” Regardless of your profession or … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, assumptions, change, college retention, Critical Thinking, effective teaching, growth, habits, Integrity, intentionality, Reflection, Reflective practice, resilience, vulnerability
Tagged assumptions, brookfield, critical thinking, faculty development, intentionality, leadership, learning, professional development, reflective practice, resilience, teaching, teaching and learning, training sales staff, training teachers
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(#293) Community Resilience
Maybe we can approach resilience as a condition of not only being adaptable to a disaster but also living and sustaining a healthy life that avoids (or, at least, prepares for) disaster before it happens. Thinking out loud about resilience…. Does … Continue reading