Category Archives: Integrity

(#427) Someone Must be the Grown-Up in the Room

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

The leader helps us see what is possible, especially when we do not have that vision in our experience. Transformation does not just appear. It requires vision, thought, communication, respect, difficult questioning, and better listening. Transformational leaders help orchestrate that … Continue reading →

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(#424) Connections

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

“Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery.” – Erma Bombeck – Random thoughts about the power of connections. On those times when we take chances, when we risk stepping outside of … Continue reading →

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(#420) Trust As A Core Value

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Everyone has a story and our job is to listen. A few decades years after the Civil War, Clara White, a former slave, saw a need and took action in her Jacksonville, Florida neighborhood.  Some of her neighbors did not … Continue reading →

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(#418) Helping A Village Find Its Voice

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Listen and respect one another. Find your voice. Use your voice. Pursue your rainbows.  We have heard that the village raises up a child.  What do we do, however, if the village has inadequate infrastructure, health disparities, high crime and poverty, … Continue reading →

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(#406) Purpose and Authenticity

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Mortality salience often leads you to ask questions about the meaning in your life. In his book, The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People, Dan Buettner builds a case for well-being consisting of three strands: pleasure, … Continue reading →

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(#403) Create Your Own Story Or Someone Else Will

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

It may be too late. Perhaps you have witnessed it.  People in a leadership position who fail to communicate clearly and effectively. An organization experiences gut-wrenching turnover, service decline, loss of client base, and eroding collegiality.  The people charged with … Continue reading →

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(#400) Do We Live In A Post-Fact World?

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Perhaps we live in a time when the question to ponder becomes, “If a fact is offered and it is not ‘liked,’ is it a fact?” Have we morphed into a post-fact world, as one source states, “in which virtually … Continue reading →

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(#398) We Are Where We Are

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

 “We are where we are, however we got here. What matters is where we go next.”—Isaac Marion The New Year inevitably brings resolutions. Just as inescapable are posts about those inexorable goals for the next 12 months. We generally hear … Continue reading →

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(#380) The Sun Rises Each Morning. Sometimes We Cannot Recognize It.

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

The sun will shine on the thousands of people who helped thousands of others survive the catastrophe. The storm saw strangers not acting as strangers. The loss and devastation due to Hurricane Harvey defies words. The images bring us some … Continue reading →

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(#379) Accommodations For My Students Made Me A Better Teacher

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Being a teacher is more than knowing one’s content and “covering” the material. Effective teachers do what they can to connect with each student and build a community of learners who connect with one another. The Individuals with Educational Disabilities … Continue reading →

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