The Leadership Blog

Oh, Texas.  

My son, who is in first grade, played rookie tackle football this fall. The season ended a few weeks ago, with his team winning the 1^st grade championship. It was a spectacular finish to the...

I had the honor of traveling to Utah last week for the Utah Afterschool Network's fall conference. My travels home on Saturday proved to be...well, lesson-worthy.

So I went to see a performance by author/educator/activist Parker Palmer (whose book, PS, "The Courage to Teach," sent me on the professional path I've been on for more than twenty years now) and...

I love stories. The power of stories. The idea of stories. The belief that stories are what connect and bind us.

Some weeks I turn to the words of others in absence of words of my own.

Happy Monday, Everyone. Our dear friend Ali had quite a night last night... a wings & whimsy night if I ever heard of one. So, today's post had to go to her, for a moment of reflection that all of us...

Today is the anniversary of the September 11^th terrorist attacks. I've been thinking about it, obviously, and my experience living in New York City during that time. Today also has Floridians...

Today is Labor Day. A day to celebrate the work you do... and to take a day OFF from that work. it's also the unofficial end of summer; most pools will close after today. Many school-age children go...

Dylan (my six year old son) is a race car fanatic.  Specifically, NASCAR.  More specifically, the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series.