The Leadership Blog

My computer is about to run out of juice and apparently I left the power cord back in a hotel room in Philly.

And just as quickly as it began, summer… not in the seasonal way but rather in the designated break between one school year to the next…is winding down. In just one week my Marlowe starts first...

I’ve written about this very thing before (but as we’ve decided, I only ever write about five things anyway), and using my son as an example that time too, but I’m struck once again at how HARD...

I swear sometimes I am STUNNED I am not still 18. When the weather is nice and the sun is shining, and when I am driving with the windows down, and when an 80s song comes on, well then I just KNOW...

As spring gives way to summer and academics give way to pools and bike rides, I’ve been thinking about commencement speeches. Students across the country are hearing them right about now, whether...

This is my 100^th blog entry. I know that for many of you more seasoned bloggers and writers this fact makes me still an infant in a world of elders, but for me that number seems significant. That...

I just spent nearly an hour battling my just-turned-three year old son on the potty.

Flying into D.C last week en route to New York, the pilot alerted us that we were beginning our descent. I looked out the window and we were completely engulfed by clouds; all you could see was a...

On Saturday my daughter Marlowe “ran” in the Rookie Run, a part of the 500 festival in Indianapolis—a month-long series of events and activities (including the Mini-Marathon my parents TOTALLY...

It’s 5:00 am and I am once again trying to “do it all,” whatever that means. I’m trying to be prepared for a third week of work travel in a row. I’m trying to contribute to the many Parent Teacher...