Leading

Conference on English Leadership (CEL) Annual Convention

Over 500,000 copies sold. This major new edition is totally revised and updated with new material on coaching in a crisis and leadership for a difficult future. is the bible of the industry and very much the definitive work that all coaches stand on. This new edition explains clearly and in-d...

Powerless is a myth. Something as simple as a raised eyebrow has the power to influence.

Life is simpler without others in it. But, everything that matters includes people.

The Challenge: Connect, Curate and Contribute! I’m very excited to take part in Leadership Day 2014! I feel it is important to consider all types of educational leaders, from classroom to campus level, from campus level to district level, and everyone in between. Our number one goal as educators should always be our students, and finding ways to support, engage, improve and transform the learning experience. Below are three challenges I have have for educational leaders.

Blood sucking vampires lurk in the shadows of your organization. If you don't stop them, they'll drain you.

If you're not pretty or smart don't worry. Intelligence doesn't determine success.

The Discovery Education blog is for all educators to find leadership guidance, innovative teaching ideas, insights to corporate partnerships, and more.

You don't like everyone you work with. Now what?

Lousy leaders solve the same problems over and over.

Leadership is not celebrating victory at the end of the battle. …it’s the sleepless nights mourning the lives your decisions cost. It’s not standing on stage in front of thousands of people. …it’s knowing others talk about you behind your back, to achieve their own objectives. It’s not having your name in the history books. …it’s the […]

Stop assigning tasks to yourself. Successful leaders leave meetings with fewer tasks, not more.

George Couros designs dynamic programs to infuse innovation into teaching and leadership, equipping educators with strategies for immediate impact and

Don’t pat yourself on the back if you’re skilled at saying no and lousy at saying yes. Weak leaders hide behind bureaucracy and love making people beg.

Long emails get pushed aside or ignored.

“Your boss may not be perfect but they are perfect for you.” Unknown

A young leader writes, “How do you recover from bad experiences with leadership in a previous job, and from having trust in leadership demolished as a result?”

It’s Sunday afternoon. While others are relaxing, Monday weighs on your mind. You’re preparing to meet the problems, opportunities, issues, and challenges

The future of organizations is in the growth of the people in them.

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” ~ Lord Acton Power accompanies leadership. No matter how lofty or humble your title, whether you manage 3 people or 3,000, if... Read More

Multiply waste by the number of people involved.

An adversarial relationship with a skilled office politician destroys opportunities. It could end your career. You despise their shenanigans, but unless you