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Life-Fit by Design
This blog was posted earlier today on educationismylife.com - for everyone passionate about education. For more information about this blog site contact @ajjulianiI recently had a phone conversation...
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Why First Impressions Matter
When I was little, my parents always made me introduce myself to their adult friends or guests whenever I was with them. I never quite understood why. Afterwards, they would give me feedback on how I...
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Take Care of the Student
Students are the most important people entering our facilities.Students are not an interruption of our work they are the purpose of it.We are not doing them a favor by serving them. They are entitled...
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Effective Leadership: Are You Committed?
A couple of weeks ago I attended the Iowa ITEC Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. I was fortunate to have been asked to take part in a panel discussion with two colleagues that I greatly respect to...
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Leaders Sit On The Front Porch
Have you ever had the type of week that causes you to question your own convictions? Or the type of week that causes you to pause and reflect on your own fundamental belief system. As leaders, we...
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Whose Banner Are You Carrying?
Sometimes life has a funny way of delivering what I call “reminder letters” as a way to not only encourage us to take time to self-reflect, but to also remind us that we are all responsible for...
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Take Morale Out of the Closet and Own It
For years, school leaders have reported that faculty and staff tell them they are unhappy in the workplace. And for years, administrators have responded on their own to those concerns in various ways...
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Why I Lead
I was sixteen years old when I watched Lorenzo Charles grab Dereck Whittenberg's desperation air ball and slam home the winner at the buzzer in the 1983 NCAA Basketball Championship Final. I will never...
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Living In Potential Prison
I will admit it. I struggled this past week. I know why too. I want to save every kid and I know I can’t. Trust me. I have the GED track record to prove it. And this week I extended my streak and it...
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Who Is Helping You Get Better, or Better Yet, Be Great?
Maybe a better question is who are you allowing to help you get better? Or, what are you doing to help yourself get better? Or, are you surrounding yourself with greatness? Or, do you worry what...
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Leaders Strive to be Tomorrow...Today
One year ago I created a blog and posted my first blog, entitled, “A Renewed Sense of Purpose” (http://tinyurl.com/pjrgds4). I will admit I was reluctant to write a post because, one, I did not believe...
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How We Respond Is Our Choice
A couple of weeks ago I was working late one night clearing up a pile of paperwork on my desk that had sneaked up on me over a period of just three days. As often happens to me when I am organizing my...
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New Family Tours: Do They Get What They Expect?
I still remember the day I received the phone call offering me the principal position at my current school. That was twelve years ago! I can honestly say, like many of you, I have invested my life...
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Every Rose Has Its Thorns...and Petals
Anyone who knows me well knows that I spend an out of the ordinary amount of time reflecting on my work. In fact, I reflect so much that I often choose thinking about work over choosing to sleep. Not...
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Embrace Your Vulnerability
Link to AudioLet’s face it. We are all vulnerable. We are all susceptible to being attacked, whether physically or emotionally, through violence or through words. I have received my fair share of...
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Leaders Are Agents of Change
If there is one thing I have learned in my twenty plus years as an educator it is this - The best leaders are able to influence us in positive ways regardless of how long we have been in education. And...
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The World According to Rodd
I am not embarrassed to admit that I can get emotional and cry easily when I am watching or sharing a story that tugs at my heart. I have been known to shed a tear or two during a sad movie, a faculty...
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Who Do You Write For?
When I was in 5th grade, we were given a homework assignment to read a book in Language Arts class and write a 500 word book report. To this day, I cannot remember the name of the book, but what I do...
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Looking for a Silver Bullet? It Begins With Us
When I was five years old, my father would take me and my then ten year old brother to work with him on the weekends. My father served as a custodian for the school district and each Saturday morning...
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Poor Communication...The Root of All Evil?
The truth is, I know better. I have been around long enough to see the damage that can come from poor communication, not communicating in a timely fashion or worse yet, failing to communicate...
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