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Are you a Manager or a Leader?

Published on April 2, 2012 By Tony Baldasaro

I’ve been reflecting about the folks that I have worked for in the past.  In doing so, I created two categories within which they had a tendency to fall:  manager and leader.  Of course, none of them were simply one or the other.  In truth, they each fell somewhere on the manager – leader continuum, [...]

Don’t Be the Weatherman

Published on August 29, 2011 By Tony Baldasaro

From the “What Hurricane Irene Taught Me” Department…   If you’re a school administrator make the following commitment: Don’t be the weatherman. Meteorologists work very hard behind the scenes, present a polished 3-5 presentation, are only wanted when their is a storm, are only believed to be right 50% of the time, and we call [...]

3 Big Ideas from Leadership Bootcamp (My Post on Voices)

Published on June 2, 2011 By Tony Baldasaro

I was recently honored to have my post published on PLP’s Voices From the Learning Revolution blog.  Below is that post in its entirety and while you are welcome to read it here, I encourage you to visit PLP’s and read the Voices at PLP’s blog.         It isn’t until someone asks [...]

Transparency

Published on January 19, 2011 By Tony Baldasaro

A local institutional leader* is fond of saying the following when answering questions about education, In the interest of transparency…. Please stop saying that, it tells me that you are NOT transparent. Being transparent is a lifestyle choice, not a special interest choice. Stop saying you’re transparent and BE transparent. *I would really like to [...]