Category: Voice Lessons
These publications were written for my monthly newsletter Voice Lessons.
My Council of Elders
October 1, 2026
Three people have been on my mind lately, because their deaths all occurred in the last few weeks: Wendell Berry, Dolly Parton, and Gloria Steinem.
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Tag, We’re ‘It’
September 1, 2026
Several of the schools I’m working with this year are wrestling with a deceptively simple idea: shared responsibility. What’s the leader’s role and what’s the […]
The Funnest Month
August 3, 2026
I often tell folks that traveling helps me ‘get out’ – get out of myself, get out of my country, get out of my way […]
Do I Want to be Right or Effective?
July 1, 2026
A week ago someone wanted me to add some additional strategies to my Having Hard Conversations workshop. Her administrators had been feeling ineffective and rather […]
The Leaving Time
June 1, 2026
I recently went to a “We’re moving to a new school” goodbye party, and today I saw photos from a retirement celebration elsewhere. Ah yes […]
Small Acts of Goodness
May 1, 2026
I had the pleasure of one week off this past month and I lived it “Northern Californian style” on retreat at Esalen, home of the […]
Celebrations Without Posts
April 1, 2026
I haven’t been posting on social media often this past month. But I have been looking. 🙂 I see many postings of “I am here […]
Heavy Lifting
March 2, 2026
I’ve been noticing something lately in my conversations with educators and leaders: people are tired. Not just end-of-semester tired or February-was-long tired. Deep tired. The […]
Here’s a Hug
February 2, 2026
I’m breathing deeply. The world is topsy turvy and challenging us in historic ways at this time. It’s pushing us up against some really difficult […]
Just Say Yes
January 5, 2026
Adulting. No fun. This past month I did a bone density scan, rewrote my trust, had my carpets cleaned, started (again) eating more healthfully, and […]
