by George Goens | Nov 6, 2018 | Bookshelf, Education, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
“You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about.” Hillary Clinton’s advice is exactly what you should not do when confronted by incivility, name-calling, disrespect, and bullying. Incivility...
by George Goens | Oct 30, 2014 | Accountability, Education, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
Most leaders and organizations focus on the head and ignore the heart of leadership. Actually, successful leaders “know” in a variety of ways if they are fully aware. Certainly we learn cognitively. The skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation are important. But...
by George Goens | May 12, 2014 | Accountability, Education, Leadership, Life, Politics/Society, Relationships
Golf clubs. Diamonds. Ink pens. Watches. Sunglasses. Clothes. We are familiar with quality products that genuinely produce what they advertise. They are authentic, reliable, and have track records and performance to match their advertising. They are the real McCoy...
by George Goens | Jan 12, 2014 | Accountability, Education, Humor, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
Two infamous streets in New York City — Wall Street and Madison Avenue — have had tremendous impact on the United States and the world. The interesting thing is that the fundamental values of both concern self-interest through marketing and profits. A...
by George Goens | Jan 6, 2014 | Accountability, All, Education, Humor, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
“This too shall pass.” When we are in the dumps, we’ve all heard this advice from someone: hang on, don’t worry, this too shall pass. We don’t seem to realize that nothing is permanent. When we are young and entering adulthood we stupidly...
by George Goens | Dec 3, 2013 | Education, Leadership
“In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for 20 years.” — Jacques Barzun. Did teachers have an impact on your life? Most people can identify a teacher or teachers who helped make them what they are today. Many...
by George Goens | Oct 27, 2013 | Leadership
We are enamored with metrics and data. Madison Avenue marketers are specialists in providing convincing statistics about products and businesses. People discuss their blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and other medical numbers as if they described the essence...
by George Goens | Oct 7, 2013 | Leadership
This is the second of a three part discussion of ethics in education and school reform. The next blog will discuss ethics and data and information. You can’t pick up a professional magazine these days without bumping into the words “collaboration” or...
by George Goens | Sep 23, 2013 | Leadership
This is the first of a three part discussion of ethics in education and school reform. The next two blogs will discuss ethics and collaborative decision-making and ethics and data and information. Leading a school district is a complex challenge complete with...
by George Goens | Sep 24, 2012 | Leadership
Today, it seems expedience rules. Say and do anything to prevail. Winning at all costs is what’s important. The only thing that matters is results. Read the business and sports pages and the pungent odor of cheating and deceit reek from the pages. Sports heroes ride...
