By George, You've Got It! Articles

“Being uncomfortable to get comfortable”. That was the summary comment from a Courageous Leader as she reflected on the responses from...

Educators are feeling the pressure of the pending conclusion of the year. All the signs are reminding them – assessing, reporting, 2024...

A Gallup article about productive meetings outlined participants said that 67% of meetings they attended were “failures”. I can only...

“It doesn’t get easier. You just get faster” Greg Lemond, Tour de France winner three times (1986, 1989 and 1990) and is considered by...

If we are going to achieve the goals we set, there needs to be accountability to the process and the people. This goes for any situation...

The business plan is written. The conversation has been had. Everyone has agreed. What else is there to do, but reap the rewards of the...

“What we need to fix the problem is to make it part of the school curriculum.” This is a common war cry when there are issues needing to...

Stephen Covey’s Empathetic Listening strategy is like the rain falling on grass, it is the key element to growth. As a Team Leader you...

“Seek to understand so you can be understood” Stephen Covey. This should be a leader’s mantra. It should be a leader’s habit. It should...

Last week I was so grateful to be working with very talented team leaders who inspire me every time I am in their presence. The...

The audience was amazed by Principal of the Year, Lee Musemici’s courageous response to a question that haunts leaders everyday –...

Lately I have been delving into feedback with Courageous Leaders. Feedback is the information we all fear giving and receiving. We are...

Feedback is like water to plants. Both are necessary for growth. In the By George Culture Survey, completed by 461 educators, under the...

“Excuse me, could you tell us how to return to the river trail. I think we have taken a wrong turn somewhere and are lost?” This was the...

In my recent leadership workshops, we have been discussing the difficult conversation. The conversation that we know could end up...

There are times in our busy lives that it is easier to say no than do that little bit extra. That extra bit of effort for what seems of...

In his book “The E Myth” Michael Gerber writes about the disillusionment for Entrepreneurs on their journey from start-up to business and...

It was 1982 and I remember the phone call with clarity. I had one decision to make that would have a great bearing on my future. It was...

Schools are striving to get more sophisticated with their communication and collaboration teams. This is an innovative initiative and one...

In Brad Pitt’s latest movie, “Bullet Train” his character “Ladybug” is a humble assassin trying to reconcile his past life by indulging...