Fifteen years ago, Simon Sinek, in Start With Why , wrote, “Every single person, every single organization on the planet knows what they...

Working at a mission driven organization - whether it be a school, church, or nonprofit - asks that we give irrationally of ourselves to...

Last year at this time, my brother, his friend, a former advisee of mine and I tackled the Presidential Traverse - a 19 mile, 9,000 foot...

Twenty years ago this week, I graduated from Gordon College. While the college has undergone a few (unfortunate) iterations since 2005,...

Today and tomorrow are officially holidays in our house as March Madness kicks off. Getting our middle son to go to school today, knowing...

Few beings are as intuitive as young children who sense a misalignment between two parents and their approach to handling a situation...

The very best moments in our lives are rarely those we spend alone. They are those we share with others, often small groups of friends or...

During my career in independent schools, I have been incredibly fortunate to work alongside three heads of school who have placed a high...

When a crisis hits, a community is operating in its worst moment. This is so important to acknowledge in organizational leadership. Over...

Grief is a complex thing. It is not a challenge that we should expect to “work through”, but simply a companion to learn to walk...

The easiest thing to do when your organization hits an alarming public difficulty is panic.  Under the pressure of an unexpected storm,...

I’m not sure there is a better feeling than driving through the backroads of New Hampshire during early autumn with classic country...

In independent schools, admissions offices claim to generally know who prospective families are. The downhill skiing family. The family...

Michael Horn wrote this article in Forbes after writing this piece on disruption in the independent school market caused by charter...

We never expect to hear the heavy knock of tragedy at our door. So many of us tend to navigate our lives assuming we will be given...