Posts Tagged ‘ Leadership ’

“You’re Fired!” “I Quit!”: How to Avoid Horror Stories in Board and Administrator Relationships

I don’t like horror films.  I find nothing redeeming about them and I don’t like leaving a movie theater feeling worse for the experience. Therefore, I don’t watch horror films. But there is no escape—the horror stories still manage to find me.  I frequently receive calls and emails from frustrated board members, administrators, and pastors concerning [ READ MORE ]

Remarkable Times, Remarkable Blessings

Remarkable Times, Remarkable Blessings by Zach Clark, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis There is always a non-voodoo explanation. From the TV series, Monk In January of 2009, news began to spread that our nation and world truly was suffering the “worst economic crisis since the Great Depression”. The first week of January I was on the phone with [ READ MORE ]

Charter Schools Pass a Major Test!

I have posted several articles addressing the charter school movement (The Charters are Coming!; Can We Keep Up with the Competition?; Are You Spread Too Thin? How to Thrive and Not Merely Survive as a Christian School; and Leading Your School In Uncertain Economic Times: Practical Suggestions) because I see two major trends that have [ READ MORE ]

Do Our Schools Need to Become Less Uptight?

WARNING: this article is provocative.  I am posting this article not because I agree with everything asserted (I don’t) but because it provokes thought and has relevance for how we are leading our schools during a time when the landscape of education is changing-perhaps dramatically.  At the end of this article I pose some questions [ READ MORE ]

Where is Your School in the Organizational Life Cycle? Why Does it Matter?

The School Life Cycle Schools are organic and dynamic—they are not static. Like the human body, schools go through a lifecycle of change or stages of development. Although most schools go through a predictable cycle or series of stages, the cycle is not inevitable. Below are typical organizational stages, which I have summarized and adapted from research [ READ MORE ]

Need Help? Who Do You Call?

Pro 27:17  Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Pro 11:14  Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. One of the wonderful things about being in Christian education is that we have access to Christian professionals who can provide counsel and assistance in dealing with [ READ MORE ]

How to Apologize

One of the mistakes we are prone to make when challenged by parents, staff, or board members is to become defensive.  This is an unfortunate tendency of fallen humans dating back to the Garden of Eden.  Our sinful pride and our fragile self-images propel us to make excuses, to explain away, or to protect ourselves.  [ READ MORE ]

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