Leading through Strategy brings to life the role of a Head of School in the Independent School world. Thomas Olverson is the former Head of School of Rivers School, outside of Boston. This is the retelling, by him, of his learning, growth and development as Head of Rivers, alongside it’s growth and development into one…
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Book Review: 10-25 by David Yeager David Yeager’s 10-25 is an insightful guide that bridges generational divides, offering educators and parents profound insights into understanding, communicating, and mentoring young people. He was once a middle-school teacher, and was inspired by all of the challenges and tension he witnessed within the educational system. “I felt that…
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How have I not reviewed this book before? Having known Grant Lichtman for almost a decade, as a friend, thought-partner, thought-leader and incredible author, I’ve picked up this book again, because he will be a guest in the upcoming Season 3, of my podcast with Jason Rogers: Lassoing Leadership. Thrive is as close to a…
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Book Review: Day One by Drew Dudley I first met Drew Dudley in 2011 at a TEDx event in Toronto, where we were both speakers. I was drawn to his story telling, and his conception of leadership, and this book does not disappoint. It shows that his understanding of leadership has been consistent over the…
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Thanks to my friend and colleague in Experiential Education, Mike Massingham, for gifting me this book. As educators and leaders, we often look outside of education for insights into how we can improve our schools, our leadership, and our communities. Will Guidara’s Unreasonable Hospitality is exactly the kind of book that offers those insights in…
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Book Review: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing is not a guide to idleness but a thought-provoking exploration of how we can reclaim our attention and agency in a world that constantly demands our productivity. For educators, this book offers an essential critique of the attention economy and…
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Thanks to Adam Grant for this recommendation ~ I picked this book up because of its subtitle: “Why We Fight about Morality and Politics, and How to Find Common Ground.” The idea of “Common” is of great interest to me, and I found great meaning in this book of the power of commonality. His thesis…
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Who knew it has been 25 years since the publication of Gladwell’s The Tipping Point! This new book, where he revisits key points of Tipping Points and updates examples and brings to life the pressures, forces and mores that make a movement tip, is an excellent read. The book explores the pivotal moments when ideas, trends, or…
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This book was recommended to me through my ISEEN Professional Affinity Group: Leading through Change, and I am so thankful for this recommendation. This is a difficult and challenging book to read ~ in fact, the author spends a few dozen pages trying to talk the reader out of reading the book in its entirety….
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I want to capture the great conversation between these two books, so I’ll try something new. As I read / listened to these two amazing thinkers and futurists contemplate the state of our world, its past and future, I couldn’t help but see how they references one another’s thinking, and played with the ideas in…
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