Food For Thought:
With Love, For Justice
Why We Should Navigate Conflict Like Meteorologists
“Conflict exists in community, and not all conflict is the same. It has dimensions. Nuance. If we’re to live in community with each other we must acknowledge this reality. Living in community requires a shared set of values and norms to serve as guideposts, defining...
It Takes Courage To Stay At The Table
Six moves that create more harmony over the holidays Holidays have a way of heightening emotion, regardless of what’s going on outside the walls of your kitchen. This holiday season, many of us are wondering: How will I stay at the dinner table if tension takes over...
Lessons-learned after 5 days in “airplane mode”…
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde A week ago my partner, Lia, and I boarded a plane and put our phones on airplane mode. It had been over two years since we’d taken...
The Paradox of Adaptive Leadership
Are You Clinging to Perfection or Embracing Your S.P.A.R.K.? In a world of over-saturation, created by the ability to have access information immediately through the internet, what sets a business apart is its soul, articulated through its leadership. Yet, few...
The tiny word that changes everything
The power of YET I recently facilitated a day-long engagement on unconscious bias, equity, and sparking courageous conversations at a school. It was a powerful day. Afterward, while the leadership team and I debriefed and planned our next session,...
Confronting With Care
How The S.P.A.R.K. Acronym Helps us Lead Courageously Have you ever avoided conflict? Maybe you’ve felt uneasy or anxious about having an equity conversation? Perhaps you’ve felt nervous about telling someone that their actions or biases impacted you? Maybe you...
The Teacher Stress Crisis
Teaching is one of the most difficult jobs on the planet. To be charged with supporting the learning, growth, and development of 25+ young minds—AND to face the uncertainties of these times—while supporting different learning styles, cultures, diverse needs, and...
Hidden Curriculum
A Case For Putting The WHY In The Driver’s Seat “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou I believe we’re all teachers in some...
Leading with Integrity: What It Really Means
And The Power Of Good-Enough “With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.” ― Zig Ziglar Integrity is one of my most core values. Everyday I aspire to...
Put Out The Fire
3 steps to intentionally effective communication The community meeting was getting heated. Tempers were rising, accusations were cast, insults issued, and disruptions were spiraling the meeting into chaos. The leader, trying to take control of the situation,...