Leadership Team Retreat
The new superintendent of Newark Unified Schools in Newark, California, asked Karen Allard, the assistant superintendent, to plan his first District Administrative Leadership Retreat.
Implementation Snags Case Study-A Fishbone Diagram Rescues a Floundering Initiative
When a school's new assessment tools for complex competencies started to stall, the Head of School turned to a simple, visual strategy to surface what was getting in the way and move the team toward solutions.
Bubbling Conflict
Negativity is escalating between members in the health and wellness department. Behaviors include showing up late or not at all to meetings, talking negatively about one another, and challenging decisions and actions. Carole, Assistant HR Director has decided to facilitate a conversation between team members related to getting the issues out in the open and beginning to rebuild trust.
Budgets are tight everywhere
In the department Dan leads, there is no exception. Every director in his division was required to cut 15% from their budget for the next fiscal year
Strategy Cards Are Here — See Them in Action
Unproductive meetings. Hidden agendas. Silent participants. Untapped potential. The best meetings aren't run by the most charismatic person in the room — they're run by someone who knows how to structure participation. Here's how one colleague, Patty, used Strategy Cards to plan a real meeting last week.