The following post is a preview excerpt from Chapter 9 of Becoming the New Boss by Naphtali Hoff. About a year or so into my principalship, I attended a leadership seminar together with my board chair. The session was for independent school leaders and board chairs, and » Read More

Complete this sentence: I could do more if I had…. Many of us would fill in the blank with words like these:  money, time, bigger house, better job, different spouse.  There are many externals that we naturally think of as constraints, boundaries on our ability to » Read More

Aristotle once said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” This quote comes to mind whenever I think of my personal and professional improvement over the lifespan of my career. I am a firm believer that if one expects to improve » Read More

How fast do you answer emails and texts? Are you known for being responsive to interruptions or quick to weigh in on social media? Do you make it a point to hold time on your calendar every week to read, meet someone new, or just think? Stephen Covey shares a story: A time » Read More

We hear so much now about the building and managing of one’s “Personal Brand” as the key to success. You can’t attend a conference without hitting a breakout session helmed by some Personal Brand high priest or priestess. They’ll describe the brand concept the same way » Read More