I've been hearing from some pretty angry leaders at how their bosses are not being flexible enough, not using video technology to connect, not being real (meaning vulnerable), not making tough decisions, not dealing with people who are not adapting, and who only contact them when they want something from them. It can be hard to [...]
July 1st and 4th is a week to celebrate for both Canada and the USA. Almost anything is easier to get into than out of. ~Agnes Allen It is also a week for us to celebrate our own successes and accomplishments. We work hard and live busy lives.... ...and we do not have to [...]
Resilience, long thought to be the ability to bounce back from a failure or tough situation is now moving proactively into a component of one's success. “More than education, more than experience, more than training, a person’s level of resilience will determine who succeeds and who fails. That’s true in the cancer ward, it’s true in the Olympics, and [...]
Today started with a long journey to try and rescue a 4 year old girl who has been taken forcefully from her mother by her brother-in-law. It’s complicated but this child was dropped off at Nira Orphanage, where I am volunteering, when she was 1 ½ years old by the father. He was disabled and dying. He just passed away [...]
My Football Inspiration - Jesse Williams As leaders, how can you motivate others to achieve goals and objectives? Some people say you can't! That motivation only comes from the inside. Well if that's the case, then look inside to what's important to those you are "trying" to motivate. That's what one football coach, Lou Tice, did. Lou Tice, [...]
In Nepal, the government MINIMUM student teacher ratio is 55:1. While touring the country side I spoke with many teachers that had class sizes less than this but also a few that had many more than 55, up to a 105 students. With few resources, how is a teacher suppose to manage the classroom behaviour of so many students and still achieve learning [...]
Core Values in Nepali Core Values in English Last week, Mr. Krishna Bahadur K.C., the Chairman of the School Management Committee, of Shree Shanti Niketan Primary School was looking for ways to mobilize his community towards common goals. He was looking for a common denominator to bind the stakeholders that were impacted by future change initiatives. Key Question [...]
We are all the same. This statement came to life this past week while working with community leaders in Sundarbazaar, a semi-developed village of Lamjung, Nepal. The group of 15 was comprised of Head School Masters (principals), and the chairperson s from the School Management Committees, who together with the government, are responsible for providing and funding public education in 10 [...]
