Author Archives: Amy's Reflections
Another Year of Blogging- 2017
December is often a time for Top Ten Lists, reflections, and preparations for goals and aspirations for the new year. I like to use this time to reflect on what I blogged about and what I want my blog to … Continue reading
Tell Me More
I just finished listening to the audiobook version of Brene Brown’s Braving the Wilderness and I’m still thinking about an idea that she discussed related to conflict. In her book, Brown cites conflict research by Dr. Michelle Buck. Buck uses the … Continue reading
The Value of Reflection
While reflection might not seem like a relevant topic for my Time Management for Leaders series, stay with me for a moment! One of the ways in which leaders often lose time, or get sidetracked, is when everything is done … Continue reading
A Year of Challenge
My word of the year is challenge. In January I wrote this about the focus this year: Here is what challenge means to me and what I hope it will bring in 2017. Professionally, I want to challenge myself to continue to expand my skills and … Continue reading
November ’17 Reading Update
This month I read 5 books, bringing my annual total up to 41. My goal was to beat my 2016 record, but that is far away, so my new goal is to just enjoy whatever I read between now and … Continue reading
October ’17 Reading Update
This month I read 4 books, bringing my 2017 total to 36. I’d love to hear what you are reading lately. Balancing Acts by Zoe Fishman – This was a cute, fiction, chic lit book I found on sale for … Continue reading
Empowered Leaders Empower Learners (#IMMOOC Season 3, Week 4)
I am participating in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with hundreds of other educators across the globe, about The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros. These are my reflections for Season 3, Week 3 of #IMMOOC, and the prompt: Relationships and collaboration … Continue reading
Good Leaders Don’t Do It All Alone
In my Time Management for Leaders Series I try to share advice for new leaders, leaders in new roles, and leaders who are working to get organized and efficient with their time, in order to serve as instructional leaders. In … Continue reading
Changes in Practice (#IMMOOC Season 3, Week 3)
I am participating in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with hundreds of other educators across the globe, about The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros. These are my reflections for Season 3, Week 3 of #IMMOOC, and the prompt: What is one … Continue reading
Characteristic of My Innovative Mindset (#IMMOOC Season 3, Week 2)
A colleague and mentor recently called me a “path-finder”. This came in the middle of a discussion about my future career goals and aspirations. When I asked what else I could be doing to further my own leadership development in … Continue reading
Reflections on Leadership and Learning 