A PLC Framework For School Leaders
The Main Idea
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5/13/21
“The structure of these groups is key. Members say the hour goes by quickly, is energizing, and leaves them feeling inspired to enact concrete ideas. This is all because of the components that go into the Mastermind. While the structure we use is simple and predictable, the effects are powerful. The power comes from a strong routine that supports professional learning and growth. Each session involves a combination of coaching, modeling strategies, new content, support, honest feedback, and reflection.”
An Epic Chronicle Of Decisions And Outcomes In The U.S. Pandemic Response
New Yorker
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12/28/20
“Pottinger’s White House experience has made him acutely aware of what he calls “the fading art of leadership.” It’s not a failure of one party or another; it’s more of a generational decline of good judgment. “The élites think it’s all about expertise,” he said. It’s important to have experts, but they aren’t always right: they can be “hampered by their own orthodoxies, their own egos, their own narrow approach to the world.” Pottinger went on, “You need broad-minded leaders who know how to hold people accountable, who know how to delegate, who know a good chain of command, and know how to make hard judgments.””