A leader needs to be adventurous, fearless even. The future is never known and, each step of our present journey brings us face to face with crossroads or forks in the road. […]
davidgrant2016
Retired teacher. 33 1/2 years experience in public schools at middle and high school levels. Trained in English and special education. Taught basic writing skills for 5 years at community college level. Practiced writing all my life in a variety of forms - poetry, short story, essay, novel. Grew up in Iowa, moved to Alaska to support military family, moved to Florida for Brenda's teaching career, and now living in Idaho.This is an awesome place and might very well be my final home. We'll see.
Leadership – 4
Service – A leader needs to view leadership as a service. He/she is a servant, not a king or a dictator. Personal goals and aspirations are set aside and replaced by the […]
Leadership – 3
Integrity – honesty, sincerity, truthfulness, trustworthiness If a leader expects to be followed, it is essential that he/she be trustworthy. The followers must know that the leader is truthful. Honesty is essential […]
Leadership – 2
Caveat: Although the various leadership attributes I am addressing appear here in a linear manner, no relative importance is intended by the order in which they are presented. Resourceful – ingenious, imaginative, […]
Leadership
Being an election year, it seems appropriate that I write something about that process. However, I’m not a very political person, and I refuse to engage in Republican/Democrat controversies. It seems more […]
Make Your Art No Matter What
I just finished Beth Pickens’ book, and that has led me to begin this post. I haven’t written for quite some time, probably because I got so little response for what I […]
Diversity – Yeah! – to a point
I think I understand diversity and believe without it life would not be as we know it, if we existed at all. We have a diverse number of plants on this earth, […]
Green
Green is the color of humility. I think back to my days as a poor college student in the 60s. With an ill-defined future, I, along with my classmates, knew all the […]
Bridge
I’ve crossed many bridges in my life, burned a few and look forward to the appearance of many more. A bridge, literally or figuratively is a connector, a span across a gap. […]
OUTRAGE
Re: Putin Once again the world is forced to endure the playground bully who wields weapons of mass destruction and isn’t opposed to using them to fill his own egotistical needs. Like […]
NEW PERSPECTIVES 