It has been a great week. Monday and Tuesday found me in Durham Public Schools, working with assistant principals on the new North Carolina School Executive Standards and Evaluation Process. On completing my second day, I got a standing ovation. Why, I wondered?
After careful consideration and deep reflection, I think I have an answer for why people rose to their feet at the end of a simple training session. It had nothing to do with Steve Jobs-like presentation skills. I think it was this: I talked straight. I talked straighter even than straight-talking John McCain, if the election results are any indication. And here is what I said:
Be you business executive or school leader, you are not in Kansas anymore. Your world is flat and getting flatter. In an internet instant, your customers can learn about you faster than you can learn about yourself. It has been said, "The eye cannot see itself." You are the eye.
My point is this: We must expect more of ourselves. We must set future-ready standands supported by a future-ready performance appraisal process. With the help of our State Board of Education, school leaders are finally getting the message. Now that is straight talk.
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