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IS YOUR SCHOOL OR SYSTEM BUILT TO COMPLY OR SERVE?

One is associated with continuous improvement. To learn more, click on either of Rich’s recent journal articles below.

“Built for Continuous Improvement: Professional Accountability in the Academic Setting”

"Colorado’s Alignment to Reduced Educator Turnover [and Student Achievement Gaps] Based on the Work of its Teaching and Learning Conditions Initiative"

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LEADING FORWARD

When researchers ask people what they regret most at the end of their lives, they rarely regret something they did. Most of all, they regret certain things they didn’t do:

They regret letting the things that matter least crowd out the things that matter most.

They regret not using their capacities and talents to the fullest.

They regret passing up opportunities out of fear or habit.

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Vast, unseen opportunities for growth and success surround us.

I believe we are each capable of far more than we imagine.

I believe the minor adjustments in vision and action can make the most significant difference.

I believe the next frontier is not only in front of us, it’s also inside us.

I believe that no matter who you are, no matter how complex your life has been, no matter what challenges you are facing right now…one of the most extraordinary powers you have—at every turn and in every moment of your life and work—is to shape what you are becoming.

We each have a life and leadership story that is being written from today forward.

What is yours?

What could it be?

What will it be?

(Cooper Neuroscience Lab, 2016)