by Jessie Cordova, a Bright Morning Senior Associate and guest blogger First secret: Equity work is needs and beliefs work. Every action we take, every behavior we exhibitis because it serves us in some way—otherwise we wouldn’t do it. The needs we have are birthed from the belief systems we hold. A person might find they need
by Elena Aguilar, Bright Morning President Are you looking to improve your coaching skills this summer? Do you have an imposing stack of professional texts teetering next to your bed? Do you have ambitions to purge and organize your office? Here’s my advice for how you might best improve your coaching (or teaching or leadership)
by Lori Cohen, Bright Morning guest blogger and Art of Coaching Conference Presenter As coaches, we occupy an important place in the pantheon of educators. Our work brings its share of joys and challenges, especially when we’re dealing with resistance. While we may often encounter resistance from our clients, resistance can reside within us as
by Noelle Apostol Colin, a Bright Morning Senior Associate and guest blogger “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” A couple of months ago, I taped a small scrap of paper with this quote, attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, to the wall in my office. It resonated with me and
by Noelle Apostol Colin, a Bright Morning Senior Associate and guest blogger “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” A couple of months ago, I taped a small scrap of paper with this quote, often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, to the wall in my office. It resonated with
by Jessie Cordova, Bright Morning Director of Client Experience and guest blogger Anyone who knows me well knows how obsessed I am with coaching. Next to individual reflection and mindfulness, I believe it to be the best technology we have to facilitate healthy growth and development. Think about it. The right set of questions, hearing what
by Noelle Apostol Colin, a Bright Morning Senior Associate and guest blogger “You wouldn’t understand,” she said to me. “You’re not from this community.” The administrator who shared these thoughts with me was an African American woman; I am a white woman. Her comments made my stomach knot up and my heart pound. This was
by Lauren Short, an Art of Coaching Conference presenter and guest blogger When I first started coaching coaches, I remember thinking a lot about transferring my coaching skills from working with teachers to working with their coaches. In other words, how do I coach a coach? At first I focused on the technical skills coaches need to
by Kathy Eisenhower and Janet Baird, Art of Coaching Conference presenters and guest bloggers When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. -John Muir We were thrilled to have been asked to share our experiences with systems change at the first Art of Coaching Conference in Asilomar,
by Lauren Short, an Art of Coaching Conference presenter and guest blogger Creating a coaching framework can be a tedious and time-consuming project especially depending on the various challenges, structures, and beliefs within your own organization. At The Art of Coaching Conference in February, I am excited to share about my own journey as I led