A conversation catalyst.I thought you'd you'd 1. Contraction of you had. 2. Contraction of you would. you'd you had or you would you'd have ~would like to know how I used Stephen Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and Sokolow's wonderful article about the role of spirituality among school leaders ("Enlightened Leadership," September September: see month. 2002) in discussion sessions with my school district's administrators during the past school year, my last before retirement. I had them read it at the start of the year and again at the end as a way for them to think about transitioning to new district leadership. I started by reading a section of Sokolow's article that illustrated a strength that each of the retiring administrators displayed and gave examples of this strength. Then I asked all the administrators to think about the new superintendent coming to the district and what they would emphasize as our strengths in terms of helping her understand us better. The administrators felt the thing we do well is to show gratitude Gratitude agrimony traditional symbol for gratitude. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172] Androcles because he had once extracted a thorn from its paw, the lion refrained from attacking Androcles in the arena. [Rom. Lit. and find each other's unique gifts. Their conversation centered on their personal connections to what is important in the role of a leader. Almost every part of his article was mentioned by someone as being significant. I believe his insightful and thoughtful article offered a terrific way to open and close a very important year in my professional life. LINDA M. HANSON Hanson may refer to:
Retired Superintendent, High/and Park, Ill. |
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