Last week, Helen Mirren read an excerpt from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It is a masterful reading of a powerful and poignant poem. Well worth listening and watching. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJb_zJbJ7FI “Ulysses”...
Yesterday was Langston Hughes’ birthday (February 1, 1902). In our three poetry books, many teachers and leaders chose to reflect on his powerful poems. This morning, I paged through the books looking for the poem and reflection to post in...
Today, is Part 2 of Dr. Gloria Burgess’ interview of Megan Scribner, co-author of Leading from Within, on her Legacy Living radio show. Many thanks to Gloria for this wonderful opportunity. This session focuses on: The Teaching with Heart,...
About a year ago, I had a great time participating in a two-way interview with Dr. Gloria Burgess, author of Flawless Leadership. I interviewed Gloria about her book and she interviewed me about our poetry anthology, Leading from Within. We...
Leading from Within and Flawless Leadership: As we mentioned last week, we’re going to use #Throwback Thursdays to re-introduce or bring to light something new about Teaching with Heart, Leading from Within or Teaching with Fire. In February, we were...
Poems that teachers love The “Teaching with Heart, Fire & Poetry” website takes its inspiration, approach and focus from Teaching with Heart, Leading from Within, and Teaching with Fire. In these books, teachers and other leaders, through their reflections on...
In Leading from Within, the contributors come from a wide range of professions including business, medicine, education, nonprofits, law, politics, science, government, and religion. We often found that no matter the profession, the insights apply to all – so we’ll...