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Trust the process: Quality improvement as a source of stability and adaptive strength
Trust the process: Quality improvement as a source of stability and adaptive strength

On the Zoom call, Irene asks, “How do we do quality improvement in a crisis situation? What does that look like?” There were nods and thumbs-ups from the five awkwardly-lit faces in their separate little video cubes.

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Hunter GatewoodMay 14, 2020
Team as anchor, for para-annoyed bouncy ball minds
Team as anchor, for para-annoyed bouncy ball minds

In our work-from-home isolation, my husband and I have been making up words.

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Hunter GatewoodApril 17, 2020
Powerful Learning Events: shake off the old sit-and-listen approach
Powerful Learning Events: shake off the old sit-and-listen approach

I just spent a few days with my family. At the beach in South Carolina between daytime sand castles and evening charades, my 7-year-old niece asked me about my job.

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Andrew EdwardsMarch 28, 2019
You Know You're a Teacher, Right?
You Know You're a Teacher, Right?

As a leader of change in complex systems, your many hats include a teacher hat. Maybe your teacher hat is a mortarboard that you would wear while beaming proudly over a graduation ceremony…

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Andrew EdwardsMarch 28, 2019
The Short Book Helping Me Navigate a Confusing and Risky Time
The Short Book Helping Me Navigate a Confusing and Risky Time

As I write this, it has been a month since the 2016 presidential election in the United States. Upheaval is all but guaranteed in my work world…

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Andrew EdwardsMarch 28, 2019
How to hire: Get a system. Use it. (Part 1 of 2)
How to hire: Get a system. Use it. (Part 1 of 2)

When you have a vacant position on your team, filling it is the most important thing on your plate. Truly, it is. Get the right person, and get ’em to work. The almost-right person will drag the whole team down and eat up all your time.

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Andrew EdwardsMarch 27, 2019
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