The Five Choices to Extraordinary Productivity
According to Kory Kogon, Franklin-Covey productivity expert and co-author of “The Five Choices to Extraordinary Productivity” (Simon & Schuster, 2014), the phenomenon of “operating on[…]
Some Thoughts From Matthew Kelly, Author of “The Rhythm of Life,” “Building Better Families,” and “The Dream Manager”
When I saw that Matthew Kelly was coming to speak as a part of the Day for Catholic Men in the Diocese of Pittsburgh a[…]
A Little More About Steve Jobs, and How His Approach Led to My 3->4->5 Theory
Tetrahedronics is all about seeing how things work as a system. In other entries in this site, you’ll find why there needs to be at[…]
5 Reasons Why Every Elementary School Needs a Full-Time Advancement Director – Part 2: Budgeting and Planning for Succession
Last week’s Tetrahedronics article apparently touched a few nerves, so we’ll continue to touch a few more, especially with some reports of what’s happening at[…]
5 Reasons Why Every Elementary School Needs a Full-Time Advancement Director – Part 1: Reasons and Rationale
You know the conversations that start out, “I have good news, and I have bad news,” and then the speaker asks the listener which one[…]
Five Reasons Faith-Based Schools Need to Charge Higher, Not Lower, Tuition
Happy July! Before sharing this week’s article, these series of articles (“Tetrahedronics”) will be moving to STAFFAdvancement.com (https://staffadvancement.com) under the “Systems Thinking” navigation tab. They’ll[…]
Tetrahedronics: Systems Thinking for Education
A number of years ago, a contact at a school asked why I call my approach to systems thinking “Tetrahedronics.” I thought it would be[…]
Linear Thinking Can Lead to Uncontrolled Growth
Before reading any further, please re-read the title of this article, and think to yourself – is this a good thing, or a bad thing?[…]
5 Essential Elements for a School’s Success
In 1956, Benjamin Bloom identified three domains of educational activities – Cognitive (mental skills, or Knowledge), Affective (awareness of feelings or emotional area, or Attitudes),[…]