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Having spent about half of my years as a head of school on the west coast of the United States, and the other half working internationally, I’ve often received raised eyebrows and the question, “Why the international stint?” There used to be a significant divide between those working in US schools a... read more

Well-educated, well-intentioned, experienced candidates are not immune from making mistakes that can doom their candidacy. Consider what some of them are and how to avoid them.1. You should know why you’re applying for a certain job. This sounds so basic as to require no explanation, but it’s amazin... read more

The Head of School/Board Chair partnership is the single most critical relationship to build, strengthen and sustain in independent schools. Any veteran Head of School or Board Chair will tell you, the health and vigor of the school rests on this health and vigor of the partnership between head and... read more

There hasn’t been, in recent memory, a more important time for independent schools to zero in on strategy. Most of us in schools are doing strategy wrong at a time when independent schools today are facing some of the most serious challenges ever, such as:· Extremely high tuition out pacing all econ... read more

There’s a persistent temptation in leadership work to believe strength and care are mutually exclusive: either you’re firm and “get things done,” or you’re kind and supportive and risk being seen as soft. In the best schools, these qualities are not opposites but partners. The leader who can hold hi... read more

One of the best aspects of being a search consultant is meeting and interacting with school leaders of all personalities and temperaments, experience and skills. Located all over the world, leaders come to their work with a fascinating set of varied paths with an equally varied set of challenges the... read more