Predictions of the themes that will dominate the independent school conversation in the year ahead.

Some frank counsel for new heads of independent schools.

Our customers come to schools with jobs to be done, but some of them we can't do or can't do well.

Heads often become expert in unusual subjects. Mine was neighbors.

Leverage the high touch moments/locations of the school day--arrival, lunch, dismissal--by being present in them as often as possible.

A collection of my discoveries at the 2023 ISACS Annual Conference.

Until the adults can respond productively to conflict in schools, the kids will not be all right.

A forecast of the issues that will resonate through the 2023 - 2024 school year.

The creation of a shared understanding of the head's work is one of the most important exercises on the board calendar.

The head's report on the board agenda holds enormous potential for heads to build political capital.

Very few jobs in an independent school can accommodate alternative work schedules.

A brief review of the top story lines for independent schools in 2022.

A list of simple gifts heads can give themselves during winter break to boost second semester initiatives.

Shared experiences, shared challenge are the return path to joy in the schoolhouse. Performing arts people know this.

To retain students and faculty, independent schools should remove uncertainty when and wherever possible.

"Quiet quitting" might work in some occupations. Education is not one of them.

A lasting change from the pandemic: schools will need dedicated communication and recruitment leaders.

Next fall, schools will focus on re-integrating the structures they relaxed in the course of the pandemic.

More than ever, schools should be countercultural.

Some counsel on hiring independent school consultants. . . from a consultant.