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how to move from specialist leader role to generalist leader role by Wanda T. Wallace, and David Creelman, June 18, 2015. One recommendation is to develop executive leadership presence--the confident physical demeanor that LeanIn also emphasized. In other words, confidence before competence.

one of the funniest posts I have ever read by Lucy Ferriss, Lingua Franca, July 8, 2015.

Interesting article by Jessica Leigh Hester, July 7, 2015 on CityLab that shows impact of "social influence bias" in crowdsourced opinions--good case for crap detection. Don't know how to get around it except look at other review sites, business's website, etc.

Video on PAR (Predictive Analytics Reporting) by Ellen Wagner on evaluating work by secondary educators (including online schools) to affect graduation rates, progress, competency development, and completion. Need common data. Differences in performance by 2 year and 4 year schools, not between public and for-profit so much. Knowing what you can do with the numbers makes the difference.

article by Robert Elsenpeter, Star Tribune, 2008. Expand Your Network Many admins are already members of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). And while that is a group worth joining, there are other organizations - like Toastmasters - that can help your professional life. "Attend community groups and industry association meetings," says Kathy Northamer, vice president of OfficeTeam in the Twin Cities. "Make presentations on your area of expertise. Volunteer with a nonprofit. You'll not only gain new contacts, but acquire experience and work samples you can use to build your career." Different organizations can offer different opportunities. But there is one thing they all have in common and it's something beneficial for the admin. "Networking, networking, networking!" says Northamer. "The more contacts in your network who know you, the more likely you will secure leads, interviews and interesting job offers." Reasons to Join a Professional Organization: Personal and professional development resources. Networking opportunities. Professional certification that can help your career. Service and support from the national organization. Opportunities to develop one's leadership skills. Discounts on related products and services. Regular organization conferences. Member publications.

article by teacher in 2012 in Baltimore Post-Examiner on why technology is so vital to learning in the classroom. "Is that how we learn nowadays? Let's say I wasn't helpful and didn't provide a definition of intensive-explicit instruction, but you wanted to know what it meant. What would you do? Google it, of course. That's the power of technology: I can learn so much about the world through my own sense of discovery. The trick for today's teachers is to instill that sense of discovery, and traditional intensive-explicit instruction will not foster that independence."

Article by Timothy Stafford, November 2014, eLearn Magazine. Reports on study of 25 instructional designers who had at least three years of experience in p.i. design and one year of implementing social media into their instructional design platforms. Most interesting to me is the equal weight given to 3 learning theories to drive design and very broad definition of social media (which I agree with). Conclusion "Learning is shifting, but in many ways it is the foundations of learning that are having the most profound effect on contemporary instructional designers. Defining social media, digital literacy and learning, knowing, and expertise are only the tip of the iceberg for the future of learning within digital environments."

This 'manifesto' was offered in response by Paolo Bruttini to Jarche's adherence to networks for organizations operating today with different type of leadership. October 2014 Jarche concluded in his post: Networked leaders foster deeper connections, developed through ongoing and meaningful conversations. They understand the importance of tacit knowledge in solving complex problems. Networked leaders know they are just nodes in the knowledge network and not a special position in a hierarchy. What does a post-hierarchical organization look like? It will be one that provides a sense of belonging like a tribe, but with more diversity and room for personal growth. It will have the institutional structure to manage the basic systems so people can focus on customers and community, not merely running the organization. It will have market type competition, but without a winner-take-all approach. Finally, it will promote cooperative actions that add to the long-term value of the ecosystem and community, not just short-term collaboration to get the next project done or achieve some arbitrary quarterly results. Making the networked organization more resilient will help everyone in it, not just a few central nodes. The networked organization takes the long view.

Teddy Wayne delves into when self promotion on social media is appropriate, when it can backfire, and how to mix it up with other info and links so you are providing info people want to know. Good article on line between promoting yourself or product and being narcissistic.

Using other info as well as promoting our blogs would be a good combo for twitter and LinkedIn. Good dig at FB ads!

Merlin Mann, March 13, 2006, on five sneaky email cheats template, the link, the question, the "I don't know", the delete key

blog post by Justin Rosenstein, cofounder, Asana, a "team brain" to put information instead of decentralized emails floating here and there. Bloomberg Businessweek. McKinsey study: 30 percent of people's time is spent literally just on e-mail and reading and writing e-mail. Another 20 percent of people's time is spent on trying to get pieces of information that their co-workers already know. E-mail becomes this completely unmanaged to-do list that someone else created for you.

Manta's tips on having copy that people can and want to read. Pay attention to white space, be useful yet create a sense of urgency, use graphics and pictures, etc. Nothing we don't know but a great reminder to do, and a call to have less text but say more with what you do have.

Part of a book by John Seely Brown and Douglas Thomas on A New Culture of Learning--looks great so far--it is from 2000's but don't know yet when it was published.

Curtis comic strip on whether father should pay son for helping him solve a computer problem after saying "I don't know why you old people can't understand how a computer works!", January 23, 2015

Maria Popova's blog, brainpickings, on Carol Dweck's work on mindset. Even in children, open or growth mindset is a key factor in learning, while fixed mindset is too focused on being perfect or the best or knowing all the answers. Growth mindset leads to curiosity, learning, exploration, and creativity. Fixed mindsets lead to the status quo and adhering to what exists. Growth mindset sees problems and challenges as growth and learning opportunities, fixed mindset views challenges as failure and underperforming. Great graphic of the 2 mindsets from Dweck's book.

blog post from ProjectManBeyond, Self-Evolution for Men, posted 2/26/2016 with excellent ideas for growing willpower to do the things important to you. each essay offers a read time, ex. 7 minutes. By Mac Rivera, founder of a site for advanced self-development

article by at LifeHack on what to stop doing in order to get the right things done

Nice discussion of email design from Ernie Smith at Associations Now --did not know its complexity until now

post by Sascha Jones on Huffingtonpost.com, 9/28/2015.  good tips 

post by Alexis C. Madrigal, August 18, 2011, on electronic literacy gaps in our population. I'm one!