Insights on Conflict, Leadership, and Governance

Practical perspectives for leaders navigating high-stakes situations. These pieces draw from three decades of experience in public school governance, executive leadership, and conflict mediation.

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The August Reset:

There's a conversation that almost never happens in education governance, and it's not the one you'd guess. It happens between the board chair and the superintendent, sometime before September, with enough time and enough honesty to actually talk through what the year looked like.

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Bruce publishes regularly on conflict, leadership, and governance through the Conflict in Plain English series on Substack. Subscribe below to receive new pieces directly.