Mandy Neal's articles Teacher Life Stretch Your Budget with Inventive Online Shopping Hacks Our shopping habits have changed over the last decade or so, and more people are turning to online purchases. They’re easy to make, you can shop when it suits you and many companies offer attractive deals for people buying online. Not only that, but you also have hundreds of choices available at y Written by Mandy Neal May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development The Future: And The Paradox Of Uncertainty “Stories of the past and the present can be based on facts, but a story of the future is just a story. The problem is that the stories we most commonly tell about the future simply extrapolate from the present.” -via Harvard Business Review In the midst of difficult times, leaders Written by Mandy Neal May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development The Future Will Be Both Learned And Unlearned “The curious thing is that with these exponential changes, so much of what we currently know is just getting to be wrong. So many of our assumptions are getting to be wrong. As so, as we move forward, not only is it going to be a question of learning it is also going to be Written by Mandy Neal May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Repeated Heart-Breaking Miscarriages Don’t Mean the End of Your Dream One or more miscarriages can prove emotionally devastating and physically taxing for expectant parents. Hormonal changes wreak havoc in your body, but the grief of losing a baby can be almost overwhelming. A sense of desperation or failure may set in, causing terrible heartbreak. IVF can help, Written by Mandy Neal May 5, 2020May 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development Leadership Challenge: Tensions Of Our Times “Do we still remember the question we are trying to answer? Or have we substituted an easier one?” -Daniel Kahneman Thinking, Fast and Slow We really have to consider, what questions are we asking, of ourselves and of our organizations? And more importantly, what questi Written by Mandy Neal May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development Sensemaking Through Uncertainty “Simply pushing harder within the old boundaries will not do.” -Karl E. Weick We currently find ourselves positioned in this valley that exists between “old world” and “new world” thinking. We aren’t deep enough down in the valley to realize that Written by Mandy Neal April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development eLeading: Building Organizational Capacity And Alignment “To build leadership, a company must be capable of reinventing its industry; to rebuild leadership, a company must be capable of regenerating its core strategies. In this sense, it is not enough to get smaller and better; a company must also have the capacity to become different. B Written by Mandy Neal April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teaching Ideas Gaining Access to Google Slides and Google Forms This is one of the most frequently asked questions that I receive daily. How do I gain access to the Google Slide? How do I gain access to the Google Form? My number one tip, don’t click the “Request for Access” button. It won’t give you what you need. 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People are different: some freeze like deer in the headlights in the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, complex roles, and unclear accoun Written by Mandy Neal April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development In A Time Of Complexity And Chaos (Part 1) “Embracing complexity will not make jobs easier, but it is a recognition of reality, and an idea whose time has come.” -Dr. Richard Straub If we hadn’t previously understood the turbulent rise in the pace of change in today’s dilemma-induced world, there is probably a very g Written by Mandy Neal April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Signs it is Time for Roof Repairs The unfortunate truth is that too many people wait until it’s too late to do any roof repairs. By then, the roof’s condition will have damaged the house, and you’ll incur a lot more expenses. Continuous maintenance of your roof is preferable to repairs, as prevention is always better than cure Written by Mandy Neal March 25, 2020March 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teaching Ideas Uncategorized Understanding more about Warrants and Police Searches Do police always need a warrant to arrest you? When are they allowed to search your home or your car? A warrant is basically a legal document issued by a judge or grand jury and it may be in the form of an arrest warrant or a search warrant. An arrest warrant An arrest warrant Written by Mandy Neal March 7, 2020March 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Teacher Life Stretch Your Budget with Inventive Online Shopping Hacks Our shopping habits have changed over the last decade or so, and more people are turning to online purchases. They’re easy to make, you can shop when it suits you and many companies offer attractive deals for people buying online. Not only that, but you also have hundreds of choices available at y Written by Mandy Neal May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development The Future: And The Paradox Of Uncertainty “Stories of the past and the present can be based on facts, but a story of the future is just a story. The problem is that the stories we most commonly tell about the future simply extrapolate from the present.” -via Harvard Business Review In the midst of difficult times, leaders Written by Mandy Neal May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development The Future Will Be Both Learned And Unlearned “The curious thing is that with these exponential changes, so much of what we currently know is just getting to be wrong. So many of our assumptions are getting to be wrong. As so, as we move forward, not only is it going to be a question of learning it is also going to be Written by Mandy Neal May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Repeated Heart-Breaking Miscarriages Don’t Mean the End of Your Dream One or more miscarriages can prove emotionally devastating and physically taxing for expectant parents. Hormonal changes wreak havoc in your body, but the grief of losing a baby can be almost overwhelming. A sense of desperation or failure may set in, causing terrible heartbreak. IVF can help, Written by Mandy Neal May 5, 2020May 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development Leadership Challenge: Tensions Of Our Times “Do we still remember the question we are trying to answer? Or have we substituted an easier one?” -Daniel Kahneman Thinking, Fast and Slow We really have to consider, what questions are we asking, of ourselves and of our organizations? And more importantly, what questi Written by Mandy Neal May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development Sensemaking Through Uncertainty “Simply pushing harder within the old boundaries will not do.” -Karl E. Weick We currently find ourselves positioned in this valley that exists between “old world” and “new world” thinking. We aren’t deep enough down in the valley to realize that Written by Mandy Neal April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development eLeading: Building Organizational Capacity And Alignment “To build leadership, a company must be capable of reinventing its industry; to rebuild leadership, a company must be capable of regenerating its core strategies. In this sense, it is not enough to get smaller and better; a company must also have the capacity to become different. B Written by Mandy Neal April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teaching Ideas Gaining Access to Google Slides and Google Forms This is one of the most frequently asked questions that I receive daily. How do I gain access to the Google Slide? How do I gain access to the Google Form? My number one tip, don’t click the “Request for Access” button. It won’t give you what you need. Written by Mandy Neal April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development In A Time Of Complexity And Chaos (Part 2) “Whenever companies tackle complexity, they will ultimately find some individuals who seem less troubled by it than others. This is not surprising. People are different: some freeze like deer in the headlights in the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, complex roles, and unclear accoun Written by Mandy Neal April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development In A Time Of Complexity And Chaos (Part 1) “Embracing complexity will not make jobs easier, but it is a recognition of reality, and an idea whose time has come.” -Dr. Richard Straub If we hadn’t previously understood the turbulent rise in the pace of change in today’s dilemma-induced world, there is probably a very g Written by Mandy Neal April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Signs it is Time for Roof Repairs The unfortunate truth is that too many people wait until it’s too late to do any roof repairs. By then, the roof’s condition will have damaged the house, and you’ll incur a lot more expenses. Continuous maintenance of your roof is preferable to repairs, as prevention is always better than cure Written by Mandy Neal March 25, 2020March 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teaching Ideas Uncategorized Understanding more about Warrants and Police Searches Do police always need a warrant to arrest you? When are they allowed to search your home or your car? A warrant is basically a legal document issued by a judge or grand jury and it may be in the form of an arrest warrant or a search warrant. An arrest warrant An arrest warrant Written by Mandy Neal March 7, 2020March 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
