Quotes About Collaboration

A successful school has to engage all the people, all the powers, and all the capacities within it.

If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you're asking actors to do. Learning other skills will help you communicate with people and respect what they do.

Even when I have someone playing the song I give them the idea. I'm learning. I'm getting better over the years.

That kind of peer learning, that peer teaching, that peer evaluation, and then administration of insight.

Learning to receive feedback from each other is what leadership is all about.

Too often, shared visions really mean, "I have a vision; you share it!"

Education leaders must have the will at times to release leadership to the teachers the parents and the students.

Schools cannot shut their gates and leave the outside world on the doorstep.

I guess confidence is the only thing that I take from project to project, but I'm always open to learning everybody's style - the director, the actor I'm working with.

Learning isn't something you should only do solo.

I'd like to get more involved in that world. I'm better when I'm teamed up with an experienced writer - when I potentially have someone guiding me. But I'm getting involved and I'm learning a lot.

Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.

Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all.

I consider myself a crayon... I may not be your favorite color but one day you'll need me to complete your picture.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

Adidas is a very personal inspiration to me. It has enriched my creative life. It's an exchange between different cultures, different ideas, and most of all, it is teamwork.

Were companies units or loose, ever-shifting alliances of individuals? Still didn't know.

When you work alone, you need to socialize at some level.

success traits: "a good communicator," "a team builder," "energizes others," "has infectious enthusiasm," and "has fun doing it.

Next, in order to make sure that you are not leaving out any important topics, ask each member of the group to bring in two or three bullet points that they think require your attention. This way, you develop a two-way mode of communication with this group.

Working as a team: No one effectively does the work of teaching challenging students alone for very long. Teachers and professional staff must have multiple venues to vent, ask for advice, brainstorm strategies, and celebrate successes.

Be available to cover for a teacher who is de-escalating a challenging student. It is symbolically very meaningful when an administrator offers to cover a class, for even three minutes, so that the teacher can complete a complex interaction with a challenging student. Designate other faculty that can also be tapped when the need arises.