Tag: leadership development

  • Belonging Before Proving: How Ted Develops Leaders by Creating Space First

    Ted Lasso’s real genius isn’t inspiration talks. It’s creating belonging first, then watching leadership emerge. Roy becomes a mentor. Jamie transforms. Nate spirals. Here’s what their arcs teach us about developing students.

  • The Heart of Leadership: Valuing Others Above Self

    Today’s conversation with my freshmen about altruistic and culturally competent leadership reminded me why I love teaching government and civics. When we stripped away all the complexity, the students kept circling back to something fundamental: real leaders care about other people more than themselves. This isn’t the leadership we see valorized in movies or celebrated…