The Big Idea As Francesca Gino reports in this HBR article, Let Your Workers Rebel, Constructive Nonconformity promotes engagement, innovation, productivity, and performance. This workplace research aligns with our research with families and in classrooms: When parents and/or teachers, create opportunities for kids to be themselves, to constructively question the status quo, to solve their own problems, and to view challenges as opportunities for growth and learning, they fee

The Big Idea To boost the good things you want for your kids, your family, and yourself, state what you value most and then connect those values to the actions, interactions, and events in your lives. (Note: This also works for students, classes, and teachers) Strategy: The Case for Values Articulating your family’s Strategy is the first step in the S.T.A.R.T. Leadership process - a process that is effective in equipping kids with the mindset and skill set they need to thrive

The Big Idea In schools, colleges, and the workplace, there’s a growing leadership and engagement crisis – one that executives and educators rank as a top concern. Yet driving engagement is an ongoing challenge, and the average age for formal leadership development is 42.[i] As parents, we’re also concerned. We’re understandably anxious about the increasingly competitive world in which our kids are growing up. Yet we’re uncertain about how best to equip them with the tools th