RG175 Blog

Change management in independent schools is a tricky business. The “why” and the “how” are inextricably linked because of the nature of schools—limited resources, political considerations, impact on enrollment, and an ever-changing landscape. This month Peter Baron and Hans Mundahl from the Enrollme... read more

As the audience for this newsletter is current and aspiring Heads of School, let me start by congratulating all of you for making it through this most challenging year. While my RG175 colleagues and I have been busy on the sidelines, coaching beleaguered new Heads, leading searches, and consulting o... read more

Leading an independent or international school the past 16 months has been humbling, overflowing with the unexpected, each day offering new challenges and dilemmas. Likely, you have had moments of loneliness and wondering when it will all end or from where help will come.As the coming summer offers... read more

During the past 15 months, schools have had to navigate challenging and uninterrupted whitewater paddling through large waves, deceptive drops, and sharp turns. School leaders have had to adjust quickly and nimbly to changing conditions while navigating ambiguous government guidance and responding t... read more

A couple of renegade trustees—sometimes only ONE—can turn an effective board into a contentious, unsupportive, parsimonious, or a dysfunctional one; often the board turns into all of these. So how can you screen new trustees effectively? And is it possible to get rid of the “bad seeds.” Screening... read more

It’s so seductive, so intuitive, so logical. It stands to reason that casting a wide net will result in more applications and more enrollments. And when the economy is “hot,” perhaps this strategy will work. But the reality is that “being all things to all people” is a bad marketing strategy. It oft... read more