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How Self Aware Are You?
Funny thing.....as we get older, we either get so busy that we lose sight of who we are and what we stand for OR it has changed a few...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Oct 29, 20193 min read
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Progress Over Perfection
Earlier in my career as a school administrator, my focus was on perfection. Make sure to do it right. Every time. At times, it was more...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Oct 8, 20194 min read
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A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Work/Life Alignment
I can remember the stress I felt as a third year principal and discovering I was pregnant....with twins, nonetheless. I was so worried...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Oct 22, 20183 min read
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A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Your Obligation to Shine
Ready for another great week? Years ago, I had a long talk with a great male mentor. We were talking about the dreaded...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Oct 1, 20183 min read
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A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Know Your Worth
Here we go, team. It's Monday! Up and at 'em..... This week's theme is one that is uber important - know your worth. As public school...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 27, 20183 min read
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A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: It's About Perspective
Here we go, team. It's Monday! Up and at 'em..... This week's thoughts surround perspective, and it has been a common topic for many of...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 24, 20182 min read
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A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Who Are You?
What a wonderful week we have in store for us. Are you ready for it? Let’s start with a conversation about you. Do you know who you are?...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 11, 20182 min read
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Leading is More than just a Day Job
Check out my latest blog post for the Biofreeze Berkeley Half Marathon - it's all about pacing and helping others with their goals!...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 6, 20181 min read
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A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Be a Multiplier
Happy Monday! Quite a few years ago, I ran across Liz Wiseman's book, The Multiplier Effect. WOW! As a second year superintendent, I was...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Aug 20, 20182 min read
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A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership: Time to Be The Change
Happy Monday! I've long been inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's quote, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." His inspiration for...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Aug 6, 20182 min read
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And So It Begins....A Coffee Break of Inspirational Leadership
After much prodding by friends and colleagues, and even more from complete strangers with whom I’ve connected on LinkedIn, I decided to...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Aug 1, 20183 min read
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Likeable Leadership
As a female leader, I've struggled with the same issue that many others before me have - how important is it to be likeable? How...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Apr 26, 20182 min read
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Using Daskal's "The Leadership Gap"
Fortunate (or unfortunate, depending on perspective) for my staff, I attended the ACSA Women's Leadership Conference in Redondo Beach in...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Apr 13, 20182 min read
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Students Know Right from Wrong
Had the opportunity to happen upon a middle school classroom last week, presentations under way so I thought I'd stay. And am I glad I...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 5, 20181 min read
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Telling Our Stories
It has long been told that the power of our voice is often found in our stories. Stories of leadership. Stories of overcoming challenges....

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Sep 6, 20171 min read
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And You're Not Using PBL in Your School Because....Why?
Four years ago, while a Director at the Santa Clara County Office of Education, I attended a three day Buck Institute training for...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jul 6, 20161 min read
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Here's to the Grads!
Now that most schools are out of session for the summer, the celebration of graduations and promotions is about over. And certainly,...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jun 24, 20162 min read
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A Clear Vision - with Dewitt Jones
Dewitt Jones is one of America's top professional photographers. Twenty years with National Geographic photographing stories around the...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 16, 20161 min read
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An Activist for a Better World
Having recently read and blogged about John Maxwell's newest publication, Intentional Living, I'm even firmer in my commitment to the...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 15, 20161 min read
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A Day Made of Glass Inspires
I've always loved this video. Whether used in its entirety or in small segments, the ability to think big and dream bigger is what always...

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 14, 20161 min read
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