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Lead First by Listening, Then by Doing

By Emily Ihrke, LL’15, gcLi Scholar ‘21, Co-Coordinator, PK12 Ethical Leadership Program at University School of Milwaukee (WI) Twice now,…
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The World Needs Us

By Emily Ihrke, LL’15, gcLi Scholar ‘21, Co-Coordinator, PK12 Ethical Leadership Program at University School of Milwaukee (WI) As a…
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Pay It Forward

By Jan Baldwin, LL ‘14, gcLi Scholar ‘21, Middle School Dean of Students and Chair of the Visual and Performing…
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Pandemic Life Lessons from the Breachway

by Josh Doyon, Director of Student Affairs, Cushing Academy (MA) For three years now, my mobile home screen has been…
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The Leader Gardener

by Mike Chapman, Cadet Corps Leadership Program Instructor at St. John’s College High School, (Washington, D.C.) Managing an effective high…
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Leadership Lessons from a Pandemic

The practices of good leadership in a crisis are no different from normal times. The only differences are the stakes…
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The Butterflies Blog, Part 2

There have been some remarkable realizations, connections, and friendships that never would have happened were it not for this challenging…
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The Butterflies Blog, Part I

There have been some remarkable realizations, connections, and friendships that never would have happened were it not for this challenging…


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Emily Ihrke
Executive Editor, gcLi Leadership Blog
Director PK-12 Ethical Leadership Program
University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee (WI)
eihrke@gclileadership.org