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Forever Grateful for the Leadership Lab

by Emily Tymus Ihrke, Editor in Chief, gcLi; Director of PK-12 Ethical Leadership Program & Middle School Learning Specialist at…
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Forming, Storming, and Norming Our Way To Milkshakes

At our school, Shake Shack is legendary. Just beyond the prescribed lunch boundaries, their delicious burgers and decadent milkshakes were…
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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 Global Leadership Interview: Ashley Bernhard, “Citizen of the World Award” Recipient

Interviewed by Halle Sherwin, an independent digital marketing and media consultant. Halle is an integral member of The Gardner Carney…
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The Primacy of Youth Voice

My daughter staged an intervention this August.  “Mom. There’s a better way to organize. I have an idea.”  Inspired by…
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Modeling Leadership as a Lifelong Learning Skill

Technology changes with every breath we take, and we’re trying to prepare our students for a world that will inevitably…
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Great Leaders Ask: How will we know we’re successful? #HWWKWS?

Project planning and management are great ways to engage young students when teaching leadership.…
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gcLibrary Rachel Simmons’ – Enough as She Is

Rachel Simmons argues that girls continue to face challenges that we, as parents and as educators, haven’t yet confidently or…


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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