The Coaching Letter is written by Center staff member Isobel Stevenson, who has extensive experience as both a leader and a coach.  The Coaching Letter’s perspective is that leaders could be a bit more successful if they thought and acted more like coaches, and coaches could be a bit more successful if they thought and acted more like leaders.  Isobel draws on research and theory in organizational development, cognitive psychology, and behavioral economics, as well as her own experience, to suggest to leaders and coaches ways to think about their work that push them a little bit beyond their current mental models.  The Coaching Letter is rich, thoughtful, personal, and funny.

Leadership at the Center is written primarily by Center executive director Richard Lemons.  Through this
blog, Richard will share resources, tools, and research relevant to leading organizations, prompting
large-scale instructional improvement, and disrupting inequity.  Leading at the Center will also share
updates on the work of the CT Center for School Change and provide vignettes of leading practice across
the state and nation.