Dr. Doug PlayerAug 20, 20204 minThe Case for Opening BC Schools on October 1stI believe every community wants to see their schools open. I also believe everyone wants the schools to open safely so that the opening d...
Dr. Doug PlayerAug 15, 20205 minCrunch Time: A Tough Decision the Provincial Government Has Unnecessarily CausedTeachers, staff, and parents will have to make an unnecessarily difficult decision in three weeks. That will be the time when both Dr. Ta...
Dr. Doug PlayerAug 11, 20202 minQuestions the BC Ministry of Education Should Be Considering Before Finalizing the Re-start ModelToday, Rob Fleming, the Minister of Education, seemed to be changing the BC re-start model on everything from masks to start times. We ha...
Dr. Doug PlayerAug 3, 20203 minPause The BC School Re-opening PlanI grew up in a small rural town in BC. When walking at night, I was taught to walk on the left side of the road facing traffic, wear refl...
Dr. Doug PlayerJul 31, 20203 minMoment 2 In ‘The Moment’ a plan was presented to return all elementary school children to class full time in a safe manner. Because the plan requi...
Dr. Doug PlayerJul 21, 20206 minIntellect: The Substance of RIPPLE LeadershipIntellect is the ‘substance’ of Ripple Leadership. People often think of intellect as a certain point on the Intelligent Quotient (IQ) li...
Dr. Doug PlayerJul 17, 20207 minA MomentHistory has had many critical moments. For example, the invention of the Gutenberg Press was a critical moment. No longer was knowledge o...
Dr. Doug PlayerJul 10, 202010 minTime and PlaceTime and Place The pandemic has forced the school system to adapt to the “stay home” order. The system was unprepared for such a rapid ch...
Dr. Doug PlayerJun 27, 202010 minRelationships: The Core of RIPPLE LeadershipThe core of real estate is referred to as location, location, and location. The core of leadership is relationship, relationship, and rel...
Dr. Doug PlayerJun 14, 20204 minWhat is RIPPLE Leadership?Romeo asked: “What’s in a name?” In the name of this article lie the six essentials of leadership. RIPPLE is an anachronym for what I con...