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Donna Orem
Donna Orem
Donna Orem is a former president of NAIS.
Articles
Adaptive Leadership, Part 3: Surviving the Messy Middle of Adaptive Change
On My Mind: A Reflection on NAIS Leadership and a Look Ahead
Adaptive Leadership, Part 2: The Six Behaviors of Adaptive Leaders
Adaptive Leadership, Part 1: Technical or Adaptive Challenge?
Navigating 2023: What Should Be on School Leaders’ Radar?
On My Mind: Reflecting on a Career and Community
Scenario Planning: Examining the Trends in Charitable Giving
On My Mind: Unpacking Strategy Work
Scenario Planning: Examining Education Workforce Trends
Scenario Planning: 4 Trends to Know for Sustainable Enrollment
Governing With Intentionality: Practices That Correlate With Success
On My Mind: The Forces Shaping the Independent School Market
On My Mind: Building a Resilient Workforce
Cyber Crime: A Growing Risk for Independent Schools
10 Books on Connection, Human Nature, and Building Trust
The Social-Emotional Foundations of Learning
On My Mind: Leveraging Our Core Beliefs in Schools
On My Mind: Leveraging Our Core Beliefs in Schools
The Pre-K–12 Education Landscape: Trends, Learnings, and Questions
The Forecast for Fundraising
On My Mind: How to Prepare Students for Civic Engagement
On My Mind: How to Prepare Students for Civic Engagement
COVID-19 Has Changed Our World. Let’s Work Together to Make It a Better One
A New Value Proposition for Higher Education?
The Pandemic of Misinformation
On My Mind: Pandemic-Related Workforce Trends
The Essential Toolkit for Thriving Beyond the Pandemic
On My Mind: Thriving Through Unprecedented Change
The Leader’s Journey: From Hero to Co-Creator
On My Mind: Reimagining Philanthropy
Robots Aren’t Taking the Jobs: Preparing for the Future of Work
Taking the Long View to Eliminate Systemic Racism: A Systems Thinking Approach
Pandemic School Models Accelerate Disruption
On My Mind: Addressing Systemic Racism in Our Schools and Communities
Value, Price, and the Emerging Market
Let’s Read, Listen, and Connect to Bridge Political Differences
On My Mind: Shifting the Culture of Overwork to Self-Care
Intentionally Investing in Online Learning
A Conversation with Tyler Thigpen on School Transformation
A Recipe for Thriving in Uncertain Times
The NAIS 2025 and Beyond Initiative: An Invitation to Participate in Co-Creating Our Future
On My Mind: A Crisis at Our Door
A Conversation: 3 Heads Discuss Their Decision-Making Process Amid Coronavirus (COVID-19)
On My Mind: What Effective Board Work Looks Like
Thriving Amid Change: A Leader’s Guide to Developing Strategy and Staying the Course
Do Boomers and Millennials Approach Work Differently?
On My Mind: Helping Schools Reclaim Their Why
Moving from Oversight to Foresight: Essential Work for the Board
Shifting Our Lens on the Differently Abled
To Be Successful in Today’s Education Market, Learn from the Past
On My Mind: Teaching Cultural Agility
5 Trends Driving the Future of Philanthropy
On My Mind: Ensuring Student Health and Well-Being
Developing a Risk Culture to Support School Mission and Vision
Reading Your Way to a More Empathetic Self
Identifying System Archetypes to Build High-performing Teams
How the Third Education Revolution Is Shifting Our Approach to Learning
Change Is a Two-way Street
The Future of the Teaching Workforce
The Fundraising Forecast and Why People Give
Improving Financial Sustainability: Schools Experiment With New Models
A Call to Action: Let’s Close the Pay Gap in Independent Schools
International Students: You Are Welcome Here!
Addressing Implicit Bias in the Hiring Process
What We Can Learn from Higher Education: A New Era of Collaboration and Exploration
On My Mind: Teaching Failure Might Actually Be a Good Thing
Juuling: An Alarming Trend Reversing Decades of Health Gains
Summer Reflection: Books to Spur New Perspectives
The Anatomy of Governance and Leadership Meltdowns
Polarity Management: A New Lens for Working Through Challenges
Artificial Intelligence: Will it Take Our Jobs or Enrich Our Lives?
A Closer Look: Emerging Trends for 2018 and Beyond
The Power of Asking the Right Question
Empowering Leaders Through Coaching
Transforming Our World Through the Lens of Gen Z
Why Hiring 'Givers' Matters
How Does Technology Affect Teen Health and Well-Being?
Independent Schools Address Educator Sexual Misconduct
Harnessing the Power of Teams to Tackle Complex Challenges
10 Habits of Highly Effective Boards
From Competition to Collaboration: Independence and Power in the New Sharing Economy
What to Read This Summer
Your School’s Big Dream: Creating a Vision for the Future
A Prescription for Rendering Rankings Moot
From Scarcity to Opportunity in Your Socioeconomic Investment
The True and the New
Authentic Leadership in an Era of Change
Why Leadership Development Is Imperative for Succession Planning
The Gateway to Transforming Our Schools’ Future: Defining Our Problems
Honing in on a Whole New World of Leadership
Blue Ocean Thinking
Move Over Helicopter Parents, The Drones Have Arrived
A Generation Coming of Age
The Power of Empathy in Leadership and Governance
Identifying Opportunities
A New Way to Work: Five Ways to Engage Millennials
The Impact of Excellent Teachers amid a Changing Teaching Workforce
Upcoming Leadership Transitions Pose Challenge for Schools
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