Matt’s Mumblings Blog
What Happened to my Matt’s Mumblings E-mails?
Posted on June 14, 2019
Me: Where did my e-mail list go? MailChimp Support: We really don’t know. Me: Well, I’m sure you bac…
My Week in an Alternate Reality
Posted on June 14, 2019
I’m writing this post at 40,000 feet returning from an amazing eleven-day training trip in New Engla…
Let’s Find a Better Word: Paraprofessionals
Posted on May 31, 2019
par·a·pro·fes·sion·al /ˌperəprəˈfeSH(ə)n(ə)l/ Noun. A person to whom a particular aspect of a profes…
Creating Great Teams – Destroying Terrible Meetings: Final Thoughts
Posted on May 24, 2019
We are burning ourselves out at alarming rates. There are aspects of our jobs that will not change….
Creating Great Teams – Destroying Terrible Meetings: Making Actual Decisions!
Posted on May 17, 2019
How many meetings do you attend that have an established decision-making method? Many teams don’t a…
Creating Great Teams – Destroying Terrible Meetings: A Quick Look at Agendas
Posted on May 3, 2019
Now that we have examined how meetings go wrong, let’s spend the next couple of posts examining how…
Creating Great Teams – Destroying Terrible Meetings: Why We Hate Meetings!
Posted on April 25, 2019
There exists a paradox in meetings. We need meetings to get things done, however, many meetings are…
Creating Great Teams – Destroying Terrible Meetings: Characteristics Great Teams
Posted on April 19, 2019
Let’s continue our Creating Great Teams -Destroying Terrible Meeting series this week by looking at…
Creating Great Teams – Destroying Terrible Meetings: Trust & Conflict
Posted on April 12, 2019
Last week we discussed team dynamics. It’s probably clear that a good team relies on strong relation…
Creating Great Teams – Destroying Terrible Meetings: Team Dynamics
Posted on April 5, 2019
I’m working on my next big writing project on Trauma-Sensitive Schools. As part of this project, I’m…
HIV Virus a Force for Good?
Posted on March 29, 2019
I hate the HIV virus. The thing is evil. How else could you identify something that accounted for ar…
Leaving Neverland
Posted on March 22, 2019
Leaving Neverland is a new HBO Documentary focused on the sexual abuse experienced by two boys (now…