Is there such a thing as too many initiatives? And can you be addicted? Are there Initiative Interventions? Can I plan it.....
In education we are all doing more with less, which usually is viewed as a bad thing. But it appears that I have been forcing this upon myself with the motto "See a need, fill a need!" for a number of years. I personally think it is exciting, fun and a good way to resolve the problems I see/encounter! But those immediately around me are experiencing Flood Initiative Fatigue.
So here is my question. When I encounter problems (otherwise known as opportunities) - is it healthy/productive to develop district wide initiatives and programs as a response? Or should I just let those things go and ignore them, something I am loathe to do. I do not let go easily. Or ignore.
Micro-example. I received a snark-filled terse email (from someone who does not know me well enough to vent electronically or in person) in response to a call for participants (funnily enough for another initiative). This person does not know how to be professional via email. So I started the "January Email Resolution: 31 days to a Better Inbox" as a series of digital posters and memes to be sent out daily by campus Tech Guides.
No big deal right? Or am I on the cusp of the first step: admitting I have a problem. But wait - isn't that how I got into this?
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