Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Interview with Wesley Fryer

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

On Monday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Wesley Fryer. We talked about blogging, LeaderTalk, CASTLE’s Principal Blogging Project, and technology leadership issues. If you’re interested, here’s the link to Wesley’s podcast of our conversation:

Wesley’s post

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