InterED InterED (Print) InterED (Online) ISSN 2158-0618 ISSN 2158-0626 vol. 45 no. 125 fall 2018 AAIE BOARD OFFICERS President, Mr. Kevin Glass USA President Elect, Dr. Jeff Paulson Switzerland Treasurer, Dr. Ronald Marino USA AAIE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ms. Christine Brown Mr. Barry Dequanne Dr. Gregory Hedger Dr. Fran Prolman Ms. Mary Russman Dr. Beverly Shaklee Ms. Kathy Stetson Dr. Oli Tooher-Hancock AAIE ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Frank Anderson Dr. Peter Bateman Dr. Robert Bartoletti Ms. Jennifer Beckwith Mr. David Chojnacki Dr. Linda Duevel Ms. Teresa Dupre Dr. Edward E. Greene Ms. Madeleine Maceda Heide Dr. Larry Hobdell Mr. Warren Jaferian Mr. Craig Johnson Ms. Sonia Keller Dr. Clark Kirkpatrick Dr. Richard Krajczar Ms. Reina O’Hale Ms. Beth Kempler Pfannl Dr. Paul Poore Dr. Barrie Jo Price Mr. John Roberts Dr. Kevin Ruth Ms. Charlotte Seewald Mr. Gerald Selitzer Dr. Joe Shapiro Mr. Mark Ulfers Dr. Ettie Zilber EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ms. Yolanda Murphy-Barrena A/OS ex-of cio Switzerland Myanmar USA A/OS - Alternate USA CEESA Croatia India USA AISA Kenya USA Kuwait NESA Greece Norway USA Netherlands Ecuador A/OS S. East Asia USA India Tri-Assoc.Nicaragua USA EARCOS Malaysia MAIS Spain Italy AASSA USA USA Kenya ECIS U.K. USA ASOMEX Mexico USA France USA AAIE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Mr. Derek Harwell Ms. Terri Williams-Baksh EDITOR Dr. Beverly Shaklee EDITOR EmERITUS Dr. Gilbert Brown Dr. Jay Ketterer DESIGN & LAYOUT Ms. Roddia Paul Sarah Stoner, Swordfern Wordsmithing, Ink. Mount Vernon, WA 98274 / [email protected] GRAPHICS Blackmoor Design Saint Paul, MN 55118 / [email protected] FORmER AAIE LEADERSHIP & HISTORY aaie.org/about-aaie editor's comments Dear Colleagues, I hope you enjoyed the excitement and energy nd generated around the 52 Annual Conference. Seeing old friends, remembering others, celebrating milestones and achievements as well as meeting the next generation of leaders for international schools was uplifting. Going to the UN was a highlight for me, what were highlights for you? One of the curiosities that has emerged in my own work and in the work of others is how we sustain leadership. We spend a great deal of time discussing the skill sets, how you get to be a leader in your school or region but we spend a lot less time discussing how one sustains the capacity, interest and abilities required while being a leader. What do excellent leaders do to nurture themselves? How do leaders nd the strength or capacity to lead; some for over thirty or forty years in our eld. What do they draw upon to rebuild and maintain their spirit? In one of my favorite blogs by Sue Brightly, Cornell Sustainability, she discusses the notion of personal sustainability. She de nes sustainability as the process of supporting a system that doesn’t deplete or damage it over time. She gives a good example of some of the days I experience, perhaps you do too, “imagine someone who is always working long hours, constantly checking mobile devices, engaged in a stressful environment that in the long term might result in higher income or better career opportunities.” From a sustainability standpoint, it is like eating fast-food, losing sleep, missing exercise and being spiritually, physically, emotionally and intellectually depleted! is is not a good recipe for sustainability or for leadership. No matter how invincible we think we are, we cannot drain our personal capacity to the extent we have nothing more to give. For this issue, we are drawing from wisdom in the past through excerpts of Elsa Lamb’s columns in InterED. Her lifelong legacy and commitment to international schools is evidenced in her re ections. She also left us some tips for sustainability. We also so- licited an interview with a 35+ year veteran of international schools as seen through a conversation with his son who seeks to be- come a school leader in international schools. Our research colleagues from San Diego State University shared their research that reveals ways of thinking that engender longevity for leaders. Other authors examine the development of trust, the development of sustainable pipelines; evaluation of leaders; and research on the home teacher connection. Cary Reid’s Keith D. Miller Innovative Award win- ner speech is included for those of you who might have missed his presentation in 2017. Closing out this issue are thoughts on leadership, the A/OS Advisory Board and one of our most popular features; the great work of GIN. As you think about the things, people, places or activities that provide sustain- ability in your life also think about shar- ing those ‘nuggets’ and insights with the next generation of leaders. Finding ways to recharge, unplug, preserve and conserve your capacities as a leader is instrumental in e ective leadership. All of the research on how to become a leader is moot if you cannot gure out how to stay in leadership as a healthy, positive and willing participant in the international schools. Warmly, Bev Shaklee Beverly Shaklee, [email protected], Editor With thanks to Betsy Scotto-Lavino, gradu- ate research assistant, Center for Interna- tional Education, George Mason University.