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Moments of Truth. Difficult, but worth it.
I am currently reading “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni. In the story, the new CEO of a tech company is put in a position to have to confront one of her team members. While she was put in the position she resisted the temptation to confront the team member via email…
How are you making students feel?
As an attempt to change up how I am blogging and am starting to record videos on my thoughts. I usually have plenty of time to record a 4-5 minute video while I am driving to and from the school. I figured this would give me a more authentic posting and more frequent posting as…
You will run out of tomorrows….. What will you do today, for those that need you?
I recently read a tweet (pic below) from Danny Steele (@SteeleThoughts) that had me thinking more about the power of relationships. While every leader in the world would stress the importance of relationships, some do not practice this life skill or have the passion to do so. I have been so blessed to have many…
I am in your corner…
This weekend, as I was reflecting on my week, I ran across an article by Daniel Steele entitled “Letter to a Discouraged Student“. This was a very profound letter. Beautifully written from a principal to student perspective. While I have no idea if this was actually written for a specific student or for the general…
Positive School Culture
Be relentless about creating, maintaining, and sustaining a positive culture in your schools. What students experience becomes their norm. We all know that many of our students experience norms at home that we would not want in our schools, but we must counteract that with a positive culture. That all begins with the relationships we…
Starting Proficiency in the Classroom
Ten years in the classroom is now approaching. Last year I got adventurous with my professional goals and decided to link using Facebook as one of my goals. At first, I was scared about going down that road and so were many others, but it worked out just fine. This year I may have gone…
Five characteristics of successful leaders/entrepreneurs
Five characteristics of successful leaders/entrepreneurs « The Equity KickerThe Equity Kicker tags: characteristics leaders leadership Showing up – Rosabeth quotes Woody Allen’s famous saying that 90% of success in life comes from just showing up, and I agree. In the context of leaders and entrepreneurs that means getting started on things and being visible, and that includes…
10 Ways To Make Each Day A Leadership Masterpiece
10 Ways To Make Each Day A Leadership Masterpiece – Forbes Excel in the moment. Invest in a relationship and build trust. Help someone else achieve and grow. Listen. Connect someone to your vision, mission, and priorities. Thank someone. Prepare for the known and study for the unknown. Prepare for an important decision. Leverage white…
Visionary Leaders
I love what @Leadershipfreak writes on a regular basis. His leadership insight is that cannot be matched and is perfect for any industry, especially education. This below is taken from his website. Vision is important for any leader. Without vision, execution is a hallucination. It is extremely important for educational leaders to have a clear…