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Tag: school leader
Your Year
Happy new year! 2021, we are coming for you. You will not take us down like 2020 did. This is our year to learn from what we just went through and realize the importance of connection and face to face engagement. This is our year to start to make things happen and it all starts […]
My Three Biggest Mistakes in Leadership…And What I Did About Them
We are humans. We make mistakes. We fall. We get back up. The getting back up, that is where the magic happens. Do we get back up and try it again or quit and pivot completely, starting from scratch all over again. Now, if you have been reading my blogs or following me for awhile, […]
The Leadership Edit
If you don’t already know this from my posts on social media, I am obsessed with my word for the year….clarity. I have been searching for clarity and making it a priority to have a clear plan with actions for all areas of my life. I mean ALL the nooks and crannies of my world […]
Building a Community of Productive Struggle
“The struggle is real!” I am sure we have all heard this before. But all too often it isn’t accompanied with what actions we can take to embrace the struggle. Don’t worry, I got you covered so stick with me on this one! As I sat with a group of administrators at a table (pre-covid…) […]
Starting Up and Shutting Down Your Day With Three “Survival-In-A-Time of a Pandemic” Habits
Hold your horses! This is not another habit and routine type of blog post. This is a real–life, no–bones, survival–in–a–time–of–pandemic, necessary post if you’re serious about becoming the best version of yourself while leading an entire school community who is looking to you to have all the answers. It’s about finding not just work–life balance but finding […]
High Yield Areas
There’s a lot to pay attention to when it comes to school leadership. That’s the beauty and the beast of it. The beauty is that you are so needed for ideas, input, solving problems, topics of conversation, everything, etc. The beast? Well, the beast is that you are so needed for all of the above […]
I Promise…
As you’ve hopefully noticed by now, my leadership strategies aren’t just a “learn about leadership” kinda deal. It’s a “let’s actually build and launch your community into action THIS year” kinda deal. And while “learning” and “doing” are closely related, there’s one ingredient that must be added to the mix to create the magic. Commitment. […]
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