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New Leaders Series: Tell Your Story
Part 2: Tell Your Story, Create Connection Tell your story and create a connection. Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash In my early days of leadership and teaching, I would get extremely nervous before speaking to large groups. Am I interesting enough? Is my message …
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New Leaders: Prepare for Your Journey
Part 1: Building Relationships Have you accepted a new leadership opportunity? There are probably many feelings running through you right now: excitement, worry, joy, overwhelm and so much more on any given day and even in any given minute. Having been a new leader and …
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Documentation is Communication
Documentation is communication. Photo by Jan Kahánek on Unsplash When I was an administrator at a school and I had concerns about a direct report’s performance, I looked for past notes and documentation regarding observations, conversations, and other feedback. I found nothing. This was a …
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Challenge without Strain?
Can you have a challenge without strain? Photo by Luemen Rutkowski on Unsplash Recently while holding a pose in yoga class, the teacher mentioned that you should feel challenged without strain. I wondered about these two words. I used to think a challenge had to …
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Improvement Plans
Improvement Plans set a path to potential growth. Photo by Jungwoo Hong on Unsplash Have you considered an improvement plan for an employee? Improvement Plans set a path to potential growth. This is the time of year that independent schools consider whether to offer contracts …
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Right Fit AND Right Growth
Are you looking for the right fit candidate for your institution or for the right growth candidate? Or both? Photo by Francesco Gallarotti on Unsplash “No matter how effective your organization’s recruitment tactics are, there’s never a guarantee an employee will live up to expectations …
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What’s In a Question?
A well-formed question can tell a lot about a candidate. “Asking good questions is the path to insightful learning,” wrote Adrian Gonzalez. One of the often overlooked items in a hiring process is the questions we ask candidates. Hiring season is fast approaching in schools. …
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What Do You Do With A Problem?
Kobi Yamada writes of a brilliant idea in his book, What Do You Do With A Problem? Photo by Diego PH on Unsplash Yamada shows us how to view a problem as an opportunity. His main character is a child with a problem that keeps …
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Building Trust
How are you building trust in your community as a leader? Photo by Rob Wicks on Unsplash Building trust is an intentional practice. Building trust is an essential practice of an effective leader. You need to create a plan to accomplish this ongoing task of …
