Surviving to Thriving Leadership

Theory Can Only Take You So Far - #70

Theory Can Only Take You So Far: I met with Patrick Mongrain, a veteran teacher and entrepenuer. He has held many roles in schools, and recently came out with an App called Edchanger Pro. This app helps school leaders transform ‘classroom observations with real-time engagement tracking, instant analytics, and researched-backed professional development resources. If you want to learn more, reach out to Patrick at: Pmongrain65@comcast.net [Pmongrain65@comcast.net]. This was a fascinating conversation and there is so much to write about, but I always narrow it down to 3 takeaways. 1. The Power of Systems in Education 2. Be Agents of Your Own Learning  3. Balance Does Not Mean Staying in the Center

Walk With Who You Serve #69

Walk With Who You Serve Cheryl Johnson and I were connected by our mutual connection, Jethro Jones. Cheryl has had a different career path than many of the education leaders I interviewed. She spent most of her career in Training and Development for different corporations. Cheryl wrote the book, the Ambition: The Missing Atribute in Your Employess about how to bridge the gap between school and/or work, and how educators find their balance in life through harmonic leadership. We talked about many things, but I always narrow it down to 3 main ideas: 1.     Corporate Training vs. K-12 Education 2.     The Ambition Quotient 3.     Harmonic Leadership

Be A Perpetual Learner #68

Be a Perpetual Learner: I met with Dr. Adeyemi Stembridge, a force in the education world around Culturally Responsive Education. I have been fortunate enough to work with him at multiple schools and see his work first hand. He does an incredible job pushing teachers and leaders in their practices to help them support students on a deeper level. Be sure to check out his work and his numerous books at his website: https://www.dryemis.com/ [https://www.dryemis.com/]. We talked about many things, but I always narrow it down to three key takeaways.  1. Find Your Passion  2. When is your ‘High Octane Cognative Capacity Time?’ 3. Fulfillment over Balance

The Principal Time Audit - #67

The Principal Time Audit - Thank you Edutopia - George Lucas Educational Foundation [https://www.linkedin.com/preload/#] for publishing another article of mine! https://www.edutopia.org/article/principal-time-audit This is a great tool for understanding how you are using your time and how to make the most of it! Let me know if you need any help getting started with this Time Audit. Share it with anyone you know in a leadership position!

Don't Leave a Path of Destruction - #66

Don’t Leave a Path of Destruction: I met with Andy Rodford, a veteran school leader from Canada. Andy now runs Venture Gained Consulting where he helps school and business leaders tackle problems that they wouldn’t get to by themselves. Be sure to check out what he has to offer:  https://venturegained.ca/ [https://venturegained.ca/]  We talked about many things, but I always narrow it down to three key takeaways.  1. Watch out for ‘Prep Mountain’  2. Importance of Trust  3. There are 168 Hours in a Week