The Importance of Connection
Executive Leadership
In a video discussing children who have suffered trauma, the speaker asserted, “Every kid is one caring adult relationship away from being a success story.”
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Hiring Mini-Me
Executive Leadership
Remember when we discussed the horrible error of hiring a “warm body,” because “it was better than nothing?” Fortunately for most, one of these disasters is enough to make “Never again!” a part of our vocabulary.
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Reinforcing Teacher Passivity
Executive Leadership
We all know individuals and groups who choose passive responses in their daily work. For the record, we’ve also admitted that the system does much to engender such compliance.
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Politics and Education Don’t Mix
Executive Leadership
An old adage of professionalism was to avoid politics at all costs. Even 20 years ago, it was still “unseemly” for teachers or administrators to be too politically active… political action is now an expectation of survival.
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Trust: The Key to Motivating Your Teachers
Executive Leadership, School Culture
Every time Ron taught a course about the principalship, he started the semester by asking students to describe a good school leader, the sort of person teachers and others would want to lead their school.
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Surround Teachers with Support
Executive Leadership
Teachers crave support, both tangible and intangible. Leaders must provide 360 support—assessing the needs of teachers individually as well as a group.
