The eff-ing problem: When efficiency and effectiveness collide
In leadership, harmony isn’t about splitting the difference. It’s about choosing the melody first, then finding the rhythm that supports it.
In leadership, harmony isn’t about splitting the difference. It’s about choosing the melody first, then finding the rhythm that supports it.
We must actively “talent spot” potential leaders by identifying teachers and staff in our buildings who have the skills, mindset and heart for leadership.
Women often hold themselves to impossible, even superhuman standards, says Scippa, a leadership coach. She wants them to lead unapologetically and, even, imperfectly.
Superintendent Antonio Shelton learned on the job at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District that preparedness begins with building relationships before the crisis occurs.
“Leadership Lens” is a monthly column featuring the insights of K12 leaders who are navigating common opportunities and challenges. In this installment, enthusiasm is surging as teachers and students head back to class.
For those of us who sit in the superintendent’s chair, the year is not a straight line. It is a series of cycles, each with its own tempo, tone and tension.
Superintendent Rony Ortega describes central office’s role in empowering principals and teachers this way: “We’re no longer the compliance machine.”
In governance, as in leadership, movement without balance does not create progress; it creates circles.
The School District of Lee County is now offering educators significant financial incentives to work in high-risk schools, teach hard-to-staff subjects and teach courses that have the greatest impact on student achievement.
All leaders must devote some time to transactional realities. But to become transformational, your greatest success must come from connecting with and empowering people.
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