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Colleagues,
MVP: When we stop judging people, we are better able to serve them. Writer’s block today so let’s keep this simple…
People don’t wake up in the morning and say, “I am going to be a terrible…” parent, spouse, leader, employee. Even when they are doing poorly, people are doing the best they can. Here’s the magic in these two assumptions: They allow me to stop judging people. And as soon as I stop judging…
Without respect, leadership is just forcing people to do things. Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues,
MVP: Noticing and identifying needs are critical to developing a thriving workplace culture. Yesterday I shared how I was able to offer support for someone after noticing in one of their emails that something wasn’t quite right. My friend Charle Peck calls that noticing, and noticing is a fundamental skill in building a thriving organizational culture. The next step after noticing is identifying the need. In this week’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast, Charle and I have a powerful and inspiring conversation about building a thriving school community. If you are into serving people and building culture, give it a listen. Today’s intention: Reflect on your work culture – is it thriving? Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: If you listen closely, you will hear when people need a pick me up. If you take 60 seconds, you can give it to them. Ever read an email from someone and get the feeling they weren’t having a good day? I don’t mean the kind of message where someone is complaining or making it obvious. I mean the kind where the feelings are not stated, but you can sense them, just under the surface. Maybe it is a small self-deprecating statement, or the lack of enthusiasm that is uncommon to that individual. In past years, I would be either too busy to recognize the signs, or too busy to reach out if I did recognize them. Today was different. I took 60 seconds to send someone a text after reading their email, an email that gave me the feeling something was off. “Just wanted to follow up on your email - you truly are a remarkable person and xxxx is so fortunate to have you. You always give grace to others, make sure to save some for yourself. Have a GREAT day!” The reply? “Thank you! I SO needed to hear this today.” Lao Tzu talks about “doing without doing.” I interpret this as having big impacts through little actions. Little actions like noticing and showing appreciation. Today’s intention: Listen and notice. If someone seems down, share something positive. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: When we make mistakes, clean them up and then move on. I have been blessed with being the president of my local homeowners association (sarcasm intended). This morning I put together an email summarizing some recent thoughts on changing the bylaws. We have a spreadsheet with all the members of the HOA and I copied the column with their email addresses and pasted them into a draft email. Something happened and about 50 of my professional contacts got added to the email. Of course, I only noticed this after I had sent the email and someone not in our HOA contacted me. I sent another email apologizing profusely. And then, I moved on. Sometimes we step in things and make messes. We clean it up as best we can, and then we move on. Today’s intention: Mess something up lately? Give yourself grace. Cheers! Frederick |
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