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Is compassionate accountability an oxymoron?

4/30/2025

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Colleagues,

MVP: #9 - Hold people accountable with compassion.

I actually did a whole podcast episode on this! Dr. Nate Regier was my guest on episode 143 in July, 2023 (link).

Confronting negative performance can be difficult, but allowing someone to underperform is not compassionate!

What is compassionate: Helping someone grow because it will help them enjoy their job more. 

I want a teacher to learn better classroom management because it will allow them to find more joy and meaning in their career, not only because it is good for kids.

This is also an example of leading with empathy (yesterday’s topic).

Being vulnerable: I’m struggling to come up with fresh ideas for the daily email, so I asked ClaudeAI to generate a list of the 25 key actions for leadership. I will use ClaudeAI’s words for the MVP and everything else will be my take on the idea. I’ll cover the top ten over the next few weeks. Counting down backward of course! 

Cheers!

Frederick
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Seen, valued, heard

4/30/2025

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Colleagues,

MVP: When we communicate to people we see, value, and hear them, they feel more meaningful. 

There is an ethical weight which comes with leadership. Heavier than the ethical obligation to follow the law is our obligation to care for those over whom we hold power.

We could even argue that caring is the core function of leadership.

People are our purpose, and when we see people (and know their stories), when we value them, and listen, we are affirming they matter. 

Mattering is such an essential element of caring. 

Yesterday’s podcast guest, Dr. Chris Culver not only discusses caring, he also models it. This is an episode that will leave you feeling good. I hope you join us.

I’m happy to acknowledge Kaleidoscope Adventures as a sponsor of yesterday’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! I appreciate their support and encourage you to connect with them if you are thinking about planning a school trip!
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Cheers!

​Frederick
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Aces high

4/29/2025

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Colleagues,

MVP: People’s stories matter, and the more you know the better you can serve.

ACE stands for Adverse Child Experiences. ACE is primarily used in mental health settings. ACE is a way to easily communicate the degree of trauma a person has grown up with. 

Its value in mental health and educational settings may be obvious, but what about the work environment?

It’s not that we need to know a person’s ACE score, but knowing their story and background can help us understand how to best support and grow them.

I bring this up because today’s podcast guest has an ACE score of 9/10. That indicates an intense and traumatic childhood. His experiences are fundamentally different from my own (my ACE score is 1/10).

Admittedly, I’m using ACE to grab your attention. The bigger lesson comes tomorrow. Or you can “fast forward” and listen to the episode here 😉.

Today’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast is sponsored by IXL!
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Cheers!

​Frederick
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I feel your pain…

4/28/2025

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Colleagues,
​Being vulnerable: I’m struggling to come up with fresh ideas for the daily email, so I asked ClaudeAI to generate a list of the 25 key actions for leadership. I will use ClaudeAI’s words for the MVP and everything else will be my take on the idea. I’ll cover the top ten over the next few weeks. Counting down backward of course! 
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MVP: #10 - Practice empathy in all interactions. 

To empathize is to try to understand how someone feels. Working with empathy helps prevent us from judging others, and when we stop judging we are in a better position to support and serve.

Empathy also increases human connection, so people are more likely to feel valued by empathetic leaders.

If there is someone in your organization who you struggle to relate to, maybe try learning more about them, and develop some empathy for them.

Cheers!

Frederick
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Is mattering rocket science?

4/25/2025

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Colleagues,
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​MVP: Strategic leaders make sure people know they matter

In last week’s episode of Eat Sleep Work Repeat (one of my favorite podcasts), host Bruce Dursley interviews Zach Mercurio about the role of mattering in the workplace.

Essentially, when we communicate to people that they matter, they see their work as more valuable. Not rocket science.

But if it isn’t rocket science, why is it so hard to consistently communicate to people how much we value them?

Urgent leaders focus on tasks. 

Strategic leaders focus on people.

Hmmm…

Cheers!

Frederick
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