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Colleagues, MVP: Support is about the organization and growth is about the individual. When I talk about supporting and growing people, what do I mean? And why do I always use those same two words? Support: make changes in the organization to make it easier for people to do their work Grow: help improve people’s knowledge, skills, dispositions, and health Support is about the organization and growth is about the individual. Of course, you can hear more detail in yesterday’s sector agnostic episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast. 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!  Cheers!
Frederick
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Colleagues, MVP: We invest time in people, we spend time on tasks. It’s not rocket science – if you are helping your people get better, you are probably helping your school, service, or business get better. Support and grow. I dive more deeply into the core concepts of strategic leadership in today’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast. This is a sector agnostic episode so if you’d like to go deeper into urgent versus strategic leadership and the six dimensions of organization, consider listening. Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today’s episode!  Cheers!
Frederick Colleagues,
The next few emails from our summer tradition will focus on treating ourselves better. 10. M=V/E Motivation equals value divided by effort. If people don’t seem motivated enough then one of two things is wrong. Either they don’t see the full value, or the endeavor requires too much effort. This isn’t about being resistant, or lazy, or anything else negative. It is just economics. I may drive nine hours to visit my family, but I won’t travel that distance to visit someone I met at a concert last week. The value is not worth the effort. Note also, that what some people may value highly, others may not. In addition, the same task may require different levels of effort by different people. A motivation problem is simply a misalignment between what we are asking people to do and the value they see in doing it. Intention: Reflect on someone who resisted a change you were asking for and try to understand the V/E equation from their perspective. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
9. Embrace wu-wei Wu-wei is a concept articulated in the Tao Te Ching. I’m not a philosopher, so don’t fault my interpretation, but I read wu-wei as doing without doing. Think of that little pebble that drops into a pond and the ripples spread out far and wide. Such a small action, but such a large impact. This couples perfectly with number 8 (leading from behind). At the beginning of an understanding, if I empower the right person in the right way, and they go forth and do great work, I have done wu-wei, having a great impact but doing nothing. If you believe in servant leadership, you should be embracing this concept. Intention: Think about a recent challenge that you stepped in to work on. Was there someone else who you could have helped tackle that issue? Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
8. Leading from behind is more important than leading from in front (most of the time) Sometimes, when you are charging ahead, you outdistance the people behind you. When that happens, you are more of a lone wolf than the leader of the pack. Leaders who do everything leave no room for others to grow. Leading from behind means asking people how you can help them and empowering their visions as opposed to telling them what to do to serve yours. Intention: Think about some people around you who have more leadership potential than they are using. What opportunities can you provide to them? The Assistant Principal Podcast is continuing to grow, and we want to take the show to the next level of quality. If you are a regular listener, please use this link to reply with what you like best about the podcast (so we keep it in) and what ways we could improve the podcast (so we can fix it). Thanks! Cheers! Frederick |
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