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Colleagues,
MVP: Two-week reflection (great to do on a Friday) Way #10: Have this conversation:
I hope you’ve appreciated these ten ideas on how to support new people. Hopefully you have had the opportunity to try out at least one or two. If you appreciate this kind support, please consider replying here and sharing with me something you did with a new person and how it made a positive impact. Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues,
MVP: Troubleshoot one issue Way #9: Chances are in the first two weeks there is at least one thing that could be going better. Sit down with your newbie and help them think through an issue. You could ask, “If there is one thing that could be going more smoothly right now, what would it be?” It could be a broken process, a lack of knowledge, or perhaps a barrier in the system. Use reflective questions to help the person think through what is happening, and what might help. Today’s intention:
Please consider forwarding this message on and encouraging a colleague to use the PDF download link and join our happy club. 😃 Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: Acknowledge strengths of those around you Way #8: When teachers begin to recognize the strengths of individual students, teachers can better support and grow those students. Similarly, when new employees begin to see strengths in their colleagues, the new-employee support system can grow dramatically. It seems like we should naturally reflect on the strengths of our colleagues, but I know it isn’t something I routinely did, even as a leader (shame on me). Explain to your new person how working with others is essential and recognizing strengths is an important part of learning and growing. Lead them through a reflective conversation about what they see as the strengths of those around them. Today’s intention:
Please consider forwarding this message on and encouraging a colleague to use the PDF download link and join our happy club. 😃 Cheers! Frederick Colleagues, MVP: Review a procedure Way #7: Procedures govern how students do things in classrooms. Standard operating procedures govern all sorts of functions in other workplaces. Or at least they should. Make sure people are using sound processes to do the most important work, especially if there are “hacks” that can make it go more smoothly. Help your newbie look for inefficiencies or hidden steps/techniques that can speed things along or increase accuracy (or both). In today’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast, you’ll hear more about procedures, but also about the other #6-10 ways to become a better leader. Today’s intention:
Please consider forwarding this message on and encouraging a colleague to use the PDF download link and join our happy club. 😃 Today’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast is sponsored by IXL!  Cheers!
Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: Obtain curricular support Way #6: For teachers, curricular support means having guidance on how to determine what thy should be teaching kids and when they should be teaching it. For other jobs, “the curriculum” may be the core practices or knowledge base that are required to “do the job.” These may be obvious to people who have been doing the work for a long time, but can overwhelm newbies. This week we continue to feature ten simple ways to support new people you lead. In each day’s message I will suggest one simple thing to do to begin building connections. If you want more detail, you can download the PDF with all Ten Ways, which also gets some additional details emailed to you each day for ten days. These are specifically tailored to supporting new teachers. Today’s intention:
We are trying to grow our email list. A couple hundred people begin their daily leadership journey by reading this message. We would like to increase that number. Please consider forwarding this message on and encouraging a colleague to use this pdf download link and join our happy club. 😃 Cheers! Frederick |
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