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Colleagues,
MVP: What makes a leader good enough? Next week we are beginning the Good Enough October Challenge! I was going to call it the Great October Challenge because striving for greatness seems more motivating than just striving to be good enough. But… How can you be great if you aren’t good enough? And what does good enough look like? Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues,
MVP: It’s simple… We don’t need to be complicated to be good leaders. If we just did four things every day, we could have a huge impact:
That’s it. What if you began every day by doing these four things with three different people? You can. Starting today. 😉 Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: There is usually more going on than what you think. When things blow up, we often treat them as singular events. But it’s always important to remember that every explosion includes an underlying cause and a trigger. If we can remedy the cause, or disarm the trigger, we can avoid future mishaps. Instead of treating explosions like volcanoes, treat them like icebergs. Invest some time understanding what is below the surface. In my series of courses on safety as a component of classroom culture, I walk teachers through the importance of viewing blow ups as icebergs instead of volcanoes. You can get access to this $25 course for $5 using this link. The coupon word is dailyemail. There are 25 slots available. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: Explaining the ‘why’ makes learning the ‘what’ easier. Does metacognition matter? Metacognition is when we explain why we are doing something. One of the ways we frequently miss the boat in classrooms is that we tell students to do things without explaining why those things are important. Once people, kids and adults, understand the why, the what becomes easier. I talk about this concept in my course for teachers on teaching and rehearsing classroom procedures. If you are a school leader and want your teachers to think more deeply about the importance of metacognition you can view that lesson for free here. Enjoy. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: How you use power influences the ways you can help people grow. Leadership is influence. We influence people through the use of power. There are six forms of power. The forms of power you cultivate determine the different ways that you can help others grow. If you only use legitimate (positional) power, you cannot develop trust and cannot successfully coach people, because coaching requires trust. I go into more detail in my 15-minute video course on the power of relationships. The course is designed for teachers, but the concepts apply to every relationship. The course is $25, but I have reserved 25 slots for daily email readers for a measly $5 (use this link). Let me know if you have any questions. The password is dailyemail Cheers! Frederick |
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