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Colleagues, In today’s sector agnostic episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast, I dig into how to healthily transition from work to home. There is a vicious cycle: I don’t sleep well because I’m thinking of work, I’m tired and can’t get up early enough to care for myself, so during the day I’m less productive and more stressed, I get home and the cycle continues. What’s the key to breaking the cycle? Reflection. Want more? Here’s the link 😉 Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today’s episode.  Cheers!
Frederick
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Colleagues,
My wife, Pam, loves cottage cheese with fresh summer tomatoes. And, as she bounces back from her kidney stone ordeal, she’s trying to increase her protein intake, so she’s been eating more cottage cheese than she used to. Yesterday at the grocery store, they were out of cottage cheese. What? How? Apparently, a couple prominent podcasts have been promoting research about women and protein and the benefits of cottage cheese. The research has been picked up by “influencers” (am I the only one that despises that term? 🤔) and now cottage cheese is blowing up on social media. Hence, a cottage cheese shortage. Now, imagine you lead one of the cottages that makes the cheese (🤣). You are now behind and you need to make a bunch of changes to increase production. There was no way to see this coming. It just happened, and now the way you have built your cottage isn’t working. I think we are in a time where this has already happened to so many “cottages”, like:
The political, economic, social, technological, and spiritual turmoil have disrupted our organizations. And there is no sign of things settling down. The cottage cheese makers could not have predicted this. And you and I likely cannot predict the next thing that will disrupt our business/school/service agency. The only thing we can know for sure is that something will happen. How do leaders prepare for this? I have an idea, but it’s not an answer. Before I share it, I’d love to hear what you think. Just hit reply and type a sentence telling me how leaders can prepare for all this change. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
After writing yesterday’s message I read Seth Godin’s daily email in which he addressed the same idea through a different lens. Here’s a link to the full but short message, but the most pertinent part is this: “It’s easy to announce that we don’t have time for… a generous act. But the truth is we probably could find the time.” So again, I will invite you - PLEASE, take a moment to email, call, text, write someone to tell them how important they are and what they do matters. It doesn’t matter who it is, just do it. It is a super power you have, so use it. Please. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
Shout out to Dr. Emily Virtue for inspiring today’s message – THANK YOU! Have you ever been having a bad day, and then unexpectedly, someone says something kind to you? Maybe it is an email, or a note, or a compliment made in passing. Remember how it brightened your day? And maybe you thought “Wow, I needed that today!” It felt great, didn’t it? In a world that feels so negative and out of control, each of us has the power to influence someone’s day in a positive way. PLEASE, take a moment to email, call, text, write someone to tell them how important they are and what they do matters. It doesn’t matter who it is, just do it. It is a super power you have, so use it. Please. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues, Yesterday we talked about three things leaders should be doing. They actually apply to all leaders, not just assistant principals or other school leaders. Here are my three things:
Of course, we go into more detail in the show and you will need to listen to get my suggestion for the one thing you should stop doing 😉. 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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