Is there anything wrong with being inclusive?

Colleagues,
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​Yesterday I ended by noting that our shared values of respecting others and working to create a better world for them makes us a community.

And this particular community is a diverse one. We are teachers, social workers, vice presidents of sales, non-profit executive directors, and leaders (and, of course, assistant principals 😉).

I want to be inclusive – to reach a diverse audience of leaders. 

Yet, that very notion is under assault.

Here's the conundrum as I see it:

• The function of leadership is to keep everyone safe, meet legal obligations, and improve outcomes for students.
• Certain policies being put out at federal and state levels puts educational leaders in a dilemma of meeting legal requirements *or* keeping people safe and improving outcomes for students.

How do we navigate that conflict?

In today’s podcast episode, we unpack what turbulence is, how it fits with the six dimensions model, and start to think a little about how as leaders we respond to keep everybody safe and create better outcomes for kids. You can listen here.

​Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today's episode!

Cheers!

​Frederick