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Colleagues,
MVP: All the stuff we worry about isn’t that important. Last year (still feels funny to say that), I ran a week of emails about email. In response to this message, a reader replied: “We worry about the dumbest sh*t all day long and for no reason at all.” Twice I have visited the bristlecone pine trees in Nevada and California. Some of these trees are over 4,000 years old. Yes, four thousand years! For them, my life is irrelevant:
Ironically, if I take myself less seriously, I am able to focus on what really matters – people. And I can stop worrying “… about the dumbest sh*t all day long and for no reason at all.” Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues, MVP: We can be intentional about building trust. Trust. Can you lead without it? Without trust, we can still gain compliance, but that is about it. Can we build trust intentionally? Of course. Think about the strategies you use to foster trust with those you work with. If you want to dive deeper, tune in to today’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast where Nason Lollar and I dig into five principles of professionalism. Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today’s episode.  Cheers!
Frederick From December 26-January 6 are the twelve days of Christmas (in some traditions) and we are celebrating each day with a fun leadership lyric and brief lesson. Original lyrics are here.
Twelve leaders laughing, Colleagues, Oh, but we take ourselves so seriously! And yet, the trees don’t care, the fish don’t care, and the world moves on with or without you. Be passionate about what you do. Recognize the value you bring to others. But always remember to laugh, for what kind of a leader can we be if we cannot laugh? I hope you have enjoyed reading and reflecting over these past 12 days as much as I have enjoyed writing and sharing with you. And that you laughed 🤣 🤣 🤣 Cheers! Frederick From December 26-January 6 are the twelve days of Christmas (in some traditions) and we are celebrating each day with a fun leadership lyric and brief lesson. Original lyrics are here.
‘Leven people asking, Colleagues, Being strategic means that we are intentional, and because we are intentional we ask before we act. Asking questions lets us identify problems so we avoid wasting time treating symptoms. When we include all stakeholders in questioning process, we usually have a better outcome. Cheers! Frederick From December 26-January 6 are the twelve days of Christmas (in some traditions) and we are celebrating each day with a fun leadership lyric and brief lesson. Original lyrics are here.
Ten fingers typing, Colleagues, Do not confuse productivity for progress or action for improvement. Strategic leaders do not focus on action, they focus on incremental progress. In doing so, they consistently make things better with fewer words. Cheers! Frederick |
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