What's essential?

Colleagues,

​While working with a school leadership team, we had a discussion on what the essential elements of teaching are. Now, teaching is incredibly complex. However, what are the fundamental aspects of teaching that need to be executed every day in order to have a minimally viable outcome?
 
This discussion got me thinking about the essential components of strategic leadership. My answer may be different next week, but today I think that four essential strategic leadership behaviors are:

1. Consistently stopping to think about how the task you are doing is related to the purpose of your organization.
2. When confronted with a problem, ask why. Why is this problem occurring?
3. Focus on opportunities to make small improvements.
4. Engage in 5-minute coaching every day.

 
What do you think? Are these the essential pieces? Can you follow through on them?
 
Do good and be well,
 
Frederick
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