#leadupchat focuses on school leadership broadly, culture, changing paradigms, and the growth mindset. It's an Ed movement focused on Leadership, Culture, Growth and Shifts on Saturdays at 8:30am CST, founded by Jeff Veal (@heffrey) and Nathan Lang (@nalang1).
Good morning #leadupchat Greetings from VA. I'm Jenn - Going to be in and out this morning. My son is coming for brunch and I don't want to burn it up. Today is his 22nd birthday!
Good morning, Yanaiza! What's the weather like in RI? Dream of mine to make it to the NE states some time. Probably in fall or summer, though :-) #leadupchat
Yes, scattered between Hutch, Wichita, & Clearwater - my kids grew up playing on the elementary playground on the school on Madison and 9th Street. #LeadUpChat
Evidence of leadership risk-taking is the number of ideas you have proposed that have been rejected in the last 30 days. No rejection, no risk. No risk, no leadership.
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A1. Yes - I constantly reflect on our risk taking strategies by getting feedback from staff and students. Important to get insight from those we serve. #leadupchat
a1) Risk means willing to try before 100% certain. So I make few mistakes while I lift students to potential they never thought they had (oops). #leadupchat
A1 I think I am a risk taker because I am not afraid to stand up and support what I think is going to be good for our students. I am a rule follower at the same time but I think that helps keep me from being reckless. #leadupchat
A1: Usually I am. New position has me pulling back. Hard to take risks when you feel pressure not to. It gets tricky, but it desperately needed. #leadupchat
A1: You’re either a risk-taker or satisfied with status quo and comfort zones. Our students deserve better than status quo and our staff need to see our examples of risk-taking - the successes and failures. #leadupchat
A1 I'm definitely a risk-taker in my classroom! As an aspiring leader, a little less so. Feel the need to comply more in general. I take more risks within my sphere of influence #leadupchat
A1: I don't know... Risk is a relative term. The risks some people describe are daily adventures for me, while my own risk-taking is a walk in the park for many of my friends who are administrators, presenters, authors, and #leadupchat-ters.
Really? I think that's Allen Magnet School now. WOW! Pretty neat to think that I'm in a chat with people from Canada to Florida and there's a guy here that knows the streets in my hometown. #leadupchat
Yes, scattered between Hutch, Wichita, & Clearwater - my kids grew up playing on the elementary playground on the school on Madison and 9th Street. #LeadUpChat
A1. As an educator, I believe I take risks. I think taking risks involves stepping out of comfort zones in order to grow. Reflection = what went well and what needs to be improved? #leadupchat
A1: Not quite as much as I was in my classroom. I think some of that is being new to a role and a school. But the leadership team certainly is in the process of taking more calculated risks because we trust the capacity of our staff. #LeadUpChat
A1: Depends on meaning of “risk-taker”. I take leaps, do things others might not try, step out on the ledge, push the envelope, and other cliche sayings. But never anything that truly risks safety or success. #leadupchat
I feel like I have a history of being a risk taker - I like to do first and ask questions later. But lately, it has proven difficult to do that. Fear of other's reactions and trusting my decision that what is best for my students and my self has stopped me lately. #leadupchat
A1 I am constantly developing my habit to engage in collaborative and individual reflection. As leaders, we understand that reflection, aligned with intentional next steps, are necessary, so that we don't just take risks for risk-taking sake #leadupchat
A1: absolutely. If you are not paddling against the current you’ll start drifting downstream. No one wants to get stuck in an eddy or move backwards. All about systematic continuous improvement. #leadupchat
I think good leadership requires innovation, imagination and calculated risk to spark change and make a difference. In that sense I see myself as a risk taker. #leadupchat
a1) Risk means willing to try before 100% certain. So I make few mistakes while I lift students to potential they never thought they had (oops). #leadupchat
Evidence of leadership risk-taking is the number of ideas you have proposed that have been rejected in the last 30 days. No rejection, no risk. No risk, no leadership.
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A1.2: When your roots are in
best practice but you
lean out to the unknown and
constantly seek feedback,
it really isn't a risk.
It's innovation.
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A1: I've become increasingly conservative with risk-taking efforts the last year and I don't like it! Some of it is the ability to manage many things well at the same time. In my last semester of a dissertation. Hard to find space and energy to risk tbh. #leadupchat
A1: There’s no other way to be than a risk-taker! Doing the Same supports status-quo! If we are looking to change and progress we must be willing to step outside comfort zones! #leadupchat
A1 - As a superintendent once told me "you need to stir the pot", it is important #disrupt conversations and push people in new directions.#iscbrazil#leadupchat
Jarrod brings up a good point. We are talking about "risk" in the name of creativity, leaps, innovation, stretching beyond one's comfort zone. Nothing dangerous :-) #leadupchat
A1: Depends on meaning of “risk-taker”. I take leaps, do things others might not try, step out on the ledge, push the envelope, and other cliche sayings. But never anything that truly risks safety or success. #leadupchat
A1: Leaders bring out the best in others. In order to do that, you have to be a risk taker in some way. However, those risks have to be aligned with purpose. When leaders take risks, it shows others the importance of risk taking in order to do what’s best for kids. #leadupchat
True point, Kyle. Risk-taking encompasses different perspectives of those who have been active in making changes, after reflection, to support Ss. This is reflective of different levels of risk-taking @KyleHamstra#leadupchat
Exampls of risk-taking behavior I’ve seen redolently: Tearing up the schedule to give students what they need now, not next year.
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Chrys, settled down, man! You've answered the next three questions in a simple tweet!! LOL!
Seriously, he makes a great point. PLANNING is not mutually exclusive from RISK-TAKING. In fact, it may be imperative. #leadupchat
A1 I am constantly developing my habit to engage in collaborative and individual reflection. As leaders, we understand that reflection, aligned with intentional next steps, are necessary, so that we don't just take risks for risk-taking sake #leadupchat
A huge part of school leadership is ensuring that our spaces are inclusive + equitable, which can't happen without important--sometimes risky--conversations about the status quo + what changes need to be made to ensure all voices are considered + everyone can learn. #LeadUpChat
Oh... That's a great point. Perhaps risk is best-measured by our own growth and progress. Therefore, risk--and it's fruition--are more on a continuum or a journey than in a binary, yes/no format. #leadupchat
A1: I’m always looking to push the envelope when it comes to student engagement and excitement around learning. This year we implemented PBL, and this was a shift in mindset for Ts but they have been killing it this year! Risk=reward #leadupchat
A1. Risk taker in the sense that i am working and leading in less charted territory, focusing on interactions with predominately #refugee#newcomers. Risk taking is almost a prerequisite. On the other hand, balance is key. That's the more risk-adverse side speaking. #leadupchat
Another example of risk-taking behavior: Canceling all traditional staff meetings to give teachers time for collaboration instead.
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A1- Absolutely, I am always a risk taker! If there is something new to try and see if it will be better for our kiddos, I do it! If there is a new tech item, I try it. If I am asked to do something new, I do it! It is too easy to talk about change & do nothing. #leadupchat
A1 risks are all dependent on the person, situation and system. Some of us are constrained by certain structures that limit risk taking, others not-1st Q to ask is "is what I'm going to do the best choice to achieve the outcome I want?" #leadupchat
A1 In the classroom I’ve always taken thoughtful risks by attempting new approaches and taking on new challenges. Now as in instructional coach, I’m taking new risks by identifying what works best & learning how to use new resources like 3D printing to support others. #leadupchat
A1: One quote I continue to share with my staff and Board is “Our system is perfectly designed to give us the results we’re getting.” If we want different results, we must take risks and try new and different things. #leadupchat
Marci, sorry for missing you in the greetings! Hey, we need to connect on a future chat together. I know we had some ideas cooking the last time I hosted. #leadupchat
A1 - As a superintendent once told me "you need to stir the pot", it is important #disrupt conversations and push people in new directions.#iscbrazil#leadupchat
A1: I have been a big risk-taker. Now, I feel I don't take as many risks. Some colleagues and admin who I knew trusted me moved away or retired, so now I am more cautious in this new, yet old, environment. #leadupchat
A1. I consider myself a calculated risk taker. I don't take risk for the sake of taking risk. I'm a strategic thinker and generally cautious, but i crave innovation. #leadupchat
Thank you - I am also at a point in my leadership journey, where difficult conversations with other adults are inevitable, and that's a leap I need to take. #leadupchat
That last part is really important: leaders need to have the courage to put students first. We can't make adult-centered decisions that have negative consequences for students because it's easier, which I've seen happen. Kids can't be abstractions when we're leading. #LeadUpChat
Right! Risks (in my mind) have to be thoughtful and responsible. It doesn’t mean a free for all. It’s all about stretching ourselves beyond our comfort zone to grow and support the growth of others. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A1 cont. After you make that choice that its worth it you have to be ready for the push back. Risk for the sake of risk achieves nothing-Risk taking needs to be well planned #leadupchat
A1 risks are all dependent on the person, situation and system. Some of us are constrained by certain structures that limit risk taking, others not-1st Q to ask is "is what I'm going to do the best choice to achieve the outcome I want?" #leadupchat
A1. I feel like I have become a “this is the way I do things” teacher. So I know I have taken many risks this year. It’s definitelyeasoer easier to swim with the current. Not necessarily what’s best for kids. #leadupchat
Inspiration comes from two sources - hope and fear. Fear often wins out, because it is pervasive every spring as tests approach. But hope is what motivates students and colleagues in the long run. Bullies can motivate with fear. Leaders motivate with hope.
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A1: Leaders bring out the best in others. In order to do that, you have to be a risk taker in some way. However, those risks have to be aligned with purpose. When leaders take risks, it shows others the importance of risk taking in order to do what’s best for kids. #leadupchat
It is late at night here, making time for a bit of #leadupchat.
Hello, Gino from the Philippines. Finally found time for one of my favorite chats! It has been a while.
A1. I try. I’m not overly cautious but I’ve seen the fads come and go so we try to be thoughtful so that the thing we take the risk on will have staying power. Having new initiatives/ideas come and go quickly builds mistrust among Ts. #leadupchat
A2. The amazing #PLN that has developed around the #BookCampPD chat.
I dream of evolving Twitter chats beyond what we currently use IF it will assist educators in extending their learning. #LeadUpChat
A2: As a leader, often I get the honor of hearing everyone else in the building share their thoughts, hopes, dreams, etc. I love to tell them YES! If it doesn’t work, we’ll reevaluate and try again! #growthmindset#leadupchat
A2 - Great question! I just finished reading Leaders Eat Last by @simonsinek, which I highly recommend! It is inspiring me to focus on relationships and trust. I also work for a great Director who gives me freedom to take risks and make mistakes! #leadupchat
Q2 look at what others have achieved & take what they've learned & build on it. I work with some great innovators & they inspire me towards next steps #leadupchat
True. New leaders need to be mindful of the shift from impacting a hundred to impacting hundreds. Skills from the classroom are certainly transferable here, it’s just a small shift in mindset and awareness. #LeadUpChat
A1: I find myself always reflecting. Strive to see what school is like through our students’ eyes. That helps lead any innovation or risk-taking. Kids want to start a Spanish Club? Let’s go! #leadupchat
A2 This sounds cliche, but the students inspire me to take risks! I know their capabilities are endless and I'm so curious to see what can make each student grow into their full potential. Also, the teachers who take risks energize and inspire me to do the same! #leadupchat
A2: Students. When we are willing to take risks, students show growth. They see us make mistakes. They see us grow. They see us willing to take a leap of faith. Building those #FutureReady skills. #leadupchat
A2 The only way we can attempt to keep pace with what our students need moving forward requires us to step out of our comfort zone and take risks. I think my personal drive with the support of those around me inspires me the most. #PLN#staff#students#leadupchat
A2) My Ss r my biggest motivation; I am also driven internally: I thrive for better. What I did yesterday isn't enough for today. Everyday bigger & better than the day before. #leadupchat
A2: I am ready to take a risk as a result of talking to colleagues and knowing what’s right in my head. Some things need to change sometimes due to complacency or refreshing ideas in all areas. #leadupchat
Another example of risk-taking behavior: Canceling all traditional staff meetings to give teachers time for collaboration instead.
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This is so important. I keep weighing the positive impact for kids and then push forward. I know there will be push back, but some things are essential. #leadupchat
A1 I am an informed, student-focused risk taker. I agree with starting with reflection. There are a lot of variations of risk. I think in education risk can be challenging the status quo with large and small risks. #leadupchat
A1 - When I think of what it means to be a risk taker, I see it as stepping outside of your comfort zone in one way or another. Whether it's something big or something small, trying something new or different is always taking a risk! #leadupchat
A1: One quote I continue to share with my staff and Board is “Our system is perfectly designed to give us the results we’re getting.” If we want different results, we must take risks and try new and different things. #leadupchat
A2: We are about to roll out our new system of scorecards & dashboards. It is helping all of us push forward. And, it is already improving our data conversations. #leadupchat
A1 - As a superintendent once told me "you need to stir the pot", it is important #disrupt conversations and push people in new directions.#iscbrazil#leadupchat
A1: I would say I am because every decision comes with reflection first. Upon reflection, if it's not good for kids, I don't take the risk. #leadupchat
A2 I am blessed to work with a team who strategically plans, prepares, facilitates, and reflects on instruction. Right now, we are thinking about ways to purposefully integrate developmental social learning goals to strengthen our Ss leadership capacity in this area #leadupchat
When we open ourselves to ongoing learning, new thoughts and "I wonder ...." each day, we can dream of solving challenges being thoughtful and responsible. Books are one vehicle that can take us on this journey. #LeadUpChat
Right! Risks (in my mind) have to be thoughtful and responsible. It doesn’t mean a free for all. It’s all about stretching ourselves beyond our comfort zone to grow and support the growth of others. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2. The books by Brene Brown esp Dare to Lead, the work presented by Teaching Tolerance and a list of books are inspiring me to take risks for S dignity, equity, and social justice. #leadupchat
A2 I know something needs to change for students and my school. As a teacher, it sometimes feels like we don't have the power to make (or influence, at least) those school-wide shifts, but we do. #leadupchat
impact on kids has to be the lens we're using-sometimes the "risks" we take for them don't have to be monumental system shifts but showing our own vulnerability to students & staff #leadupchat
A2) Inspiration to take risks = students. They need to see that not everything works the first time (or 2nd, 3rd)...that’s why it’s called learning. #leadupchat
A2 This sounds cliche, but the students inspire me to take risks! I know their capabilities are endless and I'm so curious to see what can make each student grow into their full potential. Also, the teachers who take risks energize and inspire me to do the same! #leadupchat
A1: I am fairly measured as a leader. As a former 🏈🏀 coach, I really try to be very prepared and anticipate the risks. I want to be informed when I take risks and know what I believe about myself when I'm surprised. #leadupchat
A2. The source of inspiration always seems to come to my #students.To be engaging, to build relationships, to cultivate trust, we must take some risks. We also want our students to do the same- and one way they learn to engage in calculated risk taking by watching us.#leadupchat
A2: My inspiration right now is innovation. Ts need training on things they can do to help Ss be innovative - teaching Ss to think critically, collaborate, and be able to communicate. I’m inspired to really push for a paradigm shift in school and Higher Ed. #leadupchat
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What drives me right now is the pursuit of EQUITY! I want to be the voice for students/families that have traditionally been under-served and under-represented! The ones that have no voice at decision-making tables! They matter!
A2 It’s our students. When I observe how we are asking them to live each day at school, they give me the motivation to advocate for more of what is working and actively change what is not. #leadupchat
A2: The Supersize It experiment from #TheMultiplerEffect! Giving team members a project that is “one size too big” and encouraging them to go for it because I know they will grow into it. #leadupchat
A2. #leadupchat Right now fear is my motivator. Fear of not being enough. Fear that students will not get the education the need/deserve. Fear of failing my students. Not inspiring, but certainly motivating!
A2: Books have often been my inspiration to take risks (Daily 5, Book Whisperer, now What School Could Be). But now it’s my 1-year-old son. Instead of thinking about the present, I’m now trying to predict what kind of classroom he would need in a few years #leadupchat
A2: Connection. Feeling in tune with the vision and direction of our school. I continue to be inspired by the collective buy-in at @ShelbyEast from leadership (both school & distrct) and staff as we embark on school improvement. #LeadUpChat
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What drives me right now is the pursuit of EQUITY! I want to be the voice for students/families that have traditionally been under-served and under-represented! The ones that have no voice at decision-making tables! They matter!
There have been times when I wasn't sure of all of the steps along the way in moving toward a risky initiative as it hadn't been tried before. I certainly know "push back" like the back of my hand. :-) #LeadUpChat
A1 cont. After you make that choice that its worth it you have to be ready for the push back. Risk for the sake of risk achieves nothing-Risk taking needs to be well planned #leadupchat
A1 risks are all dependent on the person, situation and system. Some of us are constrained by certain structures that limit risk taking, others not-1st Q to ask is "is what I'm going to do the best choice to achieve the outcome I want?" #leadupchat
It's a lot of things, to be honest, but school/position changes are number one. Learning to adjust to new expectations and barriers and finding the avenue (and energy) to overcome those barriers. #leadupchat
Yes. Until this year, I was like that - taking leaps. Now, maybe I've reached a plateau. I've lost some self confidence, or maybe I never had it. Maybe I was leaping to prove something- to impress. Now, I have a Master's I no longer leap...hmmm #leadupchat
A2: I'm inspired to take a risk because it's my way of managing and attempting to control the risk. If everyone is doing something, I want to volunteer first before a precedent is set. It gives me time to reflect and improve. #leadupchat
A little respectful pushback here...
There is no dichotomy.
It's humans first, or the culture will crumble.
Students 1st & Teachers 1st & Families 1st.
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That last part is really important: leaders need to have the courage to put students first. We can't make adult-centered decisions that have negative consequences for students because it's easier, which I've seen happen. Kids can't be abstractions when we're leading. #LeadUpChat
#leadupchat A2) Can’t forget the PLN platforms when it comes to inspiring risk-taking. So many examples of stretching the boundaries of what’s best for education.
The continued persistence of achievement gaps in our schools, which we have the agency + power to close by making substantive changes to entrenched systems, like literary canons, traditional grading mechanisms + an over-reliance on testing as a measure of knowledge. #LeadUpChat
A2: Nearly halfway thru my MSA, my #admin2b eyes are opening to the multiple dynamics of people, micropolitics, structures, systems, and big-picture concepts. Continuing to learn that there's so much I don't know that I don't know is my ongoing risk-taking adventure. #leadupchat.
Agree, Craig. Anytime we can increase the effectiveness of our data reflections and turn them around to strategically support our Ss growth, as a team, we make progress @CraigLCarson#leadupchat
A2: I’m inspired by the fabulous educators that are around me. The way #TeamAdena staff is using technology tools to grow and empower our kids. A student who’s deaf & a newcomer from Mexico is now Skyping ASL with high school students. You are not alone! Inspired yet? #leadupchat
A2. I think my desire to be challenged will push my risk-taking...Also my principal and colleagues are inspiring me to push forward this year...so we're learning together #leadupchat
A2 I’m inspired by growth and challenge. When someone presents me with a challenge that involves risk, that others doubt can be done, is what really lights my 🔥. And, my #PLN who consistently pushes me and challenges me to grow. Thanks, friends! ❤️ #leadupchat
A2: we have a trauma-informed committee that’s in its second year. We are making good strides to make sure we are handling crisis, being proactive, & teaching more #SEL. #LeadUpChat
A2 my biggest risk inspiration is @AMDicksonNV 30+ years ago took the risk as a couple of punk rock kids to start an amazing journey to raise 2 awesome kids & become educators & just do that whole "adulting" thing #leadupchat
Thank you, Faith for noting that I use the word Reflaction at #NYEDChat and in PD. It originated from the work of @cradisch_wc & @4BetterEducatio. Reflection with action steps is a positive move to impact learning whether it is personal or professional. #leadupchat
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I will believe that district leaders value risk-taking and behavior when I see “learning failures” celebrated on evaluation forms.
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I would love to see the result of teachers taking more ownership rather than being there simply out of compliance. Imagine how much progress could potentially occur. #leadupchat
Great interview question for prospective leaders: What are three biggest mistakes you made in the past year and what did you learn from them? And don’t tell me the mistake is “I care too much."
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A3: Understanding that you learn from failure just as you learn from success helps to get comfortable. Learn from the failure and try again. #leadupchat
A3 I am always uncomfortable with my own failure, but the trick is to not let it stop you. Instead, I try to reflect and problem solve to move past the road blocks or the failure. #nextsteps#leadupchat
A2Being an aspiring administrator is my motivation to take risks. Meeting people in roles of influence.I must build a strong reputation that can be seen. Others must trust in my current leadership to see me as the role I aspire to.I take lots of initative to do more.#leadupchat
A2: I am lucky work alongside a team that supports one another in risk-taking. Continuously learning from other educators also inspires me to continue to step outside of my comfort zone. This, in combination with my personal drive/vision, inspires me to try new things #leadupchat
A3. The more you risk, the more often you fail. I think getting comfortable with it just comes from doing it. I recently failed at a student presentation that I invited parents and administration to. I called it failing forward. I learned so much! #leadupchat
A1 Risk-taking is a step to move beyond the comfort zone. I take every opportunity I can to do so but sometimes it takes quite a bit of internal persuasion. #leadupchat (Carol ELA Consultant from Long Island)
Mainly I am a cautious or researched risk taker. It doesn't mean I know the risk or change will be successful, but I know the current way of working is not and has to change. #leadupchat
Daring leaders watch for favoritism - the development of cliques. Nothing alienates a person quite like the sense of being ignored.
—@BreneBrown#DareToLead#Leadupchat
A3: *Failure* is simply part of learning. We must reflect on the implementation curve also. Don’t simply call things a failure because we haven’t put in the time and work yet. On the other hand, some times risks were bad ideas. Cut your losses. Move on. #leadupchat
What about the risk-taking messages that we send to students? When the final grades in May punish them for the mistakes of February, the message is, “don’t take risks and don’t make any mistakes."
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A3: Oo, this is a tough one for me. I’m a perfectionist and one who seems to succeed often. I try hard to push myself out of my comfort zone, but when really reflecting, I’m putting my feet in the water, not jumping full in. #leadupchat
A3. Failure can "pinch" and "bruise" especially if all effort has been put in. But without failure and stumbling, I wouldn't have grown. I'm sure I have more falling ahead as well. #leadupchat
A3) I think it helps to go in knowing that we won't immediately have all the answers, there will be bumps, things will go wrong, & tweaks will have to be made. It's when we expect the journey to begin smoothly&then recoil when it doesn't that we have serious problems. #leadupchat
A3 first is to experience it-own it- share it & learn from it. Never failed then you've never risked! it hurts & just plain sucks but it's part of the process--the lotus flower blooms from the mud #leadupchat
A3: “Getting comfortable” with failure to me means setting an example for how staff should respond to failure as we encourage risk-taking. If they see me reacting to failure in a calm, reflective manner, hopefully they’ll be more willing to take risks themselves. #leadupchat
With greater seamless connections between a chat topic or question and resources/stellar educators who connect post chat. I keep trying to use a web site but I am not sure that this is the best way. Every day I spend time thinking about this. #LeadUpChat
A3: It’s mindset. When you have acceptance of failure as part of your mindset, something that drive growth, you will always view failure as an opportunity. Make that the culture in the building! #leadupchat
A3: I wish it was easy to be comfortable with failure. Honestly, I think it's good to feel the consequences so we are forced to think things through. Not everything is worth it. What comes close to comfort is confidence. I am brave enough to stand in the fray #leadupchat
One of the biggest barriers to effective leadership is ego. Ego needs to be in control + ego needs credit. When we don't have an ego, we strip away what's unnecessary. Our goal needs to be help folks find their place, remove barriers + watch them shine. #LeadUpChat
I am certain it involves something that doesn't yet exist and I keep pushing myself to come up with the creative thought that could begin it. #LeadUpChat
A3 It's about mindset. If you're taking risks and failing, you're learning. Always stay hungry! Risk, grow because you know that you can get better. #leadupchat
A3.2: With that being said, the way to get used to failure is to do it often. Have your eyes set on your end goal and your purpose set in the forefront of your brain. When this is the case, failure is just an obstacle toward the goal. You get back up and keep going. #leadupchat
A3: Showing vulnerability & that we are all continuous learners. Failure is what makes us stronger, allows u to grow, & forces us to reflect in order to reroute our path towards achieving what we ultimately envision #leadupchat
A3 We preach Growth Mindset but it does not come naturally, especially for educators, to fail! Being humble and transparent are integral for leaders to get comfortable with failure. Trusting your team is also key. @sheehank11 has taught me how to fail forward! #leadupchat
A3: This really is big.
I'd argue failure isn't real.
It's criticism that's real.
That's what we really fear.
We all know failure is about learning and reiterating.
But criticism is the real monster!
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A3 - As #Leaders we have this little voice that tells us we must be perfect, I think a lot of self talk is necessary to allow ourselves the room to fail. I always tell my team that failure is part of success, and they must #reflect on that failure in order to learn #leadupchat
A3 I firmly believe in the power of reflection. Failure isn't failure if you reflect on what went well and how you can grow from it. No such thing as failure, only learning one more way that didn't work. #leadupchat
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If you aren’t failing you aren’t trying! We fail because we are trying to accomplish bigger and better things! Staying in our comfort zones means we do what we know and are good at!
GOOD is the enemy of GREAT!
A3-It is uncomfortable, but it does come with the game. If you take risk for selfish reason, you’ll be more likely to be called out on it if you fail. If you take risk to help others, you might fail, but you were trying to help others #leadupchat
Sounds like you want twitter chats to be more fluid, consistent, and... human? I like that! I recently heard that "twitter chats are dying," but I'm hoping that maybe they're just evolving and differentiating instead? #leadupchat
A3: The more that we create a culture of acceptance around embracing mistakes as opportunities of learning in our classroom, the more likely we will feel comfortable ourselves to make mistakes as the educator. Practice what you preach! #leadupchat
A3 we can redefine failure. It informs us on what not to do next. It allows us to pivot as we plan and iterate. It’s not the end of an effort but the beginning of a new direction. We need to encourage and model failure as leaders. #leadupchat
A2: After taking risks, I've built things that require maintenance. This is the hard part because it doesn't require the inspiration of something new, but it still must be done. Spending so much time on this has kept me from new risks/ inspirations #leadupchat
A3. Comfort with failure is all in what the follow up to failure is. Is it blame and shame? Or is it using it as a teaching tool? We are building a culture where risks, as long as Ss & Ts are safe, can be taken. #leadupchat
A2: Continuous improvement & the pursuit of our vision leads to risk taking. I also find inspiration within books, from PLN & the students and staff I work with. #leadupchat
A3: Just do the job a bit and you’ll experience the ebbs and flows. School’s are such dynamic places. A lot goes into making it work and each day brings unique opportunities. We take Ws and Ls each day. Keep choppin’ wood and fighting on! #LeadUpChat
R3: leaders need to embrace failure. Without failure, we don’t learn. Without failure, things are easy and mundane. Realize that things aren’t going to work out always and figure out ways to improve. #leadupchat
A3 Leaders have to interpret failure as an event & not internalize these instances as definitions of who they are. The leader's responsibility is to work with the team, learn lessons from failure & use these to build their toolkit as they progress with risk-taking #leadupchat
A3: failure and setbacks are inevitable with growth. We must stare it in the face, embrace, and make changes to keep moving forwards. Use failure as a tool rather than an enemy #LeadUpChat
A3.Ah! Failure is such a powerful mechanism- as long as we remove everything we've ever been taught about it. Failure is absolutely essential to thriving. It marks the path for learning and (when we let it) steers the ship toward our desired outcome. #leadupchat
Practice makes better! The more you fail the more you get comfortable with it, can embrace it and fall into it - model that comfort with failure & others will follow. Share failures #leadupchat
A3: Expect it, don’t fear it. If something fails, accept it, reflect, move on, then forget it (because you will be dealing with another failure soon), so don’t let it burden your mind. #LeadUpChat
This is awesome! Building a risk-taking environment requires having a strong "trust infrastructure." The conversations have to move beyond the palliative + commiserative to the reflective. Kudos to you + your team for putting in the work + effort. #LeadUpChat
A great suggestion I heard once- Give an accounting to your followers about "where you are, where your organization is, the mistakes you made, and what you learned in the process" @alienearbud#leadupchat
Great interview question for prospective leaders: What are three biggest mistakes you made in the past year and what did you learn from them? And don’t tell me the mistake is “I care too much."
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TOTALLY AGREE! It's true for me. "Accepting Criticism" is a Boystown Social Skill that I've presented to kids for 10 years as a principal via social skills training and I still struggle with it. Protecting that ego...it squashes risk-taking for all of us. #leadupchat
A3: This really is big.
I'd argue failure isn't real.
It's criticism that's real.
That's what we really fear.
We all know failure is about learning and reiterating.
But criticism is the real monster!
#leadupchat
A3 I don't think anyone is ever "comfortable" with failure & if we expect it & steady ourselves for it's impact then I don't think we've ever really taken a risk. Don't be shocked if failure shows up but if we expect it we aren't giving 100% #leadupchat
I see more and more of them every day so I would disagree that they are dying. AOL chats did fade away and evolved into something even better! #LeadUpChat
A3: I think that sharing failures has an inverse correlation with the position of the risk-taker and the kinds of risks being shared. Example: A superintendent or a senior administrator would not share failures as frequently or transparently as a classroom teacher. #leadupchat
I'm seeing it in the classroom like never before and after seeing that documentary, I'm seeing it in myself. Ss don't have the self-regulatory skills we have. So scary for them. #leadupchat
A3: This really is big.
I'd argue failure isn't real.
It's criticism that's real.
That's what we really fear.
We all know failure is about learning and reiterating.
But criticism is the real monster!
#leadupchat
The “science fair” approach is one of the best ways to have thoughtful risks. Just a three panel display - my challenge, my (tis,k-taking) intervention, and my results. You know in a single semester what worked and what didn’t.
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Just noticed on Scheduled tweets that Q5 will come from my account rather than LeadupNow. Hopefully everyone is using Tweetdeck and will see it zip by
:-) #leadupchat
R3: I think failing is something that every business, industry, school should realize happens. I also think that when you have a team of individuals who work together (top to bottom) and embrace learning, failure becomes an option to expect and embrace. #leadupchat
A3. Pple take risks if they know they aren’t putting their necks/jobs on the line. Fear is a barrier to innovation. Instd, you have to create a safe environment where your team understands that despite everything done to mitigate problems, innovation comes with risk! #leadupchat
A4-Making sure to have a good view of what needs to be done. Look at the scenario, what does the data tell you, what are others telling you. Swing away; you might miss, but you might also hit a home run. #leadupchat
A4: I think I go back to system thinking in a collaborative leadership team. The synergy & creativity around great collaborative conversations & reflections can push envelopes. #LeadUpChat
A3: Ask yourself, "What's the worst that can happen?" If the answer doesn't involve physical injuries, then realize it's OK to FAIL- First Attempt In Learning. #leadupchat
A3. We often take professional negative comments, set-backs, and failure personally. We cannot do that. We need to remember that failure helps us grow and eventually achieve our goal. #LeadUpChat
A4:Wefocus WAY TOO MUCH on “what”the risk will be instead of “WHY”the risk needs to happen!!Set purpose in decision making, invite others to get passionately involved in the charge, create the positive energy around the risk through informed decisions and then GOOOOO! #leadupchat
A3. You can’t create a culture that encourages risk if you don’t engage in the behavior yourself. Leadership is all about walking the walk, not just talking the talk - you may fall flat on your face in attempting risk taking, but playing it safe won’t motivate anyone. #leadupchat
A3-It is about mindset & recognizing growth comes from failing & reflecting. Babies don't walk on day 1, they fall many times but keep getting up to try again. We challenge ourselves to do more than before, it's naturally embedded. As we age we choose to push or not. #leadupchat
Appreciate the transparency you show and your insight. Successful leaders can’t have an ego/it’s all about everybody else. When failure happens it always hurts cause you want everyone to feel successful and confident in what they’re doing. The dynamic part of school! #LeadUpChat
R4: I take risks everyday in my room. I don’t know what to expect when my students come in. I like to try out new ways of learning with them. I teach biology and physics. Science is risk taking 24/7. Without risks, we are stagnant with learning. #leadupchat
A4 If we want to have the team involved it is important to know the why and be able to convey the why to the rest of the team. It can be difficult to motivate forward movement with risk taking if people do not understand the benefit to students. #leadupchat
A3: Acknowledgement that failure will be there is critical.
Taking the risk is acknowledging that gap.
The response to that gap matters.
Is it growth? Will you dwell? What doors open in that failed opportunity?
Reflect. Respond. Develop.
#leadupchat
A3: by modeling that behavior. I was willing to tell teachers, students or parents that I made a mistake. That is learn from that and do it differentlynext time. That was a key of excellence in our school. #leadupchat
Some smart risks leaders can take now: 1). Stop grading homework and replace it with in-class practice. 2). Cut meetings in half - limit them only to deliberation, never announcements. 3) Confront the cynics.
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A4 Risk is a long and winding road and needs room to change and evolve along the way. I surround myself with folks that fill the gaps I have and can take the wheel on turns that might be too sharp for me. #leadupchat
A4: Taking a risk is intentional. Not an accident. We have to make sure pieces are in place to support the ideas we’re stepping out on. You wouldn’t try skydiving without a parachute. #leadupchat
A3. Part of mitigating risk is figuring out the worst case scenario in any given plan. If your team learns to look at all the possible consequences & assign relative value over risk to them, they will be able to judge what is a smart risk or innovation & what isn’t. #leadupchat
Q4 Talk to people. Gather feedback about ideas and brainstorm the best approach for a calculated risk. Foster a growth mindset to plan for risk-taking. Take small steps that become a gauge of the risk. This can lead to quick wins. #LeadUpChat
A4: Planning for risks requires Listening (for the changes needed and how to best communicate the need for risk), Learning (what is likely to have the greatest impact), and Leading (through collaboration conversation and planning). #leadupchat
As @TedHiff mentioned the negative comments taken personally can certainly cause us to pause, dust ourselves off and, hopefully, begin again. Don't allow those to keep you where you have fallen. #LeadUpChat
A4. I consider playing risk to be simply looking at the outcome i desire and trying something new or something i may be uncomfortable trying. What is the best way to serve students and bring colleagues along with me?#leadupchat
Have you heard the term “Failure is not an option?” How awful is that? Failure should always be the option. We learn from it. I would be scared if I didn’t fail at least 10 times a day. #leadupchat
A4: I think the beauty and fun of risks is the unknown. You can plan all you want, you can plan to the point of near perfection, but implementation of calculated risk yields more long term payoff than the planning of risks. #LeadUpChat
Taking risks with a team requires patience. Everyone is at a different comfort level and starting at a different spot. It requires lots of patience! If we don't have it at the beginning we will have to develop it. #leadupchat
A4 Talk to people. Gather feedback about ideas and brainstorm the best approach for a calculated risk. Foster a growth mindset to plan for risk-taking. Take small steps that become a gauge of the risk. This can lead to quick wins. #LeadUpChat
A4. As a team we map out a calendar of checkpoints. We also ask for T feedback on what roadblocks they may foresee as the classroom leads. We never promise that failure is not an option but we promise that Ts do not pay the price for an organizational risk #leadupchat
A4: I plan for risks by hearing, observing and involving the people we are taking a risk for. What is our burning WHY? Risk involves change and impact so I want to use a human-centered approach in addition to the usual data that drives decisions. #leadupchat
A4. However you inspire your team towards innovation, remember that nobody wins the game by playing it safe all the time. There are times for risk & times for safety; as a leader have a clear vision for both so that you can encourage your team in the right direction. #leadupchat
A4: Start by surveying those we serve. Build a coalition & leverage their skills, knowledge & leadership to address a big opportunity. #NISL#LeadupChat
R4: as someone else mentioned, when we take risks, we should know why we take those risks. Also, identify why we are failing also so change can happen. #leadupchat
A4. Not every failure is a categorical mistake. There is always something that can be learned and always some positive side effect that can be leveraged, if only that your team feels free to try again. #leadupchat
Plan for small victories and risks that are impactful but not exhaustive. Feel like we're doing that right now in our investigative teams at #UVlearn. @crayons_coffee and @heidiharris515 have been EXCEPTIONAL guides for this! #leadupchat
A4 Talk to people. Gather feedback about ideas and brainstorm the best approach for a calculated risk. Foster a growth mindset to plan for risk-taking. Take small steps that become a gauge of the risk. This can lead to quick wins. #LeadUpChat
A4: Planning for risks requires Listening (for the changes needed and how to best communicate the need for risk), Learning (what is likely to have the greatest impact), and Leading (through collaborative conversation and planning). #leadupchat
and we need to communicate that many monumental risks take time to bare fruit-some people see no value unless they get a quick return-we need to help them along the journey #leadupchat
A4: Begin with the end in mind. What is our desired objective? What will it “look like” when we reach it? What potential barriers are there? What steps can we take to remove those barriers? Weigh the impact/feasibility of those steps & prioritize impact. #leadupchat
Plan for small victories and risks that are impactful but not exhaustive. Feel like we're doing that right now in our investigative teams at #UVlearn. @crayons_coffee and @heidiharris515 have been EXCEPTIONAL guides for this! #leadupchat
A4 Talk to people. Gather feedback about ideas and brainstorm the best approach for a calculated risk. Foster a growth mindset to plan for risk-taking. Take small steps that become a gauge of the risk. This can lead to quick wins. #LeadUpChat
A4: Asking Why before you take a risk is critical in helping you plan risks. It also helps you sell your idea to others- many hands make light work and mitigate risk. #leadupchat
A4 - Having just undertaken some big projects this year, I think it comes down to planning and vision. Setting a mindset with your staff or team that focuses in on your goal, building confidence in your team, and planning for contingencies! #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A4: Begin with the end in mind. What is our desired objective? What will it “look like” when we reach it? What potential barriers are there? What steps can we take to remove those barriers? Weigh the impact/feasibility of those steps & prioritize impact. #leadupchat
A4. If failure is not only tolerated but even praised for the goals that a team member was trying to achieve, others are more likely to take a step towards a little risk themselves. #leadupchat
A4: By sharing leadership and empowering teachers to make those decisions with you. Asking them to “shoot holes” in the plan to see things you might not have thought of helps to plan for risk. #leadupchat
Differentiation is powerful + allows people to access ideas where they are + grow. We'll be out in front sometimes, but often times others will be out in front of us. This is healthy + necessary. With students + with colleagues, time matters less than mastery. #LeadUpChat
In reply to
@PrincipalSmart, @mjjohnson1216, @BDicksonNV
A1: I consider myself a risk taker. I am willing to take risks because with those risks comes a degree of excitement, of being extra alert. Those things keep me focused and moving forward. #leadupchat
A4: Planning for risk...hmmm...
Should a set of questions or core beliefs that guide the risk???
Like:
1. Assume positive intent
2. What is the impact on/for__?
3. What are the unintended consequences?
4. How will we reflect, communicate, assess etc.?
#leadupchat
This reminds me of the first school website that I worked with a team to create. There were TONS of naysayers who thought it was a terrible idea. I just kept telling them, "Build it and they will come." I am thrilled w/ that District's FB presence and website now. #LeadUpChat
and we need to communicate that many monumental risks take time to bare fruit-some people see no value unless they get a quick return-we need to help them along the journey #leadupchat
Why do we always want to minimize the pain of failure? So many of us want to redefine failure, or reorganize the idea of failure. Failure hurts! It is the act of overcoming failure that makes one great, not the absence of the feeling!! #leadupchat
A4: To take a calculated risk, you have to be part of a culture that supports learning through failure and has a vision for the future. If I believe literacy is paramount to student success, then risks I take that support that vision will pay off. #leadupchat
A5: Risk takers should be seen as “Venture Educationalists” willing to innovate when necessary, and take calculated risks. We must plan and prepare for risks. #leadupchat
A4-Planning for risk means you have calculated the consequences in both directions. When the benefits outway the downsides if it doesn't work then you do it! That initial calculation is key for the planning part. Many risks are not planned, so that too is a risk. #leadupchat
A3 Going into something, I try to see a big picture of possibilities rather than a very detailed image of what success will look like. I will learn and grow regardless. The experience might lead me to asking better questions or finding the resources to reach success. #leadupchat
A4 part of that planning is listening to our "gut" what's our moral/belief system telling us-when we don't have time to create an indepth plan we need to trust ourselves #leadupchat
I go back to @DouglasReeves when he encourages people to build in & celebrate the short game. There are many short term wins in the Tour De France. #LeadUpChat
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@BDicksonNV, @PrincipalSmart, @mjjohnson1216, @DouglasReeves
A4. It may feel difficult, giving up some of those small ways in which you guide your team & steer things toward your preferred outcome. But if you take a step back & encourage experimentation & creative fearlessness, you’re likely to gain far more than you lost! #leadupchat
A5: Communicate. Communicate. Communicate. We are NOT doing things simply for the sake of change. Share the whys! Lead through transparency!!! #LeadUpChat
That is how I am as well. Some people are not confident taking risks and need more support. I need people to slow me down a little so I don't move too quickly. #balance#leadupchat
A2: My inspiration to take risks comes from my fellow educators. Some are those I teach with, others are educators I follow. The more I read and stay current on what's happening in my profession, the more inspired I get. #leadupchat
A5. I think first through informing and providing a why. Next, I think it's important to always ask for the feedback from the team = collective voice. #leadupchat
A5. I like the renegade moniker. Many of my favorite notable historic figures are renegades. Change doesn’t happen bc people ask for permission but create the environment that change is inevitable. As educators, we have to do that with Ss in mind. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
(credit due to someone at #MESPAmn)...People are less likely to tear down walls that they help build. Give teammates a voice in the risk-taking process. #leadupchat
YES! its a combo of both - celebrate your sprinter's win on that day & keep your team together for the time trial - it all equals finishing in Paris - (I'm kindofa a bike nerd) #leadupchat
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@CraigLCarson, @PrincipalSmart, @mjjohnson1216, @DouglasReeves
A5: I think misconceptions of leaders taking risks or trying new things can be clarified or even avoided when it's obvious and transparent how the process was centered around students and their learning. When adults squabble, re-center the focus back on students. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A5: Alignment. Making sure your risks in systems, structures, supports, etc. are aligned with the goals, mission and vision of your school will ensure than co-workers don’t view you as a me over we type. #LeadUpChat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A3: I believe leaders are comfortable taking risks when they believe wholeheartedly in what they are doing. Risks don't happen by chance, there is preparation and reflection & a desire to be better. #leadupchat
Wait - if everyone agrees with the decision, then it’s not a risk. Thoughtful risk-taking is not immune from criticism. Leaders must accept doubt and opposition, and make the right decision anyway.
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A5.
Wondering .....
if I would have waited for many to "buy-into" so many of the initiatives that were started would this have increased the chances of it lasting over the long term?
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A5 Our risks must be grounded in research. We have to have some evidence ahead of time that supports the risk. We cannot be reckless as leaders. We're not throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks! We're trying to improve pedagogy and enhance learning. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A5. Renegade? I can't change people's opinions. But I can model and be true to me...I'm here for kids and in our field, change is always inevitable. #leadupchat
A4: Planning for risk...hmmm...
Should a set of questions or core beliefs that guide the risk???
Like:
1. Assume positive intent
2. What is the impact on/for__?
3. What are the unintended consequences?
4. How will we reflect, communicate, assess etc.?
#leadupchat
For a risk to be worth it, we must see the value and reward on the other side of the roadblock we are taking the risk to overcome. When the team buys into that goal, the risk will be worth it and seen as essential. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A5: The most effective way for a leader to encourage a risk-taking culture is to model risk-taking and publicly reflect on the experience. Action > Talk. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A4: Just remember, your plan doesn't need to be perfect before you start taking action. Also, since we're talking about risk, plan that the plan will change as you go. Schedule checkin points with team for possible revisions. Celebrate the journey and mistakes. #leadupchat
A4: Communication! Finding a team to talk & plan things out with. Gathering input & giving it a try. Putting yourself out there & telling others that you're doing so. #leadupchat
R5: I think that sometimes people need that creative juice flowing, the “mad scientist” philosophy. Having great leadership in your building that allows for those “crazy ideas” to happen also encourages Ts to take those risks. #leadupchat
A5: by having open conversations about taking risks. Leaders sometimes say they give permission for risktaking but then squash ideas when they are proposed. Leaders have to walk the talk. #leadupchat
A5. This is difficult for me. I have always viewed myself as a rebel & an outside the box thinker. Learning to temper my approach is a long and ever-winding road. Relationships are key. I have to value my team & build trust so they can hear me. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A5 Don’t get the rep of complaining or being dissatisfied with everything. Look for the things you feel you can change and dump your time and effort there. #leadupchat
Huh, go figure! My question about agreement is just above your tweet with the comment about doubt and opposition. Thanks for sharing those thoughts. #LeadUpchat
A5: We start by being transparent with intent. We follow by giving stakeholders a voice & continuously supporting a forum to dialogue. We finish with a goal of ownership from all. #LeadUpChat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A5: It’s important we communicate our “why.” I’ve shared that I’ve always pursued perfection knowing I could never achieve it. I’ve made an analogy to my coaching days. Every practice was designed to help team play perfect game. We never did, but we did win state. #leadupchat
A5: Showing that you're in it for the betterment of everyone around you. Again - honesty & communication are key. Creating an environment that is supportive & encourages ALL to take risks, even if you fail. We are all life-long learners who learn from one another. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A5 communicate & align goals - How is this risk I'm taking going to better what we are doing?" How does it support what is working & fix what is not" systems change from small focused movements not by creating chaos #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A4: I agree risks are planned. We prepare by being intentional & by understanding our purpose. We read, study, & educate ourselves. We network with others who have done what we are attempting to do. Learn from them. #leadupchat
A5: Talk our walk. We think we are communicating enough but we aren’t. The mission/vision should be interwoven through all forms of communication and at the heart of all decision making. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
Even when the department has a “stated mission” I’ve worked with educators who have assumed the stated mission is the “lived mission.” Newer educators don’t understand there is a difference, and that’s why risk takers are seen as renegades #leadupchat
A5-If you have rapport w/people, then they will support your efforts as long as you are transparent & show them the why. As I heard recently, go after the loudest person, if you gain their trust & support they will be your horn for others to follow. #leadupchat
A5 - The best way to do this is to involve them in the process, involve them in the conversation, listen to them, and create a shared vision. It is not your risk, it is our risk #leadupchat
A5: Talk our walk. We think we are communicating enough but we aren’t. The mission/vision should be interwoven through all forms of communication and at the heart of all decision making. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
A5: #leadupchat
Buy-in is critical.. but typically we think it’s buy-in of an idea!! In reality.. what’s needed for risk-taking is the reflection and acknowledgment that systemic change comes through change of human behavior, beliefs, and mindsets!
“Renegades” know this and lead
A5: communicate the vision & the why. I can’t remember who said it, where there is no vision there is much revision (talking about writing). I apply it to leading as well. #leadupchat
We need to make the Why very clear if we want to make sure others see the risks as essential. If our students are to succeed in jobs that don’t even exist right now it is a moral imperative for us to transform our classrooms to meet those needs. #leadupchat
Sometimes when we step out & take a thoughtful risk, we create the evidence. I don’t know that we can always pull from current research. Innovation is all about creating new and better experiences, so we may be building upon what we know works, but not limit. #leadupchat
A5: As teammates learn to celebrate variability and see that it is our individual differences that make a strong team, risk-taking is more accepted and appreciated. #UDL, true colors, and strengths finder approaches help build this culture of inclusion. #leadupchat
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
@rantime does this sound familiar? There's the mission and there's reality. We work our butts off to bring the two closer together. There will be discrepancies. That's okay IF you have the courage to talk about them. #leadupchat
Even when the department has a “stated mission” I’ve worked with educators who have assumed the stated mission is the “lived mission.” Newer educators don’t understand there is a difference, and that’s why risk takers are seen as renegades #leadupchat
A5. This is true. We have to tie the new initiative, idea, or program to your vision and mission. Get buy-in to reduce stakeholder hesitation. #LeadUpChat
A5 I think to risk takers SHOULD be disruptive. But that doesn’t mean the people don’t see the deeper why. The risk lies in the action, not the purpose. The common “why” and engagement of others are critical to the success of the risk. #leadupchat
Perhaps. To get more buy in, start with why.
Perhaps not. So often we are attracted to new initiatives, but anything that is put in place requires maintenance. That's hard work of sustaining these initiatives. After 3 yrs it gets easier, but too often we give up. #leadupchat
A5: you’ve got to ensure that your making lots of “ meat and potatoes” with glitter sprinkled on top rather than creating a bowl of glitter full of fluff and zero substance! #leadupchat
Involve your teammates in your risk taking adventures, keep your goals centered around your student’s needs, align your efforts to your district’s mission and vision and humbly share when your efforts pay off. #leadupchat#risktaking#bebold
Q5: Risk-takers can be viewed as renegades. We want to avoid that. How do we ensure teammates view our risks as helpful, even essential, to the team's mission? #leadupchat
I love that “continuous forum of dialog”. So often we think of said once it’s been communicated and understood. Advertising learned long ago the need for repeating the message & in multiyways. #differentiation with staff is important too. #Leadupchat
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Yes, we need to provide the support and encouragement to those people who aren't comfortable with risk taking. But keep moving them forward. #leadupchat
That is how I am as well. Some people are not confident taking risks and need more support. I need people to slow me down a little so I don't move too quickly. #balance#leadupchat
In the midst of my risk: Working to get more #ExperientialEd and #pbl in our school. Trying to win over a team. Just met with the asst. super, who gave me $ when everyone said the budget was frozen. Roadblocks every step of the way. Lots of support through #NUNExT#leadupchat
A6. During tomorrow night's #BookCampPD chat I am trying something new with connecting the chat to resources the author of the book @simonsinek#StartWithWhy has posted on his website rather than Q1, Q2 format. Crossing my fingers it works. #LeadUpChat
A4. If failure is not only tolerated but even praised for the goals that a team member was trying to achieve, others are more likely to take a step towards a little risk themselves. #leadupchat
As @TedHiff mentioned the negative comments taken personally can certainly cause us to pause, dust ourselves off and, hopefully, begin again. Don't allow those to keep you where you have fallen. #LeadUpChat
"Buy-in" isn't imperative. It's great when you get it & should always be the goal. HOWEVER, laying everything out on the table, comprehensively presenting a case for WHY, & willingness to carry the critics are more important. Wait too long & buy-in will buy you OUT! #leadupchat
A5: let everyone know the thought behind the risk and what the end result is hopeful to be. Also get others opinions to help form your own on what you should do. #leadupchat
A6: We have some shifts in systems and structures coming to our school in the upcoming months. Our risk will be the risk of open-mindedness to these changes/potential changes while keeping the learner in the front of our minds. @JenniferHCox#LeadUpChat
A5b. Real change never comes from everyone being comfortable. When I think about the civil rights movement or the highly controversial approach to our national anthem by professional athletes, peaceful protests are still disruptive! #leadupchat
As always, great Q, Kyle! I think it depends on the goal. New tech? Short time frame. Introducing #ExperientialEd into my school? Long time frame. But yes, I think the validity and value of the risk is time-dependent. #leadupchat
A3. I decided that life isn’t about trying to not make mistakes or avoid failure. My focus is on resilience, on how I choose to move forward in spite of my failures. #teambounceback#leadupchat
A5 Leveraging the strengths of others, honoring unique differences, and embracing a shared vision helps us to move forward as thoughtful risk takers. We have to have each other’s backs, reflect, debrief and retool to continue growing. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Matt, my honor! Seriously! Your take on criticism being at the root of inaction rather than a fear for failure is a simple and bold truth and at the same time MIND-BLOWING! Want to help lead a chat on it? #leadupchat
A5: We need to be intentional about what we are doing. Through collaboration & communication, others should know our purpose. We should not be on an island where others don't know our purpose. Then others will understand the mission we are on. #leadupchat
A6: @techcoachjuarez have begun publicizing the fact that we are writing a book. When we take the risk to make the news public, we create accountability for ourselves. We will address controversial topics on EdTech pedagogy & lesson design frameworks. #leadupchat@jcorippo
I am so grateful to be a part of this group. You inspire me and I always walk away with so much to think about. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! #leadupchat
We are not enthusiastic by contagion. We want voice, agency and a place at the table. What you're trying to convey doesn't matter to us when what we're trying to convey doesn't matter to you. We need leaders not cheerleaders. #leadupchat#satchat#edchat#leadership#culture
Big but important risk: stop saying “students are customers.” They are not. Customers get instant gratification. Students need delayed gratification. Unpopular but necessary truth.
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Bingo. It's okay as the leader to say....."I trust you COMPLETELY to smash this goal/initiative. I need you to trust me with taking the first step." #justdoit#swoosh#leadupchat
A6: Next risk I’m taking is reshuffling some intervention minutes/content on the schedule to better align to needs of students to support new data we just analyzed!! #studentcentered#leadupchat@ncram917@cmonteiro8172 HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE 😁
I will keep trying to evolve the AMAZING learning that takes place every day on Twitter. The supportive #BookCampPD#PLN helps each step of the way. Thank >you< for being so supportive of the idea. #LeadUpChat
A4. This is about taking calculated risk and is about having the ability to see what could happen or potentially come to be beyond your immediate action. Visionaries see things before they are reality and take the risk to make them true. #leadupchat
Wow, that's well-said, @PrincipalPaul. I never thought of it like that. In my mind, it was always implied that every new idea, initiative, or risk must have total (or overwhelming majority) buy-in. This is making me think... #leadupchat
A6. Toughest question yet. This is where my cautious side kicks in. I’m working on getting a principalship, so my personal risk is not providing stock answers to question w/ my superintendent & present who I am. Hopefully we match on a school so I can take risk. #leadupchat
Why do we always want to minimize the pain of failure? So many of us want to redefine failure, or reorganize the idea of failure. Failure hurts! It is the act of overcoming failure that makes one great, not the absence of the feeling!! #leadupchat
A6: Next risk I’m taking is reshuffling some intervention minutes/content on the schedule to better align to needs of students to support new data we just analyzed!! #studentcentered#leadupchat@ncram917@cmonteiro8172 HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE 😁
THANK YOU for helping us create some efficacy around the leadership attribute of RISK-TAKING! Thanks for taking a risk with us at #leadupchat! See you next weekend!
