#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).
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3. In this holiday season of gratitude who is someone(s) you can't imagine serving others without in your life?
Jeff ready to roll with you guys this morning. I couldn't imagine doing #LeadUpChat without these guys. @drneilgupta@PrincipalPaul@tsschmidty are leading out as connected educators as well as in their districts!
Teri, Elem Principal from Rome, GA. I work with some awesome difference makers at @PESDragons! I wouldn’t be able to do anything without them! #leadupchat
Can’t imagine life without @CarsonAP3. She’s been a constant on my educational journey since DAY 1. We started teaching across the hall from teach other 12 years ago. Now, she spends her time making sure I don’t mess things up for our whole school. She’s the best.
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My mom was my greatest teacher: endurance, forgiveness, work ethic, serving others long before worrying about self, sacrifice, love unconditionally... #leadupchat
It is in understanding what changes…and what stays the same. It is not an either/or proposition. It is an AND. Requires greater understanding and awareness of how the world is changing and how that affects students in the future. #leadupchat
Morning #LeadUpChat I'm Cathleen. English teacher and author of a book on student engagement coming out next year. I hope everyone's having a lovely morning.
A1) My answer will follow a theme I’ve been sharing this year: Standardized Testing is a MASSIVE pressure point for everyone, especially kids.
Sure, they tell us where kids are, but they don’t tell us how hard Ss and Ts have worked or how much they’ve learned.
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A1: balancing the hours of testing with ensuring that there is quality and quantity instruction built in. Often, teachers feel that they test as much as they instruct. #leadupchat
A1. Pressure points - Assessments vs preparing kids for future of changing world. Trying to find right balance is Challenge but we are focusing on skills (not content memorizing). #leadupchat
Welcome! We lived in Pville for 5 years. Great times back in the day. My wife @VealHeidi was a teacher there...now years ago - lol. Great to have you here at #LeadUpChat
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A1. One of the biggest pressure points educators face today is around standardized test scores. This pressure is far greater for some-especially those who serve in high poverty schools. #LeadUpChat
#LeadUpChat A1 The pressure points in education today are meeting the demand or requirements of state and local Department of Education, it hearing to board of Ed policies, and the time commitment Dedicated to the job!
A1.a) Standardized testing is also a pressure point because it DOES NOT mirror the real world. Nobody gives me a test to measure how good of a principal I am. In all professions, we get meaningful feedback along the way that helps us grow.
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A1: keeping up w/ the Jones’s, wanting to compete instead of doing what’s great for us. Pressure to redesign balanced w/ tradition. Me: finding balance to lead & love. #LeadUpChat
A1. I think this gif summaries it quite well. It is juggling so many passions and responsibilities - being weightless adds the sense of, "I'll never quite get this right" into the mix! #LeadUpChat
A1 So much to do to prepare our students for success, which means enormous amount of PL needed for staff. I feel that we are behind the times with initiatives, which can lead to fatigue. #leadupchat
A1: Pressure Points for educators include unfunded mandates, initiative fatigue, test prep pressure from leadership, and the daily stress that comes with being a professional educator. #LeadUpChat
A1 Biggest pressure point is trying to determine what is too much to ask of our staff and what is just enough. I respect and admire all that our staff do for our kids, but how much more can we add? #leadupchat
A1 We as educators have so many things thrown at us- new initiatives, programs, etc. We have to figure out which ones work, are are aligned to our goals, and deserve our focus. #leadupchat
A1. Pressure Points: balancing the demanding needs within the role of principal, mental health/trauma in the school setting, assessments/State Standardized Testing. #LeadUpChat
A1: Time... We only have so much of it and as the world grows more problems present themselves. Leaders have to find a balance. Balance can be hard because you want to help everyone... But there isn't the time... Even though we wish there was.#leadupchat
A1: teat scores that are not provided in a reasonable amount of time. When you get test results, 3-5 months after a test is given, how can you hold teachers accountable? They needed the data much earlier to make necessary improvements! #leadupchat
Totally agree. We all do our best to reach our kids academically, behaviorally, mentally, and socially. We do that for many all the time. But there can time when we must focus on helping a kid socially and mentally first if we truly want to save them. #leadupchat
A1.b) Standardized testing is a pressure point for great schools serving students in poverty. With the introduction of school grades, great schools are getting hammered with “D” and “F” scores even though they’re doing good work. It’s unethical.
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A1. There is a pressure point rooted in the tension between innovation and accountability. Students need leadership/collaboration skills and characteristics to be successful as much as they need knowledge. We need a more balanced approach. #LeadUpChat
In my neck of the woods, Standards Based Grading is a pressure point. Not so much based on principle, but on rollout. How do we remain patient with those who need more time to process these changes and yet make progress? #leadupchat
A1: For me, always making sure our team feels valued and connected. Not really a pressure point just an intentional practice every single day! #leadupchat
A1: Balance - there is so much to juggle.
Work life vs. personal life
Moving forward vs. reflection
Reigning in vs. letting go
We all struggle with finding the right mix for who we are and where we are in our career and in life. #leadupchat
A1: I think the biggest pressure point is feeling like you have to do everything. Trust and support your staff, empower your teachers, and let them take the lead! Be there to support them, and trust they can handle it! #leadupchat
A1)As an admin, I have many. Testing, discipline, coaching Ts, etc. Lots of expectations and ensuring that I meet all my obligations, while ensuring I am involved in the lives my own children. I love it and I wouldn’t have it any other way. #LeadUpChat
A1) Pressure Points - Many educators in their desire to do right by everyone may end up feeling overwhelmed by a burdened that impacts their ability to be effective. It's a reality to be 100% all of the time.
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A1 Pressure points for ed leaders can be summed up in one word: distractions. Each day, we are charged to navigate events, tasks, & people who act as distractions from our primary work of supporting Ss. We are charged to navigate these each day to keep our focus #leadupchat
A1) Testing a new mindset the last month and viewing pressure as self-inflicted. Compliance and foggy vision can drive me nuts, but it’s up to me to grind and at minimum ask clarifying questions... #leadupchat
A1. Mental health is also a major pressure point. We are seeing more students with trauma and mental health challenges and there is pressure to ensure they are learning at high levels even when we don’t have access or expertise to help their mental health. #LeadUpChat
Preparing our students for a very non-obvious future is not an easy proposition. There is no crystal ball or map on how to plan or do it effectively. It will require more future-casting and determining how to see what is coming and how the world is changing. #leadupchat
In my neck of the woods, Standards Based Grading is a pressure point. Not so much based on principle, but on rollout. How do we remain patient with those who need more time to process these changes and yet make progress? #leadupchat
A1: Pressure points for educators are the need to extinguish EVERY fire that comes your way, EVERY DAY. I believe as educators, we are in trauma mode quite a bit & need to prioritize what to "extinguish" first. For me, it's my perfectionism! #LeadUpChat
It's as if we've been told the "Teacher Hero" myth so much that it's expected for teachers to give w/out end, to live the life of lambs.
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And you're shamed if you don't.
Jeff ready to roll with you guys this morning. I couldn't imagine doing #LeadUpChat without these guys. @drneilgupta@PrincipalPaul@tsschmidty are leading out as connected educators as well as in their districts!
A1: Pressure Points facing leaders - changing Accountability standards, shifting budget amounts, understanding the importance of SEL, mental health in general
For me: testing, figuring out how to shift mindset from urban to rural school
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A1: For me, always making sure our team feels valued and connected. Not really a pressure point just an intentional practice every single day! #leadupchat
A1. The daily moving target of trying to establish a balance (or healthy co-existence without disregard for one or the other), between meeting the needs of students & the needs of teachers. They need each other & we need them both. #LeadUpChat
Isee educators reaching out to learn more about this topic in the current #BookCampPD survey that is taking place until Dec. 23rd. Here is the current book w/ greatest # of votes Fostering Resilient Learners - Strategies for Creating a Trauma - Sensitive Classroom #LeadUpChat
A1. Mental health is also a major pressure point. We are seeing more students with trauma and mental health challenges and there is pressure to ensure they are learning at high levels even when we don’t have access or expertise to help their mental health. #LeadUpChat
A1. I’m with the consensus here, standardized testing is a major pressure point. Especially when the policies are ever changing. Teachers and administrators struggle to keep up with administering tests. Keeping up with requirements big pressure #leadupchat
And on top of that, helping some educators to see which one is more important. Some students aren't good at "school" but will be highly successful in life. Yet at times we are preparing them for a diploma, not to solve the world's problems. #leadupchat
A1. The business community tells us they want critical thinkers, collaborators, individuals who understand how to work in a team and ask good questions, yet we spend most of our time helping our students become master test takers. See the tension there? #LeadUpChat
A1: Professional educators also have personal pressure points such as family, finances, divorce, sending a child to college or military, loss of a loved one, depression, and issues that impact us at home and work. #LeadUpChat
When we experience fear, we are affected BIOLOGICALLY. We may be able to perform routine tasks better than ever when we are afraid, but creativity and innovation go out the window. Our minds shut down to these skills.
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A2 Fear can be incapacitating and cause us to stymie our innovative drive to support our Ss & teams. As leaders, we are charged to identify the source & frame of fear, face it head on, and dig in to build the capacity of our teams, so that we can continuously grow Ss #leadupchat
Change is not easy, but often necessary and needed. It can be a heavy lift. But we cannot afford to insulate ourselves from the changes that our students will be facing and how their world will change. We must be aware of the bridge between education and world of work #leadupchat
A1: Pressure points - Standardized Testing & School Report Cards based on 1 assessment. One for me personally is not being able to communicate with our newcomers. Thank goodness for Google Translate! #LeadUpChat
A1) As time goes by, children with behavior and mental health issues are more and more apparent. Our educational system needs to evolve to the point where all teachers and educ. professionals get trained to recognize and deal with behavior and mental health issues #LeadUpChat
A2: Fear is a reality, but the boundaries get stretched at every confrontation of our fears. The more we experience, the more we understand how to move in and out of fear and realize our strengths. #leadupchat
A2: Fear totally establishes our boundaries - whether we're scared to give up control, try something new, take a risk, rock the boat, mix things up, make the right but unpopular decision. We need to trust ourselves, our heart, and our experience/expertise. #leadupchat
I love how we are incessantly told we aren’t preparing kids for the 21stprincipal century work environment but support an accountability system that doesn’t compliment it. 🤷🏾♀️#leadupchat
A2: Fear isolates our focus and mission! It doesn’t allow us to move our S and schools forward. We need to create environments that allows/encourages others to take risks.#leadupchat
A2: With fear we set boundaries for ourselves. However when we think back to a time when we had to be brave and push through it can serve as a motivator to overcome fear. People want said the world was flat... Fearless people sailed past the horizon. #leadupchat
A2: Fear is generally paralyzing and it causes us to perpetuate the status quo. Little to no progress is the result. It can also drive us to act, but those actions are generally hasty and fraught with negativity. Can’t act for the wrong reasons or before you are ready #leadupchat
I'm reading Leveraging Leadership 2.0 right now and the big difference between excellent schools and others is how leaders use their time. Yes, we need to focus on what matters most. #leadupchat
I agree that shifting Supt or principals are a tremendous reason to adjust and have strong teams of educators in each building create the goals and objectives. Their ownership is key to moving initiatives forward rather than just the "next best thing." #LeadUpChat
A1. Mental health is also a major pressure point. We are seeing more students with trauma and mental health challenges and there is pressure to ensure they are learning at high levels even when we don’t have access or expertise to help their mental health. #LeadUpChat
A2. Fear limits innovatio/risk taking. As a leader I must model risk taking and give teachers the “permission” to try new strategies that engage/empower kids that leads to higher learning. I remind myself “You can never go wrong by doing the right thing for kids”. #leadupchat
A1. Another pressure point for teachers is trying to balance becoming creative in classroom or just delivering content. They want to do both, but aren’t always sure how and at times lack PD on doing both. #leadupchat
A2)To me, that comes with a feeling of being overwhelmed. And at that moment, I remember that I have people to help me. I remember the advice I give my Ss about chopping down a tree...one swing of the ax at a time. #LeadUpChat
A1. As leader, I am every intentional about saying, "YES, I will take care of that for you." As a servant leader, I have to find balance with my response of "yes", so I can take care of all duties. #leadupchat
Jeff ready to roll with you guys this morning. I couldn't imagine doing #LeadUpChat without these guys. @drneilgupta@PrincipalPaul@tsschmidty are leading out as connected educators as well as in their districts!
A2 You have to be okay with making mistakes. It happens and you have to let it go and move on. For me, this type of mindset is freeing. It takes the fear out of the mix. This is coming from a recovering perfectionist. 😂 #leadupchat
A1- I have to agree with so many testing. We over test struggling schools that we do a disservice to their true learning.
Every 3wks is overkill. #leadupchat
They show where they are in comparison to a “norm.” And, I do think that’s important to know, just like it’s important for us to know what a good range for blood pressure is.
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For our educational organizations to remain more relevant in moving forward, we will have to learn to become more comfortable with the many unknowns we will be facing. And that can be scary. We are moving more and more from technical problems to adaptive challenges. #leadupchat
A2: Fear completely eliminates freedom. When we work under a fear pattern, we are doing so in a survival state rather than an "assess and evaluate what's best" mode. Shame on anyone who decides to lead schools this way! #LeadUpChat
Standardized tests are part of our current reality. However, I try to move the focus away from them and Instead place the focus on our day to day work with relationships and learning. #leadupchat
A2. Fear is limiting, and in some cases even paralyzing. It is the epitome of playing not to lose instead of playing to win. Most of all it is rooted in illusion. It’s a constant imagining of worst case scenarios. Fear restricts, demoralizes & is poison to potential! #LeadUpChat
A2: Fear is a huge emergency break! Many leaders have amazing dreams for things like the achievement and gap and confronting #Equity, then they are faced with pressure from above a and below to "move slow” or "don’t talk about that!” #leadupchat
A2: Fear freezes creativity, risk-taking, fun and all things that come from a good place in educators. You can't look over your shoulder and run with joy. #LeadUpChat
A2: Fear restricts us always. It inspires us to live in it or live beyond it. If we choose to step thru it we learn & explore in ways we’ve never known! I love fear, it lets me know I’m alive! #leadupchat
A2) I feel very fortunate to work with peers and superiors who are intentionally hopeful. It’s that intentionality that helps us view our influence as limitless. #leadupchat@Hondofan@ccouchman#313teach
A2: when teachers fear moving outside the scripted box of the Basal and programs, learning is stifled & disengaging. Let your teachers who truly know what’s best for kids, DO what’s best for kids. #leadupchat
Meaning best practices...tech integration with authentic learning, design thinking, SEL, PBL... moving away from content toward building skills. Too many teachers can’t get past simply covering curriculum. 😫 #leadupchat
A2. Fear limits innovatio/risk taking. As a leader I must model risk taking and give teachers the “permission” to try new strategies that engage/empower kids that leads to higher learning. I remind myself “You can never go wrong by doing the right thing for kids”. #leadupchat
A2: Fear has been something I have dealt with my whole life. It can be a roadblock for sure. I try not to let fear overtake me because I want my students and teachers to take risks. How can they do that if I do not do the same?
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Agreed!
There is soooo much to say about having a focus built from your WHY. People will crawl over broken glass for their WHY if they know they are supported. #leadupchat
A2: Fear is a reality, but the boundaries get stretched at every confrontation of our fears. The more we experience, the more we understand how to move in and out of fear and realize our strengths. #leadupchat
Fear is like everything else. We have to focus and guide ourselves through it. You have to work through it. Almost be comfortable with it. Almost. #LeadUpChat
A2- Fear stifles innovation leading to a nebulous learning environment for all stakeholders. When we empower, we create opportunities to go beyond. #LeadUpChat
100% agree.
I’d rather have my kid in a school that’s receives a “D” grade that is growing kids through the roof than a school that receives an “A” and kids aren’t growing.
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I am imagining a graphic with someone running, looking over their shoulder at 'fear' chasing them, while trying to carry 'joy' = you certainly create a vivid picture with your words! Thank you! #LeadUpChat
A2. This is very tough for me! As an achiever (one of my top strengths), I ALWAYS want to win, achieve, excel, or be the best. As a leader, I am working to become ok with failure = growth & delay is NOT denial; it is NOT YET! #leadupchat
A2: we live in a world in which children stress out (fear) standardized tests and one in which teachers do the same. That is not healthy and is counterproductive to quality instruction, quality assessment, and quality learning. #leadupchat
This is incredibly true and powerful. In our need for self-preservation it can be easy to allow blame to rear its ugly head. As leaders, we MUST never fall victim to this with our people. #LeadUpChat
A2. As a leader, some level of fear is necessary because it can keep your senses sharp and keep you tuned in for what impacts children. Fear in every situation can be crippling and lead to indecisiveness and ineffectiveness for all involved. #LeadUpChat
Amen! And so many innovative, professionally hungry educators our futuristic in their mindset. Sometimes that hunger can get the best of us, unnecessarily creating anxiety and fear. We need to R-E-L-A-X and embrace the moment.....I bet it’s better than we think :) #leadupchat
#LeadUpChat A3 Consult yout team about making difficult decisions and move forward with the best option. The team will help to handle failure if it happens. #BetterTogether !
This statement here is so incredibly powerful for both educators & parents! Those letter grade ratings are so punitive & misleading. Schools are doing great things & we should look at the ones growing their Ss. #leadupchat
100% agree.
I’d rather have my kid in a school that’s receives a “D” grade that is growing kids through the roof than a school that receives an “A” and kids aren’t growing.
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I love this! My new organization is providing Growth metrics for the California schools and the conversations are so different from the old Status discussions. #leadupchat
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A2: @DouglasReeves addresses Analysis Paralysis. When teachers and administrators allow fear or pressure to take over, they may fail to see solutions to existing problems or barriers. #LeadUpChat
A2: I won’t fear tears scores or mandates...I will keep my hundreds of “Why’s” in mind. My children deserve my best, not my fear-affected “85%”. #leadupchat
I’d rather we focus on inputs than outputs, what’s happening in schools comprehensively instead of what happens on a few test days. We don’t need a grade to feel good or bad about the teaching and learning experience. We do need to a focus on pedagogy and quality though->inputs!
A3. It’s important to remember that “amazing things rarely happen in our comfort zone (from LeadLap)”. If we truly care about preparing our kids then we must be willing to take steps of change and calculated risks. #leadupchat
A3)If we are empowered to make decisions, then we have to trust those that empowered us to make those decisions. Trust that you have it in you to collect the data you need to make a decision. If you can, delay it until you have more info. If not, trust yourself. #LeadUpChat
A3: The greatest innovators faced fear. Remembering that at one time people said the idea of flight was crazy, carrying a computer in your pocket was insane and indoor plumbing would never happen... we have to remember great innovation is scary to the world. #leadupchat
A2. Fear leads to normalcy and complacency in education. When fear enters a school or a teacher or administrator, you see lack of passion, lack of will, a “I’m just trying to survive mode”, and no creativity. This leads to no trust or collaboration. #LeadUpChat
A3 As ed leaders, we know that decisions should not be made in isolation. It is imperative that leaders develop a team of astute, reflective, and progressive thinkers & doers who can help make the right decision - the right decisions turn obstacles into opportunities #leadupchat
A3 Leading with thought and purpose, whether the decision is big or small, will help push through the fear. Knowing that decisions are made with careful thought, makes it easier to swallow when things go wrong. Design thinking helps us iterate through the messiness. #leadupchat
Today’s leaders need to be more strategic, but also more action-oriented, especially in the face in the accelerated pace of change. Creating space for new thinking and cognitive pioneering will be important in our organizations in moving forward. #leadupchat
A3: Obsticles take many forms, but are usually rooted in irrelevant institutional practices and systems. We should see existing systems as opportunities for innovation. Every system, no matter how old, has loopholes. Leaders find them and make change with them. #leadupchat
@heffrey A1) I believe that unrealistic expectations can cause "pressure" or stress for educators. Luckily, I feel abundantly supported @windsongelem and provided with the resources and assistance I need. #LeadUpChat
Hi #leadupchat!
Pressure points include a sense of urgency about reaching all kids. Balancing empowering the whole child in today’s world (stressors) as we provide rigorous teaching and learning. All of this weighs heavy on caring educators and leaders.
The "go along, to get along" mentality has no place in a healthy school culture. We have to create the conditions for change to be seen as a "win" and a value for all. #LeadUpChat
A2. Fear leads to normalcy and complacency in education. When fear enters a school or a teacher or administrator, you see lack of passion, lack of will, a “I’m just trying to survive mode”, and no creativity. This leads to no trust or collaboration. #LeadUpChat
A3: We need to remember big decisions take time. Gather data, talk to stakeholders, & think everything over. Once your ready-go for it! You need to believe & have confidence in the choice you made. & if it doesn't work at first, don't give up. Give your plan a chance. #leadupchat
A3: Who will benefit the most from making this decision? If the answer is: children, teachers, and the whole school; then fear will not play a part in that process. I always remember: we're in business of doing what's best for KIDS, always. #leadupchat
A3: mistakes are often our most powerful learning tools to improving our craft, enhancing problem-solving skills, promoting deeper and more reflective thinking. If we want to teach this to our students, we have to practice it, ourselves! #leadupchat
A3: Be proactive by defining your core priorities, values & vision, and keep them in focus so that they guide your decision making process. #LeadUpChat
A3.b: Also, there are times when my initial reaction to something might be fear, so waiting 24 hours before acting (unless an immediate response is needed) takes away the edge and allows for more rational thought to emerge. #Leadupchat
Wisdom and truth! I can't seem to figure out why so many educators don't have a PLN beyond their school walls. This is so powerful and necessary. The the ruts get deep and the mud gets thick, our PLN is there like Triple A. #leadupchat
A3. WOW! This graphic sums it up SO well!! Making decisions - teachers make an average of 4 decisions every minute! There certainly isn't much time for fear to creep in, is there? #LeadUpChat
Donna (Australian) living and working in an international school in Singapore. Also an academic in my not-so-free time... Running late. Had to put the kids to bed as I am 12 hours ahead. #leadupchat
A3. As leaders our goal shouldn’t be to lead w/o making mistakes. Instead we should focus on our resilience& how we proceed after making an error. To work toward perfection is to set yourself up for disappointment but working on your resilience is worth so much more. #leadupchat
A3: by understanding that we are never truly at this job alone. It can feel like it at times but there are reliable individuals in your circle that you must turn to in times like that and bounce ideas off of. #LeadUpChat
A3: #leadupchat If we don't make the decision, we will never move forward. Sometimes we have to be the ones to "go out on a limb" and move forward in spite of doubters.
The "go along, to get along" mentality has no place in a healthy school culture. We have to create the conditions for change to be seen as a "win" and a value for all. #LeadUpChat
A2. Fear leads to normalcy and complacency in education. When fear enters a school or a teacher or administrator, you see lack of passion, lack of will, a “I’m just trying to survive mode”, and no creativity. This leads to no trust or collaboration. #LeadUpChat
Too often we are beginning with solutions and looking to make those solutions fit our problems and challenges…we need to start with questions. Our capacity to face our challenges will be built in the face of deeper, more challenging questions we pose. #leadupchat
We should focus on continuous self improvement and learning. Teaching Ss to overcome challenges and setbacks and to have GRIT. Our number one focus should be people. Relationships, Culture, and Climate. The whole child because one day they will become a whole adult. #LeadUpChat
A3: Decision making in the face of surmounting obstacles and fear is what makes people great. I don’t think it is that people are necessarily great decision makers, but great people are willing to take the risk and make a decision or take a stand. #leadupchat
A1: keeping up w/ the Jones’s, wanting to compete instead of doing what’s great for us. Pressure to redesign balanced w/ tradition. Me: finding balance to lead & love. #LeadUpChat
A3 First, is it best for kids (Don't forget to ask the kids instead of just assuming.) If the answer is yes, find a way to do it. If the answer is no, then don't do it. #leadupchat
A3.Learned to NOT make rush decisions; gather all facts & make an informed decision; very transparent with those I am collaborating with. I have to be ok with-work in progress; better to make an informed decision; than have to go back & consistently readjust . #leadupchat
A3: 🤔 Leading is constantly creating a decision for the future. There’s no real recipe to follow; a dash of ingenuity, a pinch of creativity, a handful of failure, a ton of teamwork, minutes of joy, hours of reflection = FAILING FORWARD to SUCCESS. #LeadUpChat
A3. This person needs to make a decision and the obstacle is certainly daunting! Imagine this graphic with a team of people working together to solve the challenge. Yup, #StrongerTogether#LeadUpChat
A3) Be a model for action by leaning into the unknown with eyes on the prize! Mitigate fear by taking one step at a time and by expecting evidence of bright spots before the realization of systemic change. We got this! #leadupchat
A3 Two things: 1. Is it what’s best for kids? 2. Gather feedback from your leadership team.
Your teachers’ voices matter & they should be part of the process. #bettertogether#leadupchat
A3) Don’t let urgency supplant importance. Engage the usual voices, engage some unusual voices, let data talk, let your and your teammates’ heart(s) talk....but at the end of it all, DO SOMETHING! #leadupchat
When fear begins to creep in, focus on your core values, focus on your why, focus on the mission, focus on the goals. And if you make a mistake, admit it, and then learn from it. We are human, after all. #LeadUpChat
Resilience is QUEEN. 😉 I spent the early part of my career as a leader trying not to make mistakes. After years of making them I learned that it was inevitable and that what I really needed to work on was my resilience. It was life changing! #leadupchat
If you want to encourage risk-taking and the potential failure that goes with it, ask, “What happened in our system the last time somebody made a mistake?” Was it rewarded as learning or punished as failure?
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That still is a challenge for me because I want to make something right immediately. Have to fight off the temptation to do that because often that takes time to happen. #LeadupChat
This is not easy, but if we continue to only do what we have always done and only perpetuate the known…we limit our profession in creating new learning, new knowledge and new strategies for the future. As a profession, creating new knowledge and learning is vital. #leadupchat
A3. Even I had to face this obstacle. I would also add rejection to the list. Being afraid of an idea and how others would take to it. Sometimes you need others in your corner to help push you to getting past the hurdle of trying something different. #leadupchat
If you want to encourage risk-taking and the potential failure that goes with it, ask, “What happened in our system the last time somebody made a mistake?” Was it rewarded as learning or punished as failure?
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Ultimately people are not looking for us to always be right but to be real.
What stimulates growth is failure. Leaders should ask themselves, what did I learn from that mistake and how is it preparing me to soar? #LeadUpChat#edleadership
Thank you for saying that!! So many of us in the eduworld want to put a stamped and proven process into action - the process is your own! Lead!! #leadupchat
A4: Honor Roll System - tweak this year based on mistakes I made, last year. Constantly reflect and improve. Mistakes aren’t bad, they open doors to improvement and even prevent stagnation. #leadupchat
A4: There are no failures, just iterations. Iterations of policies or of yourself. Each one being a step on the road to becoming something better than before. Growth is the goal, stasis is the enemy. #leadupchat
… and how the leader deals with the failure of others is key. People are watching. Do we punish new attempts or learn from them? How all people are treated matters! #leadupchat
A3. Having good leadership also helps with this obstacle. I’m thankful for the administrators who promote trial and error and encourage those to keep trying. The best ideas came from those who went against the odds and tried anyway. #leadupchat
A4)Did you reflect on what happened, why it happened, and what decisions lead to it happening? Or did you just say, “Oh, well”? I am a firm believer that life doesn’t throw you something that you can’t handle and that every experience is prep for the next. #LeadUpChat
A4: Amazing Shake at Union will be different in November 2019, based on tweaks that need to be made. Not necessarily “mistakes” but some valuable learning lessons. #leadupchat
A3. The greatest evidence of fear is the inability to make a decision. When someone can’t decide, it means they are in a constant battle of trying to figure out the least punitive measure to choose but fear their decision will be wrong no matter what they decide. #leadupchat
We can’t be scared of the future or insulate ourselves from it. We must be more curious and aware of the changes and how the changes around us will or won’t have affect on our students and educational organizations and how to better support students in moving forward. #leadupchat
A3. Guess what? We all make mistakes & will continue to do so every day that we lead. The mistake means you’re moving, trying, & taking some type of action. Playing it all safe in education is dangerous. #LeadUpChat
A3: Having an Inner Circle supports leadership decisions. Your co-workers, PLN, Voxer Group, or Parent Advisory Group will help you know when to accelerate or slow down. #LeadUpChat
A3- I'm a risk taker and typically do action from faith in my purpose. Lots of times learning is found how to do it better next time but I am moving forward not willing to do nothing! #leadupchat
A4: You speak to it through reflection practices. Those we serve appreciate authenticity, vulnerability & self-depreciation. Use your journey to help those around you grow.#LeadUpChat
A3 Think of constraints as a stimulus to create or design something new, better, and amazing - hopefully it will help me move forward on what I know I need to do for T’s and S’s #LeadUpChat
A4. Collaborating with ALL those we serve (teachers, parents, students, community ), & being very honest & transparent. I am very purposeful for all to see my heart! #leadupchat
One of the most important parts of failure, especially as a leader, is how you react to the failure. For that reaction will determine how creative and innovative people in the organization remain. When failure occurs, people watch how the leader reacts…
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A1: A "pressure point" for me would be when I am dictated to stop good instructional units that are engaging & relevant....to take pre-assessments & assessments to determine readiness for an assessment that I can already tell you how my Ss would perform on. #leadupchat
A3 making difficult decisions that benefit children requires vulnerability. Vulnerability is never weakness. Please remember that making the right and just decision is never a mistake #leadupchat
Hello! I wish I was in the chat too! I’m doing a read through of the initial layout of my book and any changes are due Monday morning, meaning I’m working through the weekend! Enjoy the convo, and yes, Mike is an inspirer! Can’t wait to jump back into #leadupchat next weekend!
A4)Did you reflect on what happened, why it happened, and what decisions lead to it happening? Or did you just say, “Oh, well”? I am a firm believer that life doesn’t throw you something that you can’t handle and that every experience is prep for the next. #LeadUpChat
A4: Having a problem exchange at a faculty meeting. Have every member of the staff bring a problem or situation they're dealing with. Run it like speed dating. Allow everyone in the community to see the problems. That way we are celebrating problems and collaboration. #leadupchat
A4. We must use consistent cycles of feedback from our teachers, students and parents. Key is to not only get feedback but use it and ACT on it. Action creates change. #leadupchat
A4: tweak format of Thanksgiving Lunch day, Grandparents Day, and other huge school events. While “mistakes” may not be the perfect description, “changes” would be. Change what you do in order to improve. Improve on what is working well. Drop what just wont work. #leadupchat
If we expect our colleagues to learn from failures, when we need to talk openly about our own. Start your next staff meeting with “Here are my biggest bloopers of the past year . . .” and “Here is what I learned from them . . ."
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A4-Praise others for getting back up after being knock down. We have to realize that the fight never ends. We learn and we try again and again and again. #LeadUpChat
A1: Biggest pressure point for me these days is health & safety and building - man there is paperwork and follow-ups that eat up a lot of time. #LeadUpChat
#leadupchat True leaders reflect on failures, learn from them and then make changes accordingly. They are just bumps in the road. Modeling that process for Ts and Ss is also important.
A4 Mistakes are opportunities to be humble and real. They are also opportunities to reflect and redirect and opportunities to reach out to the team to add clarity and help with the redirection. #leadupchat
A4: Articulating where we went wrong and what we could have done differently not only supports our own reflection and growth, but helps those around us understand our original intentions. We are real when we allow ourselves to be real. #leadupchat
A4: Go to work everyday, succeed by LISTENING actively, CREATING joyfully, REFLECTING constantly. Never judge yourself by others, always judge yourself by the VISION of you! Don’t worry, be better everyday #LeadUpChat
As a principal for 26 yrs I thought I was weak when I verbally shared my mistakes. It was through amazing chats - #LeadUpChat that I began to see how much each one of those mistakes lead me to take on next challenge with greater wisdom. Oh, if only I knew then what I know now!
A3. Guess what? We all make mistakes & will continue to do so every day that we lead. The mistake means you’re moving, trying, & taking some type of action. Playing it all safe in education is dangerous. #LeadUpChat
A4: LOVE is the answer to any question about failure. LOVE and a Strengths approach to people can build stamina for failure. People watch action over the words they hear. Leaders can say they want innovation but if they value the old metrics, do they mean it? #leadupchat
100% agree.
I’d rather have my kid in a school that’s receives a “D” grade that is growing kids through the roof than a school that receives an “A” and kids aren’t growing.
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There is no monopoly on intelligence. If we create an environment where people feel that "ideas are free" then they won't fear solving issues together...permission giving vs. retributrion. We get to decide whether we will live in inaction or productivity. #LeadUpChat
A1: the pressure stems from a model that doesnt match the demands of the real world. Students no longer go to work to sit in rows. We no longer reproduce a product but create them. Personally, its state report cards that do not give a real snapshot of what schools do.
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Mistakes are only as good as the reflection that follows them. Continuing with the same approach with constant failure is insanity. Systematic reflection follow an experiential learning cycle can be powerful. What? So what? Now what? Why? Next time... #leadupchat
A4: By being real - with our students, our families, our staff, ourselves. Be genuine, admit mistakes, discuss reflection, and show everyone it is okay to take risks and grow from them! #leadupchat
If you want to encourage risk-taking and the potential failure that goes with it, ask, “What happened in our system the last time somebody made a mistake?” Was it rewarded as learning or punished as failure?
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A4: The importance of self-talk is huge for me. I have to first examine the messages I tell myself when I detect a mistake. If I lead with disappointment or frustration, it is no good. Emotion is normal but we have to talk ourselves to a better place. #LeadUpChat
A4: We model that we are not perfect & that we make mistakes. We promote & model a growth mindset, determination, and perseverance. We show support and help others see the growth opportunities in these situations. We treat others the way we want to be treated. #LeadUpChat
A2: Great question! Fear stops us in our tracks. We cannot make adequate progress as people, or Ts, when fear stands in the way. We can acknowledge it & only then can we begin to grow & learn from it. #leadupchat
A4 In the classroom I am not afraid to admit then I have made a mistake and reach out to my students. We want to create an environment where "we are all in this together and we need to help each other get to our destination." #leadupchat
A4. In order to truly learn from our failures, everyone must first do a self evaluation and admit there faults and not play a blame game. We must then dig deep and sit together and have meaningful conversations on moving forward. If it doesn’t work, repeat steps. #leadupchat
Failure is really a point of determining next steps, a point of learning, of realizing that there is a gap in where we are and where we want to be. Seeing that gap as not the “failure” gap, but the “learning” gap, will create greater organizational capacity. #leadupchat
We can’t be scared of the future or insulate ourselves from it. We must be more curious and aware of the changes and how the changes around us will or won’t have affect on our students and educational organizations and how to better support students in moving forward. #leadupchat
A4: the hardest part (for me) is forgiving myself of the mistakes I make. Often times I’m surprised at how quickly others forgive me, and yet I hold on and beat myself up #LeadUpChat
A4) We make failure and learning from it a reality by actually doing it. The price of inaction largely is higher than the cost of making the mistake. #LeadUpChat
A4: I saw @casas_jimmy speak yesterday and a powerful message he shares is that leaders need to model a willingness to ask for help. All of us make mistakes and none of us have all the answers. "Will you help me?" are powerful and vulnerable words. #leadupchat#Culturize
Now we are talking! Teachers want to create #BeautifulWork and make meaningful change! How are we supporting this and helping them work in their strengths everyday?
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The pursuit of efficacy requires identifying three types of challenges: Those we control, those we influence, and those we cannot influence or control. Efficacy requires that we focus on the first two categories.
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A5: challenges force you to think, problem-solve, reflect. You won’t really do any of those three things, deeply, if you keep to status quo. Status quo is boring. #leadupchat
Throw my bias aside, this book is the real deal, on fire, inspiring and will push your thinking to the next level. I can’t wait for people to get it in their hands. We need more people to Take the LEAP! #leadupchat#leapeffect
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@dawblack, @ElisaBostwick, @sandeeteach
A5: When we rule out the outliers as excuses and focus on what we can control, goals become much more clear. Continuous conversations that return to the goal and the overall why help us face those obstacles head on and work through them. #leadupchat
A5: Challenge and obstacles build resilience, creativity, and innovation. Challenges are like weights for the muscle of innovation. If we never have challenges we can't get stronger #leadupchat
A5: #leadupchat There are no gains without challenges. It took my department more than 3 years to overcome a toxic environment, change curriculum to align vertically and we still face naysayers, but those who were vehemently opposed to the changes either left or were let go.
A5. Obstacles and challenges bring us together, collaborate in order to find solution. “The smartest person in the room is the room” - we must build our collective efficacy. That is powerful. #leadupchat
A4: Leaders need to lead by example and not just say "fail forward" is ok to give others short term comfort. Every chance to show a personal attempt that fails should be offered with a laugh to say, "hey, I took a risk and fell on my face. Hey, I'm still here." #LeadUpChat
There is no monopoly on intelligence. If we create an environment where people feel that "ideas are free" then they won't fear solving issues together...permission giving vs. retributrion. We get to decide whether we will live in inaction or productivity. #LeadUpChat
A5 Our days are filled with obstacles and challenges of all different kinds. As an administrator I need to step back and let my staff work through the challenges without me giving answers or trying to solve everything. #leadupchat
A2) Fear immobilizes us and prevents us from moving forward. Too often we let the chance that we might fail keep us from trying! Even if we dont succeed at something, John C. Maxwell reminds us to tell ourselves "I'm not a failure. I failed at doing something." #leadupchat
A4) I like to say “Dissent defines the edges; mistakes build the middle.” No one ever learned anything doing what’s always been done.
I try new things in my class all the time, and ask my students what their thoughts were on it. They get to be part of the process.
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A5: challenge is a very specific opportunity to model/apply strategies for working through challenge. Teams need processes. Effective ones. I love challenges b/c then I can ask, okay what to we REALLY want as an outcome and how will we get there? #LeadUpChat
Yes! So many Ts & Ss suffer from mental health problems associated with #trauma. We need to help release the stigma associated with illnesses such as #depression & #anxiety that many of our Ss are struggling with. #leadupchat
WOW! Thank you for sharing his message.
"Will you help me?"
Perhaps increasing our modeling of this will aid those who have a challenging time asking for help. #LeadUpChat
We have to remove “what do you want me to do?” from the “obstacle" conversation. That statement is one of the greatest inhibitors of building the individual and organizational capacity needed to face the growing adaptive challenges we will face now and in the future. #leadupchat
A4. Administrators can also give the time for their teachers to get together to discuss ways they learn from failures. Teachers who are valued in decisions like this can together workout their failures. They need the support and not pressure know that they can do it. #leadupchat
A5: Personal and professional growth comes through challenges. We don't grow when things are smooth. Let's simply keep reminding each other of this so we can embrace the challenges of the day. #Leadupchat
A4. Lead out loud and encourage staff to do the same no matter where they serve in the building. Own it and say so... out loud. You’re not the first & you won’t be the last! Fail forward! #LeadUpChat
Challenges and obstacles should force us to evaluate our priorities and reflect on the values that are driving us. And as @posickj mentioned earlier... if we determine that it will help the kids... we find a way. #LeadUpChat
A4: be a real leader and showcase your blunders and how you used it to improve the process for the future. We cant say dont be afraid to fail to others unless we practice what we preach.
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Great Q! I will personally say that if I waited to make a move until I was assured success I would not have done 99% of anything in life...school, marriage, kids, moves across states, etc. We can't wait to make decisions until we have all the info..will be too late. #LeadUpChat
This is a very profound observation. I usually need time to recover in my own head. I get there but sometimes it takes time. I am far harder on myself. I wonder why that is? Ideas? #leadupchat
What if the outliers are the critical pieces of feedback we need to Improve our practice? How do we determine that? What if the norm of the school culture is not to give critical, valuable feedback? #leadupchat
There is ALWAYS someone in your school/district/PLN that has an expertise in an area where you are not as strong. Yes, ask for help! We're in this together! #leadupchat#LeadLap
A4: I saw @casas_jimmy speak yesterday and a powerful message he shares is that leaders need to model a willingness to ask for help. All of us make mistakes and none of us have all the answers. "Will you help me?" are powerful and vulnerable words. #leadupchat#Culturize
A5: obstacles and challenges compel your doers to rise up, together, to overcome the obstacles and challenges. Together, teams of dedicated educators make a much, much bigger impact on instruction, learning, and school culture. #leadupchat
A5: Obsticles are actually creative constraints that challenge and inspire people. Creating something from nothing is harder than starting from a baseline. This is true in the classroom with students and in Ed leadership. #leadupchat
I have been working on that same change in focus in my district. So much importance in building and fostering relationships. Students are not the score they receive on a test. Scores do not determine success beyond high school for everyone.#leadupchat
Thanks for sharing that story. It is one that is extremely important for educators to hear as so many struggle with the scenario you shared. Your team DID work through it! Congrats! #LeadUpChat
A5: mistakes and obstacles lead to knowledge about their own capacity. Many times, educators learn the MOST from their mistakes than from what goes flawlessly! #LeadupChat
A5 Although the challenges can be overwhelming at times, if we were completely without challenges life might be pretty boring and it would be difficult to grow. #leadupchat
A4: I saw @casas_jimmy speak yesterday and a powerful message he shares is that leaders need to model a willingness to ask for help. All of us make mistakes and none of us have all the answers. "Will you help me?" are powerful and vulnerable words. #leadupchat#Culturize
If we believe in positive struggle, in failure as learning, in breakthrough learning — then we absolutely positively cannot use the AVERAGE in calculating grades next week!
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Building capacity should be a focus of what leaders do. Otherwise, once we're gone, there's nobody to continue. It also brings them on board. #leadupchat
Creating a “narrative” for the future allows us to proactively and strategically design our way forward. We can’t allow the future to happen to us, we must be actively involved in creating the future. #leadupchat
A5: When we identify known obsticles early in the process we allow our teams to understand that challenges are just part of the project or initiative. #leadupchat
A5: with the right mindset obstacles can serve as building blocks instead of road blocks. Teachers must encourage students to try what’s difficult. You never what what amazing things you can accomplish until you try doing amazing things. #LeadUpChat
Great thought! Often outliers such as mandates required of schools, situations of our kids (trauma, mental health, poverty, abuse) and limited funds are outliers that we cannot allow to become excuses of why we cannot achieve particular goals. #leadupchat
What if the outliers are the critical pieces of feedback we need to Improve our practice? How do we determine that? What if the norm of the school culture is not to give critical, valuable feedback? #leadupchat
A5: challenges are welcome...they keep my focus on my 520 “Why’s” at my school. Bring it on; I have a support network of strong teachers and supportive parents to help me overcome challenges and obstacle. #leadupchat
A5 Some obstacles are not obstacles to everyone. Meaning some that see it as an obstacle, it is in reality an area in which they need to grow. We must support these teachers while challenging them to reach their true potential. #leadupchat
A5: No challenges = no growth.
We all have capacity for great things w/in us but we often don't have enough confidence in who we are & who we want to become to not only accept challenges but to look for them.
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Yes! And these other questions: What is school for? What does school look like? How do our schools make us feel? Are S’s and T’s more curious about learning because of our practices? #LeadupChat
Me too. Even though I know it is not possible. Were you always that way? I was. Maybe I didn’t have enough modeling of the gift of failure in my childhood. #leadupchat
A6: It seems like there's a narrative that says we have to be optimistic, positive, & perfect everyday.
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Nothing could be
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the reality
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humility.
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A5. I’ve always felt that educators who have the challenge of working with students who may have higher needs and tougher life experiences become so well rounded. When you can engage and connect in challenging situations, you can engage in any situation! #LeadUpChat
Challenges create new opportunities. If we don’t see tension or obstacles, we may be operating in status quo rather than possibility thinking. 💭 #LeadUpChat
A5: all endeavors worth their weight will have obstacles. As leaders we should expect them and work w/our teams to develop plans that take then into account.
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A5: We learn that small steps lead to long treks. Overcoming obstacles is the key to bigger contributions, but it starts with incremental achievement, which then leads to stronger efficacy in the future. #LeadUpChathttps://t.co/J4guUhxSZx
A4- It's all about creating growth mindset. Highlighting how others we find to be successful came out of failures. Ss really need this, but so do educators.
We need to put coaching into place to help teachers see a different PERSPECTIVE.
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What if the outliers are the critical pieces of feedback we need to Improve our practice? How do we determine that? What if the norm of the school culture is not to give critical, valuable feedback? #leadupchat
A5 I find that obstacles appear to be a challenge when looking forward at them. However, when they are in the rear-view mirror, obstacles turn to opportunity. Teams grow stronger from bonding together to solve problems in, under, over, or through the obstacle. #leadupchat
A6: It seems like there's a narrative that says we have to be optimistic, positive, & perfect everyday.
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Nothing could be
further from
the reality
of
humility.
#leadupchat
I think that is it. I was taught there were “good kids” and “bad kids” and the difference was mistakes. I owned the “bad kid” identity for a long time. #leadupchat#realreflection
A5: I have been trying to think of it in terms of where I feel the struggle or see the obstacles are the places where there are opportunities for me to grow, reflect, guide others, and/or collaborate. My staff has been doing the same. #LeadUpChat
A5. Obstacles can support us in developing a true growth mindset. Again, we become more focused on responding to obstacles and mistakes rather than not making them or avoiding them. It’s a total mind shift if we work it right. #LeadUpChat
A5: challenges keep me driven. I don’t want to wake up one day to realize that everyone is now ahead of me in the race because I was coasting all along (when I thought that I was sprinting). #leadupchat
A4: The late, great John Wooden put it well when he said, “failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” We must view student struggles as opportunity to develop reflection and flexible thinking skills so they feel empowered to adapt and overcome. #LeadUpChat
A5. I really think challenges are a part of what keeps us coming back each day ready to go at it again! I love the challenge. We’re no different than the child who doesn’t want to be in a boring class. #LeadUpChat
Humility is essential for growth. If we are willing to seek the opportunity to grow and become better, it best serves us to remain teachable in our own life lessons! #leadupchat
Yes. I think even our phrasing can determine tone and direction. In other words, although maybe two different stages, failure sounds negative and resilience sounds positive. That's it: I'm rephrasing "productive struggle" to "productive perseverance." #leadupchat
#A5: all endeavors worth their weight will have obstacles. As leaders we should expect them and work w/our teams to develop plans that have check ins to examine for obstacles.
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A6. So often I was limited by the knowledge I had. When amazing teams of educators were included the knowledge increased 10 fold and enthusiasm soared! #LeadUpChat
Embracing the full kaleidoscope of emotions this beautiful life has to offer is so important. There is no empathy without experiencing sadness, hurt, disappointment, fear. Negative emotions offer beautiful lessons if we can open ourselves to them. #Path2Serendipity#leadupchat
A5: Challenges help us identify practices, processes, even philosophies that are acting as barriers in certain contexts. Examining challenges helps us dig into our decisions and actions. #LeadUpChat
A5. Leadership constantly presents challenges to a leader & their abilities. These challenges are an incitation to rise to another level, to test yourself & improve in the process, & to show that you can accomplish something that may seem difficult or even impossible. #leadupchat
A6: To me, this comes back to intentional reflection, but there is also an openness to mentoring that is needed. We all need mentoring, and that can assist us in navigating these pressure points. #Leadupchat
A5, part2: as leaders, learn to Love the opportunity to learn! That means learn to love what hurts or feels uncomfortable! Embrace it & it’ll drive you forward! #LeadUpChat
A5. I think that obstacles and challenges can show who you are and what you are capable of doing with adversity. This shows you who are truly team players and will work together to face problems. It’s important for leadership to recognize their fighters. #leadupchat
Pain is temporary. Pain is part of the prize. Pain is part of the product. Nobody ever died from feeling a little pain. We have to embrace our pain. That is my next step. Realize that the road to better will be painful and welcome it. Pain is the only way success. #leadupchat
Both as individuals and organizations, we have to spend time exploring unknowns, creating new learning, new knowledge, and new capacity. Too often we limited by the known and the lack of learning and idea flows we create. #leadupchat
A5 Some obstacles are not obstacles to everyone. Meaning some that see it as an obstacle, it is in reality an area in which they need to grow. We must support these teachers while challenging them to reach their true potential. #leadupchat
I’m reflecting on that. I likely would have been given medication in today’s society. The book “troublemakers” by carla shalaby was so affirming for me. #leadupchat
A6: rely even more on my leaders to help improve on what we are building. Office staff & assistants who went to The Ron Clark Academy will be HUGELY important to building our House System to 5th gear. In year 2 of the system, we are currently in 4th and speeding up! #leadupchat
A6: The greatness falls in the reflection piece. Great leaders reflect on how to be better and how to be the most productive for the people they serve. #LeadUpChat
A6: Pressure points will always exist if any kind of change is to be made. But being realistic about what CAN be accomplished within the parameters of all that surrounds us is paramount to the small steps we take as we attempt short and long term goals #leadupchat
A5. Being a leader is in itself a challenge. The challenges of leadership are of three kinds: (a) external, coming from people and situations; (b) internal, stemming from within the leader himself; and (c) those arising from the nature of the leadership role. #leadupchat
We have to be willing to be open to the ongoing disruption of our thinking and what we have considered to be possible…it is in that mindset, that we often conquer what was considered to be the impossible. #leadupchat
A6. We are questioned, judged, and even dismissed (even with regularity), do not let this slow down your work or let it derail you. Press on! #leadupchat
A6. The brilliant thing about pressure is sometimes you don’t know that you can do something until you are in a position where you have to do something. We can exceed our own expectations if we respond with courage instead of fear. #LeadUpChat
A6: I want to be a better servant leader to my teachers and staff. They deal with life things about which I often have no idea; yet, they come to work, love and teach our kids like crazy & don’t miss a beat. They stress; I want to do more to alleviate that. #leadupchat
A4: the hardest part (for me) is forgiving myself of the mistakes I make. Often times I’m surprised at how quickly others forgive me, and yet I hold on and beat myself up #LeadUpChat
A6. We learn from reflecting upon experiences- even if we were not successful. Continuous growth only occurs if there is intentional focus, drive and GRIT. #leadupchat
A6: my pressure points usually come up when I am violating my own needs for self-care; when I get too wrapped up in the work. It always means I need to step back for a while and focus on my own physical and mental health. Anyone else like this? #LeadUpChat
A6: The only limitations we have are the ones we put on ourselves. We get to determine what follows "I am...". Pressure points are there to help us determine how bad we really want something and to help us really feel accomplished when we get it. #leadupchat#Path2Serendipity
A6: We all have strengths and talents! Through introspection we can recognize where we need to build partnerships to fill our gaps.
We must see strengths in others!
Don’t try to fill what is missing but build on what people bring to the table. #LeadUpChat
We can lead together is multiple directions. Same is true for shifts in leadership. We’ll become frustrated if we immediately expect systemic change. Are there bright spots? Can we build on these? #LeadupChat
I just adore the feeling when I push past those organizational boundaries you speak of. They are the "awesome sauce" that often motivates the spring in our step! #LeadUpChat
Both as individuals and organizations, we have to spend time exploring unknowns, creating new learning, new knowledge, and new capacity. Too often we limited by the known and the lack of learning and idea flows we create. #leadupchat
A2) Fear immobilizes us and prevents us from moving forward. Too often we let the chance that we might fail keep us from trying! Even if we dont succeed at something, John C. Maxwell reminds us to tell ourselves "I'm not a failure. I failed at doing something." #leadupchat
A6: I need to continue learning, growing, and finding ways to #becomebetter. Continuing education, being open to receiving feedback, and surrounding myself with amazing leaders in #leadupchat has huge impacts on my pushing through perceived limitations.
A6: Continue to tap into internal motivation. Christopher Robin reminded Winnie-the-Pooh, “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” #leadupchat
A6: We often choose NOT to feel pressure so we feel comfort. Leaders of classrooms, buildings, or districts must choose discomfort sometimes to find new limits. It just sucks, but it’s how productive steps go fwd #LeadUpChat
A6. One factors that differentiates great leaders from the rest is their ability to cope with pressure, thrive under pressure, & lead people in high-pressure situations. Leaders who thrive under pressure use it to bring out the best in themselves & others. #leadupchat
I’m learning to navigate idealism vs pragmatism in the midst of obstacles. Often times obstacles force us to choose between those opposing paradigms. I want to remain true to my ideals. Pragmatism tells me differently. Sorting it out has helped make decisions #leadupchat
New perspective? Credit to Brene Brown: What would you say to someone you love? It probably would not be a message of judgment, but of kindness and compassion. Leaders owe that to themselves and their colleagues.
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Wow. Also profound. I agree. I had a relentless need to be a good kid which was also really unhealthy. I rarely made decisions based on what I wanted. I am not sure I am great at that idea even now. #LeadupChat
BONUS: keep your eyes on each “Why” in your classroom and school. When you lose focus, whether to exhaustion, “life”, mandates, stress, etc., get that focus back - quickly. #leadupchat
@eclark1980 reminded us in Day 1 of the #12DaySummit that we must stop saying “We can’t”
And move to “we can if...” I HAVE to make this an intentional practice #LeadUpChat
Professional learning is key to so many of the questions we talked about during #LeadUpChat this morning. If you would PLEASE, PLEASE take one minute and vote in this #BookCampPD survey it would be greatly appreciated! https://t.co/S9Ahi4qfgc
Bonus A: Grab a thought partner, iterate about the obstacle, draw out a planning board using a strategic approach. Seeing things visually helps me to navigate through the obstacle. The key is getting the right person in the room! #leadupchat
Thank you for being here today at #LeadUpChat making an investment in yourself and others. We look forward to seeing you next weekend...LeadUp and LeadOn.
Bonus A:
1. Take care of your mental, physical, & spiritual health.
2. Keep it in perspective.
3. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
4. Define success for yourself and don’t let negativity intoxicate your daily life. It ain’t worth it.
5. Do your best & don’t stress!#LeadUpChat
You are not alone.
We all face challenges every day,
Some that make us question who we are.
Know that you are doing the hard work necessary.
Know that you are leading with grace and modeling vulnerability.
You are okay and you will get through this.
#leadupchat#Path2Serendipity
BONUS: Always do what’s best for your kids. Always collaborate as to what is best for the kids with trusted colleagues. Never assume you, alone, completely “know what’s best”...sometimes convenience and pride interfere with your judgment on that one. #leadupchat
A6. One factor that differentiates great leaders from the rest is their ability to cope with pressure, thrive under pressure, & lead people in high-pressure situations. Leaders who thrive under pressure use it to bring out the best in themselves & others. #leadupchat
