Ep #157: Closing Out 2020

Closing Out 2020

Welcome to the end of 2020, my empowered leaders. You have all made it through one of the toughest years in school leadership, and I know there was a time when you didn’t believe you could make it, but you did.

As we head into the New Year, today, we’re taking some time to acknowledge your resilience and growth over the past year to get to this point. Although 2020 has felt extremely uncomfortable and challenging, you navigated school leadership and learned new skills, and it’s a milestone we have to pause and take the time to appreciate.

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Ep #156: Change Fatigue

Change Fatigue

As I’m sure you’re painfully aware at this point, 2020 has been no joke. So much has been going on, and just as you get into the swing of things, another curveball is thrown your way and all of your plans go out the window. This has led to our schools being impossible to operate in the way our leaders had intended, and has resulted in a considerable amount of mental and emotional anguish.

School leaders everywhere are deep in the throes of change fatigue, and this would have a profound impact on anybody’s ability to do their job. But when you throw dozens of staff and hundreds of students into the mix, it can be truly debilitating. So, it’s time to take a deep dive into change fatigue, what it is, and what we can do about it.

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Ep #155: Getting to Know Yourself Personally

Getting to Know Yourself Personally

You, as a school leader, are not just a principal. You are so much more than your job title. And this is really easy to forget when you’re consumed with your day-to-day tasks. We take this job very seriously, as we should. But sometimes we take it so seriously that we forget to enjoy it at all.

When I was a principal, I truly believed that school leaders who had fun at work were not taking their jobs seriously. However, it turns out that this couldn’t be further from the truth. I was making life harder than it needed to be, I’d lost connection with who I was as a person, and I don’t want that for you. So today, I want to help you reconnect with that side of yourself so you can truly enjoy your job.

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Ep #154: Your Professional Relationship With Yourself

Your Professional Relationship With Yourself

2020 is almost at an end, and I’m sure you could not be more thrilled. And while this year has been incredibly challenging, it’s also given us a profound growth opportunity. 2020 has changed us in so many ways, so for the month of December, I want to talk about who we are and our relationship with ourselves, both professionally and personally.

I’ve had so many clients achieving their goals even in the midst of this chaotic and unpredictable pandemic, which has been absolutely amazing to witness. And a huge part of that comes from understanding who they are as a principal and allowing themselves to be vulnerable with themselves, so that’s what I’m exploring today.

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Ep #153: Teletherapy Lessons for School Leaders with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

Teletherapy Lessons for School Leaders with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

It has been the Empowered Principal mission to aid the emotional and mental health of school leaders, staff, students, and the wider school community since I started this work. This pandemic has brought a lot of issues around mental health to the surface. So now, it’s more important than ever that you have the tools to help serve your school in this way, and I have the perfect guest to share them.

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge a certified school psychologist, an award-winning children’s mental health expert, and the author of her new book Teletherapy Toolkit. Roseann is on a mission to change the way we view and treat mental health, and she is here to guide you through this process.

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