This week, I’m sharing an exercise that I developed with one of my clients at the end of last year. In our conversation about her plans for the upcoming school year, she shared that one of the key aspects she wanted to learn, moving forward, was the skill of coaching her teachers the same way I coached her.

 

And with that goal in mind for all of you, we came together to create an exercise you can use with your staff at the beginning of the school year to set the tone for what’s to come. The purpose of this exercise is to bring your focus back on who you’re here to serve: your students. You have to consider what needs to be in place for them to be successful, and I’m breaking it all down for you on this episode.

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From micro to macro decisions, you make decisions all day long as a school leader. The truth is that your decisions determine your results 100% of the time. This makes paying close attention to and being intentional about your decision-making process a vital part of leading your school and community. 

No matter how big or small, you make every decision through what I call a ‘decision lens.’ Your decision lens is essentially composed of a set of values and priorities that you use to determine the decisions you’re going to make. It directly impacts whether or not you achieve the goals you’ve set, create the experiences you want to have, and offer the value you intend to contribute.

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