Ep #219: Staffing Decisions

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Staffing Decisions

The months of February and March are when school leaders often have to start making staffing decisions. With the past couple of years we’ve had, we’ve seen a huge increase in the number of teacher resignations, and the institution of education as a whole is in a rebuilding period. And if you’re struggling as a school leader, you’re not alone. 

Whether it’s filling more spots than usual due to your teachers leaving, spinning in drama about staff coming and going, or there’s conflict on your team and you’re unsure of what to do to resolve it, I’m covering it all. I know that if this is what my clients are dealing with, you are too, so I’m helping you make informed decisions about your staff on this episode. 

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Ep #218: Creating Demand

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Creating Demand

I told you at the beginning of 2022 that I’m going to be spending time talking about how you can earn more in school leadership, and today is that day. So many school leaders believe they don’t have any control over their income, but the great news is that this is simply a myth, and I’m showing you why.

Creating demand as a school leader is an incredibly important skill to cultivate if you want a higher income. But whether it’s more money, time, or whatever brings you joy, it all starts with predetermining what you want, examining your beliefs, and getting busy expanding your portal of possibility. 

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Ep #217: Asking for What You Want

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Asking for What You Want

One of the secrets to loving your life as a school leader is developing the ability to ask for what you want. Day to day as a school leader, there are so many things you have to ask for. You have to ask things of yourself and other people, and other people are always asking you for decisions and attention. It’s really unavoidable.

When you think of the possible outcomes of going after something you want, the best is that you ask and they say yes. Sometimes they say no, and we can deal with that. But the worst possible outcome is that we don’t ask at all. You want to make more money, but you never ask for a raise. Does that sound familiar?

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Ep #216: After-Break Blues

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | After-Break Blues

Most of you are now coming back off the holiday break, and I’ve been seeing the same struggle across the board with my clients. After a couple of weeks of lounging around, resting up, and having fun, they’re feeling resistant to getting back to work, experiencing what I’m calling the after-break blues.

We’re in the midst of winter, which means it’s dark, cold, and gloomy, and many teachers and school leaders are experiencing a dip in energy and morale. On top of that, it’s also the middle of the school calendar year, which means the motivation and delight at the beginning of the year have probably faded a little. But the good news is that this is just a temporary phase, and today, I’m showing you how to start feeling better.

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Ep #215: Dealing with the Haters

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Dealing with the Haters

Today’s topic is not a fun one. It’s real, it’s very serious, and as a school leader, it can be incredibly scary. However, it’s something we need to bring into the conversation in education and band together in support, love, and collaboration around. And this is the topic of haters and cancel culture throughout education.

I had my own experience of a hater when I was a school leader, and it was incredibly uncomfortable. But in sharing my story with you and breaking down my thoughts about the situation, I hope it helps you if you’re feeling like a hater is after you, or you’re scared that something like this is coming your way.

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Ep #214: How to Raise Test Scores

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | How to Raise Test Scores

I have been talking to school leaders throughout the past month, and they’ve been telling me all about the worries and stresses around one of the biggest focuses in their work: testing. They came back from the holidays, and their brains started panicking about testing, so that’s exactly what we’re talking about in today’s episode.

Both kids and teachers have been out sick, quarantining, and everyone was already so far behind anyway. So, with everything that we’re facing in 2022, what can we do to ease our minds while giving our kids the best chance of being successful in their tests?

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Ep #213: Deciding Ahead of Time

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Deciding Ahead of Time

We are in week four of the Mid-Year Reboot, and today we’re talking about deciding ahead of time, predetermining our outcomes in advance. This applies to the experiences we want to create and the goals we want to achieve in our professional and our personal lives.

Deciding ahead of time requires that we look into the future and really push ourselves to imagine what could be possible and how good things could possibly be. I know this might sound uncomfortable, but don’t worry because I’m giving you all of the how in today’s show, so you can decide ahead of time what the rest of your school year is going to look like.

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Ep #212: Future Possibility

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Future Possibility

Throughout the month of January, we’ve been exploring what we think is possible and investigating all the things we think are impossible for us and why. You might have some personal and professional aspirations that feel like a stretch right now, but I’m offering to you this week that there are amazing goals within your reach that you’ve never even considered before.

Whether it’s expanding your skills as a school leader, balancing your time better, or wilder dreams like becoming a millionaire, your brain is probably telling you it’s simply not reasonable or possible. But the truth is every goal is impossible only until it’s conceived, and this week, I’m inviting you to use the concept of future possibility to go after what you want.

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Ep #211: The Balance of AND

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | The Balance of AND

Do you believe you can have a great life and a great career? What about making lots of money and being an amazing educator? What do you think you have to give up to achieve the next thing you want?

Our human brains love to live in the world of all-or-none, telling us we simply can’t have it all. This thinking is constantly reinforced throughout our lifetimes, so of course, we come to believe life is an all-or-none game. But I’m here this week to show you that you can have things that seem to contradict each other by leaning into the balance of AND.

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Ep #210: Do Not Fear Numbers

The Empowered Principal Podcast with Angela Kelly | Do Not Fear Numbers

Throughout January, we’re going to cover four concepts that will help you reboot your brain and connect to the goals you want to achieve as a school leader as well as outside of school. And to kick off, I’m introducing you to a philosophy I teach and live by all about not fearing numbers. 

When it comes to school goals, so many of them are driven by numbers. Turn your mind to test scores, student attendance, behavior referrals… the list goes on. But there are also other goals that feel less measurable, like school climate, parent satisfaction, and leadership impact. And setting numbers as a measure of progress here can feel scary.

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