When you started on your journey to becoming a school leader, did you think that once you got that position, everything would change? If you can’t relate to that, maybe you know someone who goes from job to job, is super happy for a little while, then gets bored and moves on? Well, this is a common occurrence in our profession and it all comes from the thought that we can finally be happy when our situation changes.
It’s genuinely impossible to predict the reality of how it will feel when we do land our dream job as a school leader. One thing we can do, however, is keep a really close eye on what thoughts and emotions are coming up for us once we get there.
Do you find yourself enduring relationships with people, things, or even jobs for way longer than you should because you believe things “could be worse?” Do you tell yourself every day that it’s not so bad and you can get through it? Well, that was me not all that long ago, and it’s something we all do when we can’t see past something ending.
As a school leader, it’s impossible to get along with everyone all of the time. You have staff, parents, and students that all have opinions on everything you do, and vice versa. We know that molding people and having them behave exactly how we would like is never going to happen, but there must be something we can do, surely?
This week on the show, I welcome my first guest, Stacey Smith! It’s been one year since I launched The Empowered Principal Podcast and I could not be more thrilled to be celebrating with one of the most inspiring people I know.
I’m going to be spending the whole month of January going deep into relationships and how to approach all of yours with finesse and grace. Today, I’m going to be discussing how to deal with challenging teachers so you’ve got some time to really absorb this before the holidays.
