Ep #159: Future Vision

Future Vision

After winter break, I hope all you school leaders are refreshed and ready to take on 2021. This time last year, we were talking about our “2020 visions,” and I don’t think anyone could have predicted the havoc that the past 12 months would bring to our schools. So, I want to make sure that we don’t get caught up this time around.

This month on the podcast, we’re talking about creating a future vision for 2021 of the kind of principal that you want to be, the energy you want to bring to the job, how you can be a visionary, and how you want to experience your own life this year. So at least, if we’re in for another year of chaos, you will be grounded in your own reality.

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Ep #158: The Blessing of 2020

The Blessing of 2020

This might be a controversial opinion, but I believe there is a huge blessing to be taken from 2020 and what it has shown us about our education system. I believe that the current goal of our education system does not actually serve a huge proportion of our students, and the pandemic has amplified this reality. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

I’m sharing a story this week that inspired a conversation and some real introspection about what the goal of our education system is, how we measure success, and who gets neglected as a result of these things. And if we’re all willing to take part in this conversation, I truly believe that 2021 can be the year we finally start creating an education system that works for everyone.

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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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Ep #152: Accelerate Your Accomplishments

Accelerate Your Accomplishments

I’m going to coach you hard on today’s episode, empowered leaders. My goal for you always is to accelerate your growth and empowerment, and my own level of thought work and coaching has been improving at such a rapid rate that I felt I needed to share it with you here.

Today, I’m speaking to those of you who want all of your goals met, who want to become influential and impactful school leaders. I’m breaking down the core concepts that I teach my one-to-one clients to show you why these are non-negotiable if you want to create tangible results and be able to inspire others into action to reach their goals and your school’s goals.

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Ep #151: Everyone Is New at Something

Everyone is New at Something

This month on the podcast we’ve been focusing on new leaders. But the truth is, all leaders are new at something and this has never been more relevant than throughout 2020. Of course, our education system had problems before, but school leaders have had to constantly react this year. And this has led to some incredibly difficult and uncomfortable decisions.

Teachers and administrators are all feeling new to the pandemic, to online learning, to hybrid learning, and to returning to in-person learning. So, even if you have kids back on campus full-time, the way you’re approaching your day is going to be very different compared to years past. And when things are this new to our brains, we need to start taking a different approach.

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Ep #150: New Leader Emotions

New Leader Emotions

Throughout this month, we’re talking about what it’s like to be a new leader, and this week’s episode is all about the emotions that inevitably surface for all new principals. We all have a vision of what it’s going to be like when we land the job as a principal. We look to our examples, people we’ve worked under when we were teachers. But the reality is always more challenging and chaotic than we could have ever imagined.

The good news is, this is the case for every new leader and this is all part of the process of developing the skills required to become a veteran principal. But right now, it’s so easy to get caught up in all of the emotions and helplessness of taking on this new role and believing that the job is too hard or that you don’t have the skillset needed to be a success. Well, if this sounds familiar, don’t worry because I’ve been exactly there, and I’m going to help you navigate it.

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