Due to a slight mix up in my date-keeping, which I fully explain in the episode, I’ve got one more bonus episode on the subject of relationships. This is actually an amazing topic and, to be honest, it’s lucky that I got the chance to discuss it.
Having unconditional compassion for people with which you have a personal or professional relationship with is so freeing. It doesn’t matter how annoying someone can be, by maintaining this feeling of compassion for your colleagues and friends, you get to let them be themselves and remain in total control of your own emotions. It’s a win-win.
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.
If there’s one thing that worries us in our role as a school leader, it’s the notion of meeting with erratic and difficult parents. When I think about this topic, one parent comes to my mind. She would scream, shout, and curse us out every chance she got – not pleasant.