This week’s episode is all about being decisive as a leader. We have all experienced that frustration when our leaders can’t reach a solid conclusion. As a school principal, your teachers and support staff rely on you to resolve issues in a definitive way.
I’m taking a slightly different approach to this episode. I’m going to talk you through some direct tips and instructions to overcome indecision. I also have a story from a friend about her experience with a leader who just wouldn’t put their foot down, which will help you relate to what a pain this can be.
This episode is all about operating as our essential self, balanced with our social self. Often we find ourselves caught between what we think we should do and what we actually want to do.
Previously on The Empowered Principal Podcast, we’ve spoken about action and inaction. Today, we’re looking in depth at a big part of that subject: procrastination. Procrastination stops us from getting things done, not least because playing a game on our phones, in the moment, brings us palpable satisfaction.
This week, I was planning on talking about time management, but as I was working on the original topic, today’s episode emerged instead. I felt compelled to share it with you immediately as it is something I am currently experiencing.
In the previous episode, we continued with our exploration of how the STEAR Cycle works and took a look at how our thoughts create our emotions. We used the Cycle to understand how different thoughts about the same situation can create different feelings, and talked about how awareness of our thoughts can help us decide how we want to think and, in turn, feel.