This evening, I found myself scrolling through my past blog posts. As I read the titles and skimmed the posts, I found myself being taken back to exactly how I felt and what I was focusing on at that specific point in time.
I have written a lot of blog posts! One every week for the past two years, in fact, without missing a school week! In order to do this I've disciplined myself to think about events that occur in my life that teach me lessons or make me think. I keep notes in my phone about blog ideas and often compose the entire post in my head throughout the week. As I looked at my notes for this week I noticed that they were all about leadership-reflections on my own leadership; questions I've asked myself about whether propelling all of you into a state of panic about making changes was a terrible idea (totally not my intention at all by the way---I get excited by change and I am realizing that it causes others to stress out! I'm sorry); thoughts about how to grow new leaders; and even more questions about my own leadership. As I continued to scroll through my old posts, I decided to look back at my posts from this time last year. I was very surprised by what I found! Last year, on April 20th, 2017, I wrote a blog called Leadership Lessons in which I shared what I'd learned in my journey as a leader. This made me pause for a few seconds as I stared to think about this time of year. This is the time of year that my leadership is most important. Our patience is wearing thin, we're stressed, we're tired, our kids are antsy, our parents are antsy, there is unknown change coming our way, we have testing, we're planning field trips and art shows and graduation ceremonies and field day and so much more... My leadership is crucial right now which must be why I reflect on it so deeply this time of year. The great thing about finding this pattern in my writing is that I know this time of year will indeed come to an end. Things will settle down and if my blog post pattern continues, we should be moving towards celebration and excitement very soon! I urge you to reread my post called Leadership Lessons, especially if you're hoping for a leadership role in years to come but also because you are all leaders in this building. And, I'd like to add a few more lesson in this 2nd Volume. 12. Leaders are humble-Leaders don't advertise how great they are. They don't boast about all the things they know. Leaders do the work and do so while remaining humble. 13. Leaders are patient (I need to work on this one)-Leaders know when to move quickly and know when to wait. Leaders understand that some people need time to process and others can make decisions quickly. 14. Leaders know their faults-Leaders are honest with themselves about who they are. Leaders are aware of their faults and work to build skill to become the best version of themselves. 15. Leaders seek out mentors who they can learn from-Leaders never stop learning. They search for those who inspire them and who are doing new and innovative things. Leaders are learners and seek out mentors. 16. Leaders ask questions-Leaders know what questions to ask to push the thinking of others. Leaders ask questions of themselves and reflect on their leadership. 17. Leaders don't take themselves too seriously-Leaders know how to have fun. They enjoy their time with the amazing people they work with every day. What skills do you need to work on as a leader? What would you add to the list? Here is your staff update for April 20th.
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