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Candor, Creativity, and Critical Thinking: Getting Unstuck w/ Kirsten Richert & Jeff Ikler

by | Oct 30, 2019 | Creativity, Culture, Disruption, District Office Leadership, Education, Engagement, Excellence, Feedback, Leadership, Learning to Lead, Teacher Leadership

As we discussed the topic of creativity and we connect it to the field of education, we know that providing space to think deeply is critical. For innovation to be a norm, we need environments that support risk-taking. Feedback is also important, but it should be a...

#reviewandreflect: Supporting Creativity as a Leader

by | Oct 27, 2019 | #review&reflect, Creativity, Culture, Daily Habits, District Office Leadership, Education, Engagement, Fulfillment, Innovation, Leadership, Learning to Lead, Organizational Growth, Organizational Leadership, Podcast, Teacher Leadership

This is TheSchoolHouse302’s monthly #review&reflect, wrapping up our focus on Creativity. Our review and reflect series embraces the powerful sentiment from Soren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Take time with...

#TheThreeMinuteChallenge: Over-Prescribed Recommendations

by | Oct 16, 2019 | #TheThreeMinuteChallenge, Creativity, Engagement, Feedback, Goal Setting, Leadership, Learning to Lead, Listening, Long-Term Decision-Making, Motivation, Principal Leadership

The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. ~ Jim Collins Getting stuck in the rut of tightly wound management techniques is easy for leaders to do. When a leader desires a specific outcome or things begin to go awry, emotions...