Neil does a great job of coming back to the theme of self-trust, as was discussed in our podcast with Stephen M.R. Covey. We have to trust ourselves to be able to trust the team.
TheSchoolHouse302 · One Thing Series: Building and Sustaining Trust with Stephen M.R. Covey -- #onethingseries
Stephen M.R. Covey Brings Tons of Experience to Our One Thing Series Podcast for School Leaders
Stephen M. R. Covey is co-founder of CoveyLink and of the FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust Practice. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world. He is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, and coauthor of the #1 Amazon bestseller Smart Trust. He advocates that nothing is as fast as the speed of trust and that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust with all stakeholders is the critical leadership competency of the new global economy. Stephen passionately delivers that message and is skilled in enabling leaders and organizations to experience the dividends of high trust. Audiences and organizations alike resonate with his insightful, relevant approach to real-time issues that affect their immediate and long-term performance.
He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Stephen, with Greg Link, led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine. A Harvard MBA, he joined Covey Leadership Center as a Client Developer and later became National Sales Manager and then President and CEO. Under Stephen’s direction, the company grew rapidly and profitably, achieving Inc. 500 status. As President and CEO, he nearly doubled revenues to over $110 million while increasing profits by 12 times. During that period, both customer and employee trust reached new highs and the company expanded throughout the world into over 40 countries, which greatly increased the value of the brand and company. The company was valued at only $2.4 million when Stephen was named CEO, and, within three years, he grew shareholder value to $160 million in a merger he orchestrated with then Franklin Quest to form FranklinCovey.
Over the years, Stephen has gained considerable respect and influence with executives and leaders of Fortune 500 companies as well as with mid- and small-sized private sector and public sector organizations he’s consulted. Clients recognize his unique perspective on real-world organizational issues based on his practical experience as a former CEO.
Stephen currently serves on the board/advisory board of several entities and is a Top Thought Leaders in Trust Lifetime Achievement Honoree from Trust Across America-Trust Around the World. Stephen resides with his wife and children in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains. You can follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenMRCovey.
Key Thoughts About Trust from the Interview with Stephen Covey
Stephen’s account of the Franklin Quest and Covey merger illustrates the power of trust in every organization. You don’t want to miss how trust revitalized the organization and what happened when it was low.
His explanation of self-trust and how everything “ripples out” from that place has the power to change how we think and act.
Stephen reveals the impactful work and leadership excellence of former President and CEO of the Campbell Soup Company, Doug Conant. Check out Doug’s books: The Blueprint and TouchPoints.
We were thrilled to hear how he uses his father’s work in his own life on a daily basis to achieve a “daily private victory.”
A lover of music, Stephen opens up about his desire to be able to sing.
He indicated how he is always keeping abreast of current trends and ideas through podcasts, speeches, and audio books. His insight into staying at the forefront of shifts and changes is perfect.
Stephen wraps up the interview with how he started–the power and importance of leading with trust. He reveals how his view of trust has changed from something warm and fuzzy to the very essence of all of our relationships.
Trust in Schools Transforms Everything
Stephen’s interview reveals how trust transforms everything from the classroom to the board room. It was a wonderful follow-up to our latest blogpost on trust and the three books we recommended this month at dereka206.sg-host.com.
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This is TheSchoolHouse302’s monthly #reviewandreflect, wrapping up our focus on moving from where you are and where you want to be. This month we introduced the concept of the H-Gap and how it can transform your practices to lead more effectively and achieve key goals within your classroom, school, and district.
Our review and reflect series embraces the powerful sentiment from Soren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
This month we are excited to feature Nick Hoover, Principal of Meredith Middle School, as he digs into our latest content on TheSchoolHouse302.com.
Nick provides great insight into how he uses the H-Gap to reduce the detractors that limit or thwart his success.
Don’t miss what he says about analyzing the things that we have to stop doing if we want to be successful.
Nick reflected on our #onethingseries podcast with Catlin Tucker. Don’t miss our conversation about perfection versus progress, particularly on the topic of blended learning.
Catlin Tucker Joins TheSchoolHouse302 for a Conversation about Blended Learning
Dr. Catlin Tucker is a bestselling author, international trainer, and keynote speaker. She was named Teacher of the Year in 2010 in Sonoma County, where she taught for 16 years. Catlin earned her doctorate in learning technologies at Pepperdine University.
Currently, Catlin is working as a blended learning coach and education consultant. Catlin has written a series of bestselling books on blended learning, which include Balance With Blended Learning, Blended Learning In Action, Power Up Blended Learning, and Blended Learning In Grades 4-12. She is active on Twitter @Catlin_Tucker and writes an internationally ranked blog at CatlinTucker.com.
Key thoughts from Our Interview with Catlin Tucker
Don’t miss how Catlin’s own needs drove her to become a foremost expert on blended learning.
One Thing Series: Transformational Change w/ Jethro Jones — #onethingseries
Change Your Perspective
Jethro Jones (@jethrojones) is the 2017 NASSP Digital Principal of the Year and the host of Transformative Principal, where he interviews principals, leaders, and influencers who help improve K-12 education throughout the world. He is also the founder of Transformative Leadership Summit, which is like his podcast, but on steroids!He is the author of SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves, available now for pre-order.
Key Thoughts from the Interview:
Schools are dynamic places. Listen to how Jethro led 32 initiatives simultaneous to transform his school for the better. As you will hear, it all starts with empathy.
Jethro raves about Seth Godin’s Creative Workshops. Jethro’s approach to learning and growing is fascinating.
Recently inspired by Tim Feriss’s interview of Hugh Jackman, Jethro is journaling each day and has already experienced the power of this simple practice. But, this is journaling with a twist. Discover how you can also make this a consistent part of your life for big changes.
One thing Jethro would love to learn–the piano! Not surprising since so much of this interview is wrapped around change, growth, and creativity.
Interestingly, Jethro describes how his own Podcast is at the center of his exponential growth. His process for identifying his guests is unique and extremely worthwhile.
Jethro’s final response on what he used to believe, but doesn’t anymore, is at the heart of change–that it doesn’t have to be a certain way. His Tik Tok story is a perfect example of learning in new and dynamic ways.
Jehtro’s interview is very insightful for any educator looking to make a difference in the classroom, school, or district.
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This is TheSchoolHouse302’s monthly #reviewandreflect, wrapping up our focus on Building A Winning Team
Major Takeaway for this Month:
Creating and sustaining a winning team of talented people is maybe the single most important task of a leader. To do so, requires executing three key elements incredibly well. Only doing one or two without the complement of the other will always limit your efforts. Similar to the mutualistic relationship that we find in nature between bees and flowers, branding, recruiting, and selecting all work together and are beneficial to one another.
Breaking the Model Down
Branding refers to a schools ability to finding multiple avenues, using a variety of mediums, to tell their unique story to inform the community about greatness and achievement.
Recruiting is the active pursuit of finding the most talented staff to become a part of a school’s dynamic team.
Selecting refers to unique and different ways to ensure that the prospective candidate is the best for the organization.
So, what steps can you take today?
This month we offered a 3-Minute Challenge to take the necessary action steps to build your winning team by telling your story.
Excellent schools capitalize on all three areas–branding, recruiting, and selecting–to build their winning team. Did you take the first step in branding by telling your story this month? Our BIG to-do this month was the 10-Day Challenge, which required you to Commit to a 10-day pursuit to telling your school’s story using social media.
It only takes three minutes per day to Tweet, share a pic, or create a quick video. For 10 straight days, we asked that you commit to communicating something special about your school. Whether it’s preparing for the upcoming school year or celebrating recent graduates, you need to get your story told to change the narrative about what happens in great schools.
How well did you do on the challenge this month?
Read to Lead
3 Books You Need to Read to Brand Your School and Recruit Top Talent — #readthisseries
Don’t miss this vblog on books you need to read to lead better and grow faster. We recommend three titles that are must reads on the topic of building your winning team.
What an expert has to say about telling your unique story to build an amazing school brand:
“In the absence of knowledge, people make it up.” Joe provides incredible insight on the power of branding and why schools need to embrace telling their story. Learn how Joe creates connections and forces engagement in different ways. Listen here.
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