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Friday's Five Ideas for the Future September 27, 2019 "When you lead people through difficult change, you take them on an emotional roller coaster because you are asking them to relinquish something—a belief, a value, a behavior—that they hold dear. People can stand only so much change at any one time."
Teams Make the Dream Work Possibly the greatest leverage for sustainable change is through people, where each new hire brings skills and dispositions that enliven your school's future.
Hiring with your Mission as the driver provides focus on the leadership attributes and qualities that complement those people already on the senior leadership team.I'm a new Text block ready for your content.
Bringing a single new member to your leadership team means a whole new team exists–creating new possibilities, promising ideas and fresh perspective. Beyond leadership qualities that we so often associate with change and innovation, anyone we hire in today's world must also bring the essence and goodness of being alive, like honesty, unfailing optimism and compassion. A sense of humor helps to overcome the unexpected too! Seeking talent is only more complicated and fraught with competition and availability. Please do post your senior leadership vacancies on "THE LEADERSHIP LIST", sponsored by AAIE. (CLICK HERE) We gladly make the posting at no cost, as part of your membership and most importantly, because we want to support you, to be at your side and in the fray of international school life. Post your vacancies and let us help.
Now on to this week's Five... 1. The results from the inaugural Diversity Collaborative Survey (DCS) have been released, creating one of the first baselines of information on international school leadership and diversity. For a valuable overview, take a look at the video below. 2. It's when the unthinkable happens that leaders need to claim a committee of experts. Here is a most important resource regarding protocol for international schools from the International Task Force on Child Protection: Managing Allegations of Child Abuse by Educators and Other Adults. 3. Heather Hoerle, Executive Director and CFO of the Enrollment Management Association, shares steps independent school leaders can take to address gender pay equity. 4. EdTech may not be meeting its promise across our schools. Michael Taggart claims EdTech has strayed from its original mission but offers ways we can back on track. 5. "How we frame our problems makes a big difference in our ability to solve them. Instead of giving up in the face of frustration and telling ourselves 'I can't do this,' we would be much better served by reminding ourselves that when we get to this point that 'I can't do this alone." Why Successful People Learn to Ask for Help.
Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead The Way It Is
There's a thread that you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn't change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can't get lost. Tragedies happen; people get hurt or die; and you suffer and get old. Nothing you do can stop time's unfolding. You don't ever let go of the thread. --William Stafford
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