One of the most important aspects of candor & feedback is giving praise.

But using praise is a skill.

80% of people say their not praised at work; 70% of managers say they use praise.

We might think we're doing it, but we're not doing it well.

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“99% of education is encouragement.” ~ Dr. Don Parker

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In case you missed it, I spent some time recently with T.J. Vari and the AASA Conference Daily Podcast. Take a moment to listen to 'Making Each Second Count,' and a conversation about finding joy in our work.

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The number one premise to start with as a leader is that there’s confusion everywhere. ~ Curtiss Murphy

#Leadership #Management

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One of Ray Dalio's principles for life & work is 'radical candor.' It matters for organizational design & a culture of continuous improvement.

The issue is that candor is a skill & leaders have to learn about & practice it for it to be used well.

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It's nice to say that 'we do what's best for kids.' But, without candor about current conditions, we're perpetuating the status quo.

When nothing changes, nothing improves. It all starts with open communication & too many of us lack it as a skill.

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In a 'culture of nice,' people hold back their thoughts for fear that they'll disturb the comfort of the status quo.

Without candor, making improvements is either impossible or random, neither of which is good for kids.

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All successful people are good at this. #principleoftheday

The Appo Elementary Art Show opened today at the Appoquinimink Community Library. Our schools are filled with such talented artists! Thanks to those who visited. The Art Show will remain on display through Tuesday. The community is welcome to visit during library hours. 🎨

Felix Quayson, Ed.D., Ph.D. Speaking at the commencement for Capella University with the struggles of my own unfinished doctoral journey on my heart! Around 10 years ago! By the grace of God I defended and finally finished Wilmington University in 2019! Honorary doctorate from DelVal same weekend! Two doctorates! God has spoken!

Tons of fun talking shop with William D. Parker (Principal Matters Podcast Host).

I hope you’ll share your take-aways.

Our AppoSchools secondary admin are doing a root cause analysis this afternoon at our leadership development session.

It’s hard to solve problems when we don’t know the actual reasons for them.

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In case you missed it, I spent some time recently with T.J. Vari and the AASA Conference Daily Podcast. Take a moment to listen to 'Making Each Second Count,' and a conversation about finding joy in our work.

nce.aasa.org/podcast-make-e…

The only problems that are unsolvable are the ones that we accept as such.

Everything else just needs a new approach.

#SchoolLeadership

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“We always see what we’re looking for.” ~ Epoch Education

One of the greatest challenges for a leader is surrounding yourself w/ smarter, faster, & stronger people as you get out of their way to reach the vision & promote their work as they do it.

Leadership isn’t about credit, it’s about credibility.

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7. Some people will never support you, because they are afraid of what you might become.

Interesting unconventional brain factors discussed today by Harris Eyre & other panelists Penn GSE:

Air pollution 💨
Microbiome 🦠
Social media & online gaming 🎮
Sleep — school start times 🛌
Lack of time in nature 🌳
Television time 📺
Industrialized food 🍔

Listening to Lynn Perry Wooten share thoughts about resilient leadership.

One concept that struck me is “parallel planning.” Always have a Plan A & a Plan B.

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