How to Eat an Elephant-Balancing the Priorities of Leadership as a New Principal
Today I participated in a visioning meeting with our school leadership team and the district leadership team. It was an invigorating experience as we worked through the agenda with an icebreaker, writing our personal mission statement for the school and talking through some other things related to the district and our building. Everything was going well and I was feeling excited and optimistic. My brain was moving at a rapid pace and I felt comfortable with the work that we would be doing together for our students.
Then we moved to a SWOT analysis around our building. This was intense and very healthy. Everyone was open and honest with what they were sharing in each of the categories. I appreciated the discussion, and I was completely engaged in each of the four categories. The discussi...