Small Acts – Big Results!

Posted on July 22, 2025 Written by

Being a supportive principal doesn’t require grand gestures (although those are occasionally fine, too). It means being present in each moment so your team members feel seen, heard and affirmed.

Zach Mercurio (author of “The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance”) offers these five key tips for making the most of your interactions with your staff. He reminds us that when you make people feel irreplaceable, they tend to act irreplaceable And creating a positive “culture of significance” in your school can result in amazing changes!

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Authentic Leadership

Posted on July 8, 2025 Written by

This post offers a rather unique take on authentic leadership.

Former FBI agent, LaRae Quy, offers three powerful ways that authentic leadership can transform your interactions. He suggests that leaders are more authentic when they embrace their “dark side” and acknowledge their past. “Authentic leadership requires probing beneath the surface to confront past influences, cultivate self-awareness, and align actions with core values.”

As Quy points out, “The path to self-awareness includes taking responsibility for your actions and circumstances. It is believing that we can prevail in our current circumstances rather than believing that our circumstances will change.” 

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Great Leaders Truly Listen!

Posted on June 24, 2025 Written by

Great leaders have the ability (and humility) to listen carefully to those around them … even when they have to weed out the noise to find the important feedback. Leadership coach, Ross Judd, offers three specific tips for learning to listen effectively.

In addition, great leaders develop the listening skills necessary to recognize when team members drop hints about deeper conversations they want to have. They then follow up by giving them their full attention and summarizing their words for clarity.

As Judd points out, “The more you listen and seek their input, the more your people will gather information for you.”

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Say This, Not That!

Posted on June 10, 2025 Written by

Effective feedback is vital if you want to strengthen relationships with your team, enhance their performance, and increase their engagement. Executive coach, Joel Garfinkle, shares five key ways that great leaders can give effective feedback.

As Garfinkle reminds us, “Like any leadership skill, the ability to give feedback can, and should, be developed. Practice it. Reflect on it. Get coaching on it.” Why? “Because when you learn to deliver feedback that lands — clearly, compassionately and consistently — you don’t just develop others. You become the kind of leader people never forget.”

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