A single grave leadership mistake (whether in private or in public) is often enough to severely damage or destroy the trust that you’ve worked so hard to build with your team and your school’s stakeholders.
But all is not lost!
Allison Dunn of Deliberate Directions outlines a focused recovery strategy that includes assessing the damage, owning up to your mistake (without excuses), and communicating the steps you plan to make to repair and restore damaged relationships. In the words of the author, ” “The people affected by your misstep are watching for signs that your leadership has grown from the experience. They might not be expecting perfection, but they do look for evidence of real change.”
Hopefully, this is a resource that you’ll never need to use! But if the worst happens, then this post can provide wise counsel and specific actions that have the potential to help heal the breach.