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EP193 Families are Valuable Team Members
Families are a great resource for educators. They offer a unique perspective and window into the life of our students. When we approach building relationships with families the same way we [...]
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EP192 What do Employees Need from Leaders?
Leaders want employees who are happy, productive and invested in the organization's future. However, retaining these people requires leaders to become aware of what it takes to meet employee's [...]
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Posted EP191 Saying ‘No’ to Manipulators
What can we do when an individual hoards conversation time, constantly interrupts, provides unsolicited advice and puts others down? These behaviors can be interpreted as manipulative and can [...]
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Posted EP189 Dealing with Manipulators
Within our organizations, there are people who will do whatever it takes to be successful. Sometimes people who we believe are high performers are actually lethal employees and manipulators. To [...]
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What is Bold Leadership?
As society evolves, education is always needed to transform to help students prepare for the workforce. Equally so, this evolution creates demand for leaders to respond and empower people on [...]
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Did That Question Catch You Off Guard?
From the executive level to the front-line manager level, leaders are confronted with tough questions often. Although we can’t eliminate tough questions altogether, we can communicate effectively [...]
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Posted Improving Outcomes: Align, Empower, Persist
In this roundtable, Dr. Melissa Matarazzo was joined by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District leaders to share how the district has laid the foundational building blocks that support [...]
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Posted The Improvement Maturity Model to Pursue Excellence
WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE? The American Society for Quality defines organizational excellence as “systematic efforts to establish a framework of standards and processes intended to [...]
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Posted I believed there was no “I” in team – I was wrong
HOW CAN LEADERS BRING TEAMS TOGETHER? Over the course of our careers, whether in our foundational education or our first “real” jobs, we all remember hearing one particular quote – There’s no I [...]
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Focus on Employee Satisfaction
DEVELOP PEOPLE, RECOGNIZE WHAT MATTERS AND SHOW GRATITUDE You’re likely familiar with the saying people don’t leave their jobs, people leave their leaders. Although it may be overused, there is [...]