Dr. Blakey began her career in education in Southern Oregon teaching fourth, seventh, and eighth grades. She became an administrator and worked as a Junior High Vice Principal, Elementary Principal, and Curriculum Coordinator at the district level as the District Director for teaching and learning and an Interim Assistant Superintendent position. Amy had the opportunity to consult as an executive coach with the American reading company supporting schools in California, Texas, and Louisiana. She earned her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Western Illinois University and her master's degree in Educational Leadership and Policy and a doctorate degree in Transformational Leadership from Concordia University. Dr. Blakey works as a director at the state level. In her spare time, she loves to watch sports. She loves cooking, reading, traveling, and she spends most of her time with his son, daughter, and grandchildren. 

 

In this episode, Dr. Gaye Lang and Dr. Amy Blakey discuss:

• Moving from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset 

• Becoming stronger together 

• Building relationships as a leader

• Using positive praise 

Key Takeaways: 

• When it comes to adapting to diversity, one of the most important first steps is to consider your own cultural background and tendencies, and how they interact with the cultural background of others. Find a way to get out of a fixed mindset and into a growth mindset in order to meet people in the situation halfway

• Diversity can build us up if we allow ourselves to be open to the culture of others and see how their perspective can enhance our own thinking and capabilities. We can be stronger together if we acknowledge the dynamics and commit to being united despite our differences. 

• Capitalize on building relationships and getting to know people on a one-on-one basis, honoring their unique abilities, competencies, and personalities. When you’re new as a leader, you have to establish trust and so you have to be someone who walks the walk and talks the talk. 

• Give people an opportunity to be highlighted or spotlighted. Encourage them to step out of their comfort zone and use positive praise to help them persevere in the right direction. 

 

“The struggle is in balancing those different dynamics of each of those generations, their strengths, their challenges, and helping them to see that they need each other and that they're stronger together and that they can both learn from one another, as well as being open to a different way of doing things.” - Dr. Amy Blakey

 

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KEYWORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

 

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