Guiding Change with Dr. Christie Cooper

Teaser:

Building on DiSC styles and how they influence change processes. 50-70% of change initiatives Fail!

Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to thank Kaleidoscope Adventures for sponsoring today’s show. Lots of companies can help you organize class trips, but Kaleidoscope helps you organize adventures – because isn’t that what student trips should be? Kaleidscope is a full-service tour company offering a range of adventure opportunities and they excel at customizing trips based on your unique context, needs, and goals. Kaleidoscope offers exceptional travel experiences for students (and their group leaders). Thinking about student travel? Reach out to Kaleidoscope using the link in the show notes.

Show Intro

It’s not too early to think about summer. No. not the vacation, the learning that can happen. The team at Summer Pops are educators with a passion for preventing the backwards summer slide in math, and Summer Pops is a unique and engaging approach to summer enrichment. I encourage you to connect with Summer Pops for free workbook samples. Go to summerpopsworkbooks.com to get your free copy and of course, the link is in the show notes.

Guest Bio:

Inspiring is the word that best describes Dr. Christie Cooper! Christie’s energy, coupled with a passion for effective learning makes the workshops that she facilitates highly engaging and meaningful for the participants. Christie is the founder and president of Cooper Consulting Group, and her mission is to “inspire learning and leadership development to help leaders and teams be their best.” She has extensive real-world business experience that benefits clients; including senior positions as a Regional Manager and Corporate Trainer with Mars Inc. Christie holds an EdD in Organizational Leadership and a PhD in Global Leadership and Change from Pepperdine University; is a Board-Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and the Center for Counseling and Education; Certified Trainer in Emotional Intelligence; and holds many other industry certifications and partnerships.

Warmup questions:

• We always like to start with a celebration. What are you celebrating today?
• Is there a story that will help listeners understand why you are doing what you do?

Questions/Topics/Prompts

• 2: Change, stages of evolution, the change curve. I do have my own model for driving incremental change, so I think we could have some great conversation looking at similarities and differences of our models.

Sponsor Spot 2:I want to thank IXL for sponsoring this podcast…
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Closing questions:

• What part of your own leadership are you still trying to get better at?
• If listeners could take just one thing away from today’s podcast, what would it be?
• Before we go, is there anything else that you’d like to share with our listeners?
• Where can people learn more about you and your work…

Summary/wrap up

• Not everyone handles change the way you do, not everyone needs the same things you do.
• There is a cost to failed change (human and resources – every yes is a no to something else)
• Small change is the alternative to big change (work A-B)
• If you are going to do this work (and you should):
  • Free: Reach out to me for free leadership compass activity and directions, do it separately, then meet off site to debrief.
  • Facilitated (better) but $3-10k (+125/person) for a day-long event (and can couple nicely with team coaching)

Special thanks to the amazing Ranford Almond for the great music on the show. Please support Ranford and the show by checking out his music!

• Ranford’s homepage: https://ranfordalmond.com
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Sponsor Links:

IXL: http://ixl.com/assistant 

Kaleidoscope Adventures: https://www.kaleidoscopeadventures.com/the-assistant-principal-podcast-kaleidoscope-adventures/

Close

• Leadership is a journey and thank you for choosing to walk some of this magical path with me.
• You can find links to all sorts of stuff in the show notes, including my website https://www.frederickbuskey.com/
• I love hearing from you. If you have comments or questions, or are interested in having me speak at your school or conference, email me at [email protected] or connect with me on LinkedIn.
• If you are tired of spending time putting out fires and would rather invest time supporting and growing teachers, consider reading my book, A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose. The book is available on Amazon. You can find links to it, as well as free book study materials on my website at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/reclaiming-purpose.html 
• Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.
• Remember the secret to good leadership:
  • Be intentional in choosing how you will show up for others
  • Be fully present
  • Ask reflective questions
  • And then just listen
  • Don’t overcomplicate it, the value is in the listening.
• Have a great rest of the week!
• Cheers!

Christie’s Links:

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