H2H: A Quick Guide to Leading Educators and Making a Difference

Technology and access to social media networking sites is raising new communication issues for educators. In this segment we explore the limits of free speech in early childhood educational settings and offer leaders a sense of where individual rights end and organizational rights begin.

Frustrated parents are increasingly seeking legal action against schools which fail to protect their children from bullies. What's driving this trend? Is your school at risk? What can you do to keep your teachers in the classroom and out of the courtroom?

How do you manage - even lead - the person who holds the keys to your career in her or his hands? How do you deal with a boss who is difficult, uncommunicative, manipulative or simply not supportive? Our guest offers practical advice for "managing up" when leaving your job is not your preference or an option.

If you haven't updated your policies and practices regarding Americans with disabilities you may be exposed. In this segment we review the sweeping expansion of what qualifies as a disability and what every education manager or director needs to know.

Most education leaders today are working longer hours, working harder yet still feel like it's not enough. If you are emotionally and mentally taxed, over-committed, often feeling stressed or

drained, our guest has some sound advice. Stop managing your time and start managing your energy. Tune in and learn how savvy leaders manage to do more by doing less.

The increasing diversity and cultural differences within school communities has made parent engagement more challenging than ever before. Our guests, assert that though communities have profoundly changed, our thinking and practices for parent involvement have not adapted to those changes. This segment offers specific strategies for updating our thinking about how to connect and gain the co-educator support from the diverse families we serve.

Let’s face it.. It takes courage to be an effective education leader. I takes courage to launch a school program that makes staff uncomfortable. It takes courage to institute a policy that may make parents livid. It takes courage to disagree with senior management or the school board or to fight for some change that you believe is needed in your organization. It takes courage to take a position that may make you look bad or get you fired.

Do you have the courage to lead? How can you develop more courage?

Our guests today divide leaders into two categories, ":Diminishers" and "Multipliers." They argue that depending on your leadership style you are either extracting the most talent, insight and performance out of your staff or you are leaving over 50% of what you team has to offer on the table. Both styles work but one produces superior results. Tune in and learn more.

The new generation of workers called Millennials, tend to be less committed, have greater expectations, requiring constant and immediate feedback,and are in a rush to succeed. . This segment explores the work ethic of Millennials and summarizes what 21st leaders need to know to manage and work with them.

A clear, strong vision is essential to providing the kind of good leadership than can bring organizations and people through difficult times.

This segment zeroes in on the process of finding, conveying and maintaining a strong vision to guide your leadership.