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

According to John Graden the imposter syndrome is when a leader feels that she or he is not as smart, skilled or talented as everyone else thinks they are. It's the feeling that you are getting away with something and you are about to be found out. Graden says that upwards of 70% of education leaders may feel this at some time in their careers. Graden gives insight into these feelings of self doubt that many leaders experience and offers tools, tactics, and strategies deal with it.

There's so much at stake in educating our children and we've tried so many strategies that have failed, that there is little tolerance today for educational leaders who fail to deliver results. But our guest argues that even in this age of high stakes accountability, failure is critical to success in education and must be embraced, de-stigmatized and encouraged.

Do children learn best through play or through listening to their teacher? Is it more important for young children to learn to pass tests or to explore their world? Different belief systems between early childhood professionals and elementary school educators have fostered long standing conflicts. Today, we'll look at how to reconcile those differences.

With the growth and popularity of social network, the meaning privacy is being redefined. How can a school administrator prevent staff, parents of students from posting unflattering, private or inappropriate information about the school or staff on line?

The least talked about stage of organizational development is the death of an organization. When a school or program must close, employees lose jobs, student lose their teachers, beloved traditions die and a dream is again deferred. Lost jobs can provoke community anger, denial grief, and often finger pointing at the leader. How can a leaders step up with compassion and wisdom when a program is forced to close down?

For leaders of all sorts, apologizing is an art form. Leaders must know when to apologize, how to apologize and at times, how to give an apology without acknowledging guilt, wrong doing or legal responsibility. Tune and get the Cliff's notes on offering a wise mea culpa.

The demands on leaders in education can be overwhelming. Unmanaged the stress can have severe consequences on both health and performance. This segment shares insights and strategies to help you manage the stress, care for yourself and strike a good balance between work and your "me" time.

The good news is that thanks to Blackberries, iPads, cell phones and wireless communication it is now possible for education leaders to stay connected to work 24/7/265. The bad news is that education many education leaders are now staying connected to work 24/7/365. Increasingly leaders in the education find they are chained to their desks. This segment looks at what is driving many educational leaders into overdrive and overwork. We close with some keys to getting the job done without getting burned out.

Change is the status quo in a teacher's life - new students, new families, new superintendents, new education reforms and funding changes. But according to our guest resisting change and general posture of negativity toward change is pervasive among teachers. Is there something education leaders can do to turn the nattering nabobs of negativity into cheerleaders and change agents? Yes! Tune in and get some new strategies to help you lead change now.

What if all the children in your program are white? All the teachers are white? Attracting staff and children of color may seem impossible. What if all the children are black? All the teachers are black? Should attracting teachers and children of other ethnicities be a priority? After 55 years of desegregation, segregated schools are alive and well. At this point does it really matter?