Before we get started, I have two quick announcements

1.     I’ve been hearing a strong interest in how to support beginning teachers. I went into some key practices last year in episodes 214 and 215, so if you are in the mode to think about how to support your BTs (and ECTs), give a listen to episodes 214 and 215

2.     The July 22 episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast we feature a panel discussion with myself and five assistant principals. Some are national/state AP of the Year awardees and others are just wrapping up their first year as assist principals. The focus of our discussion is being a first year AP! We would love to hear from you. If you have questions, topics, advice, or stories, please consider sharing. Please email them to me at [email protected]. I would love to be able to name contributors but will only do so if you explicitly give permission for us to include your name and affiliation. We are recording on July 15, so don’t wait.

Okay, now onto the episode…

Show Notes, Episode 55: The Black Hole of Urgency

For many of us, our goals – our dreams – of leadership revolve around helping others:

·       By helping them gain skills,

·       By aligning systems so their work is easier and less frustrating, 

·       By increasing opportunities, 

·       And by building powerful collegial relationships.

But those goals, dreams, intentions, slip away from us as we get sucked into the pull of the urgent.

You are working harder trying to manage your time and be more efficient, but it's not working because time and efficiency are not the problem!

Notables

On September 22, from 7-8:30 EDT, I will take you on a space trip that will lead us out of the black hole of urgency.

In 90 minutes:

·      You will understand how the gravitational pull of gravity really works, which will allow you to use more effective strategies to escape it.

·      You will think differently, which will allow you to invest more energy into what you care about.

·      You will learn five strategies, which will help you achieve more by doing less.

·      You will learn one proactive practice, which will help you grow the people around you. 

This webinar is FREE to Quadrant2 subscribers.

You can subscribe to Quadrant2 here.

We will send Q2 subscribers the webinar registration link on September 9, 2022.

Links:

My email: [email protected]

The Assistant Principal Podcast website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/appodcast.html

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