Since the pandemic the usage of legal and illegal substances has risen to significant proportions with over one third of people reporting they have increased their daily usage over the last two years.

As a recovering addict, I felt compelled to share a little of my story while inviting a fellow brother to share his. Our hope, that we can help one person overcome their battle with addiction.

Links shared:

Buy the book:https://buddyc.org/

Email Buddy: [email protected]

Find a meeting:

https://www.aa.org/find-aa

https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/locations

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Learn the story of LIFT Ireland, a project with a goal to transform the country of Ireland through peer-learning roundtable discussions based on VALUES.

Learn the here to there story directly from co-founder Joanne Hession and take advantage of the special opportunity to learn the roundtable process!

Lift Ireland: https://liftireland.ie/

#values #transformation #leadership #growth

Fill out this for to be eligible to participate in the RoundTable Training: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/Lift-Training

As part of our High Performing School Leader Series Superintendent Shannon Stein of Lake Norman Charter Superintendent was our keynote speaker during "Legends Night" and added incredible value to our charter leaders that came to learn how they can create greater impact on their community.

Shannon laid out for us how she has led Lake Norman Charter School from a good school to a great school.

Here were my takeaways:

1. Set Your Guiding Principles

2. Focus on Mission and Vision First

3. Build a Strong Board

4. Recruit and Develop Your Team

5. Hire great people and get out of their way

6. Set your strategic goals

7. Review and communicate your data often

8. Solve problems as close to the problem as possible

9. Check your ego and never be afraid of feedback as a leader

Thank you Shannon for making a difference tonight.

Learn more about Lake Norman Charter here:

https://www.lncharter.org/

Our latest Principal's Office Podcast guest Jennifer Killen leads one of the most successful public charter schools in all of North Carolina. But it always was not this way.

Hear Jennifer's HERE TO THERE story as she shares the strategies she implemented (personally and professionally) to grow from from substitute teacher to Executive Director overseeing more than $50,000,000 in assets, leading over 200 adults who are impacting the lives of over 1,900 students daily!

Through strategic planning and a focus on developing talented people, Jennifer and her team have navigated an underperforming K-12 college prep school to one of the highest performing and most sought place to work in Gaston County, Piedmont Community Charter School.

Learn how she recruited and developed a leadership team that is second to none and ensures that Piedmont is an environment for personal and professional growth. Jennifer goes on to share how she utilized her finance background to ensure every dollar went towards educating students, developing adults and growing Piedmont!

Jennifer has been a peer, colleague, mentor and friend of mine since 2013.

I know you will gain great insight and ideas from this interview. Be sure to subscribe so you will get updated on when each episode drops!

Other links from the interview.

Piedmont Community Charter School: https://pccharter.org/

Download the e-Book on high performing charter schools: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/10Indicators

As a leader your job is to solve problems, but how do you know you are solving the right problem? Learn the three levels of problems and the strategies to ensure high level thinking creates better understanding, positive outcomes and better relationships.

Apply to join our Inner Circle: https://lbleaders.mykajabi.com/school-principal-mastermind

Vanessa Baker is the Executive Director at Socrates Academy, a high performing charter school in Matthews, North Carolina. Vanessa shares with us how she develops the leaders around her while creating a healthy and viable learning environment serving over 900 students in their expanding public charter school.

https://www.socratesacademy.us/

#leadershipdevelopment #charterschools #highperformance #recruitment #teacherdevelopment

Start a schoolwide GRATITUDE JOURNAL!!!!

Just thinking thoughts of gratitude makes you measurably happier, regardless of whether or not you act on them.

Watch this video and take this easy step to build relationships, confidence and team unity!

Go to: https://www.schoolleadershipmaderealsimple.com/

Having a personal growth plan is the one daily strategy that will ensure you will live your best life while leading your team and organization to new heights.

In this lesson I share what I have learned and applied from my nine years being mentored and equipped by transformational expert John Maxwell.

Links Mentioned:

Live2Lead:https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/john-maxwell-live2lead-Raleigh

InnerCircle: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/school-principal-mastermind

HUGE OPPORTUNITY HERE…DON’T MISS IT

With all these teachers that left the profession out there now in ”regular jobs” not serving their purpose seems more like an opportunity to bring talent back to your school. Here are 5 things I would start doing now to get way ahead of hiring season.

Download e-Book:https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/10Indicators

Hear from one of the TOP principals in North Carolina Geoff Gorski as he shares what makes Envision Science Academy so successful and how he has grown through his professional career from teacher assistant to high performing principal. Geoff also shares how he maintains balance and harmony under difficult working conditions.

Law of Environment Blog: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/blog/have-you-found-the-right-environment-to-grow-personally-and-professionally-law-of-environment

Envision Science Academy: https://www.esaeagles.com/

*Check out their outdoor projects and new garden

Big Sky Picture: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102254268440176&type=3

Download 10 Indicators e-Book: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/10Indicators