The School Leader's Podcast

Episode 3 – Principal Leadership: Lessons Learned Part 2

In the last episode, I shared some of the lessons learned during my first few years as a principal. In the 1st episode, I shared a little background about my school and our journey to becoming a premier center. I also shared 3 lessons, which are:

· Relationship Matters

· Culture Trump Strategies

· Set High Expectations

If you did not listen to episode 1, I encourage you to pause this episode and listen to it. Or after listening to part 2, go back to part 1.

In today’s episode, I shared the last two lessons learned during my first few years as a principal. In summary, the lessons learned during my first years in principal leadership are as follows:

· Seek quick wins

· Support network

I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and a comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].

In today’s episode, I shared some of the lessons learned and challenges during my first few years as a principal. I hope that you can glean one or two tips to apply to your leadership repertoire and practices. For some of you, it might be a remainder of some things you have done or learned during your first years.

How was your first year as a Principal? What were some of the things that kept you up at night? What were some of the challenges? What would be your top 5 lessons learned?

In summary, the lessons learned during my first years in principal leadership are as follows:

1. Relationship matters

2. Culture trump strategies

3. Set high expectations (vision)

I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and a comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].

Several weeks ago, I read an article about ways to recharge your leadership battery. I also spent the last few months sharing ways to recharge mentally, spiritually, financially, and physically. In today’s episode, I share ideas and tips to recharge your leadership batteries. The following questions are what I will examine and discuss in this episode.

While schools are closed for the summer but I know most school leaders and principals are working over the summer. It is important to catch your breath and recharge your leadership battery.

In summary, the practical ideas to recharge your leadership batteries are:

1. Change of Pace

2. Gain Closure

3. Unclutter

4. A Personal Retreat

5. A Little Splurge—Do Something Fun

6. Trying Something New

7. Time Away With Family

I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and a comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].

The School Leaders’ Podcast is a podcast for current and aspiring school leaders on a mission to create a school of excellence. On this episode, I share my purpose for this podcast.  We will explore the challenges, strategies, and successes of the school leader's journey. Listeners will hear from fellow school leaders and other voices on the field to level up school and scale up your leadership practices in a variety of areas, including school culture, student achievement, school improvement, social and emotional learning, innovative ideas, and more. 

I hope that you join us on future episodes. You can hit that subscribe button so you don’t miss a single one. Also, you can connect with me on Twitter and Instagram at @DrGHarrigan or on Facebook and LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].