Driving Engagement - Q4 Picks for the Leader who is a Reader

Figure out your WHY - now! One of the pillars of engagement is the understanding of purpose - your why! In his book - "Start With Why" -Simon Sinek explores diving deep into purpose - your Why! Click it to get it!

Learn to see opportunity! Moving through the engagement cycle - as well as leading effectively - depends on an ability to see opportunities where others may see obstacles. In his short book and inspirational video - "The Pink Bat" - Michael McMillian - shares ideas to remind us that "how" we see things is a result of "how" we are conditioned to see them. For every problem there exists a solution… and at the very least … an opportunity. Click it to get it!

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Discover why you may feel the way you do! Achieving meaningful engagement with those you teach, lead, work alongside etc... is built of from emotional connectivity. In his book - "Emotional Intelligence" - Daniel Goleman - explores the concept that EQ matters more that IQ. Click it to get it!

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Friday with Friends - "Relationships Matter"

As humans we crave relationships. We are relational beings. Need proof? Next time you go on a plane pay attention to how many people who are seemingly strangers will talk to each other for the duration of your trip. Relationships matter not only to us in society, they matter to us as educators. When I was in college, my education professors always put an emphasis on student relationships. Making sure we interact well with students. I wish that I could provide a silver bullet to developing relationships with students or a simple ten point checklist to follow to create better relationships with students, but the fact of the matter is that I would then be lying to you. It's funny. At points I have heard stories of some students who misbehave for some teachers. Those same students are like angels in my class; I love working with them. Sometimes I have students who challenge me but don't challenge their other teachers. Relationships depend entirely on t...

Friday with Friends - Coach D's Corner

A few days back I read a Facebook post from Coach Meghann Dodd - whom I first met while conducting a leadership development exercise for her students. Her FB post highlights the love, care and kindness that many teachers have brought into their classrooms. Often, these remain overlooked by the masses. Meghann Dodd will be successful teaching because she is genuinely interested in her students. It is these type of behaviors that create engagement "beyond" the textbook. Without further ado, let's hear it for Meghan Dodd! *********Coach D's Corner***** ***** Not too many funny ones today more of a prayer request - I'm sure there will be plenty of funny this year with the crowd I have! Today I tell you moments that have touched my heart over the last 3 weeks of school... **A student shares with me that he is having a really hard time and just wants to stop coming to school. He tells me that he never had a dad and just feels like he's at the...

3 Keys to Meaningful and Effective Praise

Praise-based feedback is a "tremendous and significant" driver in the engagement process. Praise-based feedback, when meaningfully and effectively delivered, can open the doors to engagement that might otherwise be closed or remain closed. Delivering meaningful and effective praise based feedback communicates "value" to the person receiving recognition, "awareness" of the positive attributes of their actions, and "gratitude" for what is being done. The result of meaningful and effective praise based feedback is encouragement that opens the doors to engagement. In order to meaningfully and effectively deliver encouraging praise based feedback, the following three keys must be in place: Observation. Effective and meaningful praise is built strictly from observation. When praise is delivered, cite a specific example or series of examples that have been observed. (Example: "I appreciate how kind you are to our guests. S...

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