Episode 110: The 4 Secrets To Being A Great Leader
The Private School Leader Podcast
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Show Notes
Being a great leader is pretty straightforward.
It is NOT easy. It is a lot of hard work. Day after day, week after week. That said, some people think that being a great leader is a huge mystery or a big secret.
OK, I’ll play along. On today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast, I am going to share The 4 Secrets To Being A Great Leader.
Mark Minkus
Being a private school leader is a VERY difficult job. You have to make hundreds of decisions every day, and you have to keep everyone safe, increase enrollment, keep the parents happy, keep the board happy, motivate the teachers, deal with student discipline, beat last year’s test scores and come in under budget.
That can lead to you feeling tired, discouraged and stressed out. I’ve been there. That’s why I created THRIVE Academy just for you. THRIVE Academy is a digital course that will help you get out of survival mode and get back to feeling energized at school. To learn more, go to www.theprivateschoolleader.com/thrive
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I help my clients overcome imposter syndrome, set boundaries between work and home and how to actually get important things done instead of having your day ruled by the tyranny of the urgent. Sounds impossible right? It’s not. I can teach you how to make it possible.
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I am excited to share with you a new resource and I want to give this to you as a FREE GIFT to say “thank you” for listening to the podcast. It is called The 7 Secrets To Improving Teacher Morale. As private school leaders, we are always looking for ways to improve teacher morale at our schools, but it is hard to know where to start. Well, now you have a step by step plan and you can grab it at theprivateschoolleader.com/morale
I want to give you a FREE gift called 7 Strategies To Effectively Deal With Difficult Teachers. Sometimes we need some courage and confidence to deal with difficult teachers. What you need is a plan! This guide is a step by step plan that you can use to help one of your difficult teachers improve their performance and improve their attitude. Go to theprivateschoolleader.com/difficult to grab this free guide!
I want to say thank you for listening to the podcast by giving you a FREE GIFT. It is called The 7 Steps To Having A Successful Meeting With An Upset Parent. This guide is an 11 page pdf that gives you a step by step plan to have better meetings with the parents at your school. Every good coach has a game plan. Every good teacher has a lesson plan. Too many private school leaders don’t have a plan when they sit down to meet with an upset parent. Well, now you have a PLAN! You can grab this FREE GUIDE at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/meeting
I’ve created a free resource for you called “The 6 Things That Every Private School Teacher Wants From Their Leader”. This guide is a 6 page pdf that will be a game changer for you. I guarantee you that if you do these 6 things, the teachers at your school will be happy to follow you. You can pick up your free guide by going to www.theprivateschoolleader.com/guide
I want to give you a gift to say “thank you” for listening to the podcast. I have created a FREE guide for you called “5 Strategies To Help You Work With Difficult Parents”. We know that working with parents is part of the job and most of our parents are great, but some of them can be very demanding and emotional and difficult. This guide will give you the tools that you need to build better relationships and have better meetings with the difficult parents at your school. Go to www.theprivateschoolleader.com/parents to grab the guide. Thank you again for listening every week!
Please check out all of the free resources on my website that can help you serve and lead your school community. There are "Plug & Play PD's" (45 minute webinars with guided notes) as well as Top 10 Lists of Leadership Books, Productivity Books and TED Talks over at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/resources. You can grab the show notes for today's episode at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/episode110
Please write a review of this podcast and help the algorithm push this content out to more leaders. I would love to get your feedback about the podcast, ideas for future episodes and hear about how you are implementing these strategies in your life and at your school. You can email me at [email protected] Thanks!
I’ve created a FREE RESOURCE for you called “The Top 6 Ways To Protect Your School From a Lawsuit”. This is a 10 page pdf that will help you to keep your staff and students safe and help keep your school out of court. Litigation is expensive, time consuming and extremely stressful. This common sense guide will help you to be more intentional and proactive when it comes to protecting your school. You can grab “The Top 6 Ways To Protect Your School From a Lawsuit” at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/lawsuit. Thanks
I am excited to share a brand new resource with you. It is a 9 page pdf called: “How To Use Verbal Judo To Have Better Conversations With The Parents At Your School” What is “Verbal Judo”? "Verbal Judo" is a communication strategy that focuses on using words effectively to de-escalate conflict, resolve disputes, and achieve positive outcomes in various interpersonal interactions, particularly in high-pressure situations.
George Thompson and Jerry Jenkins wrote a book called Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art Of Persuasion. So, I have taken several important strategies from the book and applied them to your life as a private school leader. Grab your free copy of “How To Use Verbal Judo To Have Better Conversations With The Parents At Your School” at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/judo
TRANSCRIPT:
Welcome to the Private School Leader podcast, where private school leaders learn how to thrive and not just survive as they serve and lead their schools. I strongly believe that it is possible to have a long and happy and fulfilling career as a private school leader. And my passion is to help you figure out exactly how to do just that. Right here on the Private School Leader podcast. I'm, um, your host, Mark Minkus. • • • So being a great leader • is actually pretty straightforward. • • • Now, it's not easy. • • • It is a lot of hard work • • day after day to be a great leader. • • But • • being a leader • • is actually being a great leader. Excuse me, is actually pretty straightforward. And, you know, some people think • • • that leaders are born • • • and not made that, you know, you have to be born a leader. • • • Um, I don't believe that. I think that some people are born with certain, you know, tendencies and what have you. But you can be an introvert or an extrovert, or you can be any kind of person • • and be a great leader. • • • And some people think that it's some big secret. • • Well, I don't think it's a secret, but I'll play along. • And on today's episode of the Private School Leader podcast, • • I'm going to share with you the four secrets to being a great leader. • • •
7 Strategies to Effectively Deal with Difficult Teachers is free on podcast
So before we jump into today's topic, • • I want to give you a gift, • a free gift for listening to the podcast, just to say thank you. And this one's called 7 Strategies to Effectively Deal with Difficult Teachers. • • • So at our schools, sometimes we need some courage and some confidence to deal with that, uh, difficult teacher, or teachers, plural. And, you know, what you need is a plan. • • And this is a step by step plan that you can use, and it'll help one of your difficult teachers, hopefully improve their performance and improve their attitude. Does that sound pretty good to you? • • So you can grab this@theprivateschool leader.com Difficult 7 strategies to effectively Deal with Difficult Teachers. You can get [email protected] difficult free for you. Just as a thank you for listening to the podcast, • • • and I'm going to tell you something • • that you already know is true, • • and that is that being a private school leader is a very, very, very difficult job. • • You have to make hundreds of decisions every day. You have to keep everyone safe. • You have to increase enrollment and keep the parents happy and keep the board happy and motivate your teachers and deal with student discipline and beat last year's test scores and come in under budget. And, oh, by the way, when all that's done, • • • • make sure. That you • take good care of yourself and don't be a jerk to your family. • • • • Well, no wonder • • a lot of private school leaders are feeling tired and discouraged and stressed out. I know. I've been there. • • • And, uh, at the beginning of every episode, I say that I believe that it is possible for you to have a long and happy and fulfilling career as a private school leader. • • And I have to ask you, • • do you want to do this for a long time? Do you feel happy at school? Do you feel fulfilled in your career right now? • • Do you want that? • • • Do you want to go from how you're feeling right now to feeling energized and feeling happy and feeling fulfilled at school? • • • Well, • • I