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Live your Excellence with Jimmy Casas
Episode 51

Live your Excellence with Jimmy Casas

Ben and Becky had the incredible opportunity to sit down and speak with the best selling author, world-renowned coach, and world-class principal Jimmy Casas. In this episode we talk about remembering your why, building school culture, and living your excellence. A big thank you to CASE.

Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education · Jimmy Casas

February 10, 202054m 19s

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Show Notes

Connect with Jimmy Casas 

Website: https://jimmycasas.com/ | Twitter: @casas_jimmy | Most Recent Book: Culturize

Connect with Vrain Waves

Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb

  • Jimmy, Intro (00:32) 
  • Live your Interview (03:18) 
  • “The biggest problem facing public education today is ineffective leadership.” (06:05)
  • The importance of a strong culture (10:29)
    • Todd Whitaker: The worst behavior that we're willing to tolerate in our organization will become the culture of our organization.
    • Coaching for administrators (13:10)
    • Iowa Principal of the Year
  • Recognizing a toxic culture (15:39)
    • Processes, Systems, Frameworks 
  • Being a lid (22:03) 
  • Importance of Forgiveness (28:04) 
  • Creating a strong classroom culture (31:10) 
    • “What we model is what we get.”
  • Being a champion for students, families, and community (35:01) 
  • Collegial feedback & Learning from Failure (40:20)
  • Optimism as a Leadership Style (50:00) 
  • Learn more from / with Jimmy (53:14) 
  • Wrap Up & Takeaways (54:28)