Colleagues,
MVP: Being willing to fail is a prerequisite to doing something special. Without a willingness to fail, what can you achieve? Anything new is risky. Disrupting the status quo is risky. Chasing a vision, turning an individual vision into a collective one, putting yourself out there in any way that differs from what we know is a risk. So, if you aren’t willing to fail, what can you achieve? On today’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast, Dr. Nick Davies shares the story behind the mastermind group he built for his fellow assistant principals in rural Oregon. It is a story of being willing to fail. Today’s intention: Is there something you are so passionate about that you are willing to make it happen, even though you might fail? Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues,
MVP: Without asking the right questions, making choices becomes problematic. Why aren’t my blueberry plants blooming? That’s the wrong first question. The correct first question is, is it worth doing anything about it? The second question is, what else could I do with the time and attention it would take to improve my blueberry situation? This has me wondering… what’s the relationship between asking questions and making choices? If we ask the wrong questions we may make poor choices, but it goes further. If we don’t ask questions, we may forget to choose. Today’s intention: Think about the week in front of you. What big things can you make choices about? What assumptions have you made? Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: If we disagree on value, effort becomes more important. Yesterday I wrote about trellising our peas and how Pam and I had differing thoughts. Pam is valuing the type of material and how it fits with our environment while I am valuing ease of installation. Lesson 1: Of course, it is more complicated than that.
Lesson 2: Lowering effort changes the calculus.
When there is disagreement about value, manipulating the effort required to achieve that value is a way to keep everyone motivated. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: Value is in the eye of the beholder (or the one doing the work) Several weeks ago, I planted peas and they are sprouting. Peas need to be trellised and there is no trellis where I have them now. Pam and I have a minor disagreement about what to do. Pam wants us to use twine, as it looks more natural and is more consistent with the rustic look of the garden. It is also easy to take down at the end of the season. I want to tie up some plastic netting because it will take less time. If motivation = value/effort, who is motivated to do what? More on this tomorrow. Today’s intention: Think about something you share with someone else and reflect about how your value of that shared thing is similar and different. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
MVP: What constitutes value differs from person to person. As you lead, remember, what constitutes value differs from person to person. Now I need your help… I am really interested in getting your thoughts on today’s message, and if you listen to The Assistant Principal Podcast then you have a vested interest in letting me know what you think. A company wants to sponsor my podcast, which would require me to add a 30-60 second blurb about their product at the mid-point of each episode. I am hesitant, as I think an advertisement does diminish the quality of the episode ever-so-slightly. On the other hand, I spend several hundred dollars a month producing the pod, not including my own time. Recouping some of that cost is appealing. What are your thoughts? Click here to respond. Cheers! Frederick |
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