Dan Rockwell posted the following suggestions on how important relationship is for leaders. I believe these relationships are important for leaders in business and education. 1. Relationship & Performance – Feeling connected makes difficult work easier and boring work more enjoyable. We bring our best when we care about the people we serve. 2. Relationship Read more about How Great Leaders Build Strong Relationships[…]
Gavin McCormack posted an article on LinkedIn about the importance of relationship between the teachers and their students. This is something I have been teaching teachers for years. When you show that you genuinely care about each student, that you are sincerely happy to see them each day, and that you truly are thrilled about Read more about It’s All About Relationship[…]
Bob Archer posted a challenge to be non-judgemental today. He wrote that it would be most satisfying just to accept that person who cut us off. It just is. And, that person who was late for a meeting, just accept that he/she was late. It’s not our job to judge what made that person late Read more about Be Non-Judgemental[…]
Strati Georgopoulos posted the following suggestions which I concur with as a guidance Counsellor and as an educator and mom: – Practice self-validation. Do not rely upon others for acceptance, validation, or a sense of worthiness. This must emit from you first. Be mindful of the ways in which you betray yourself for the ‘benefit’ Read more about How to Develop Mental Strength[…]
John Maxwell’s Minute With Maxwell video speaks of the difference between finite disappointment and infinite hope. Maxwell quotes Martin Luther King’s quote, “We must crept finite disappointment but we never lose infinite hope.” Hope outlasts disappointment. Sometimes in times of difficulties, such as we are having with the COVID-19, we are disappointed about many aspects Read more about Hope Versus Disappointment[…]
Simon Sinek is one of my heroes! He speaks passionately about his topics and has a wonderful sense of humour. I loved his speech on being infinite players rather than being finite players. Sinek said that it’s nonsense to beat our competitors. You can’t compete with your competitors. You have to know what game you’re Read more about Be An Infinite Player[…]
I have been teaching about how important relationships are with our students for years. This morning I received an email from Gavin McCormack who voiced the same opinion. It’s all about the relationship we genuinely build with our students that makes the difference. Students can readily know the difference between a genuine or fake teacher. Read more about It’s All About Relationship[…]
Strati Georgopoulos posted the following 5 things we must learn during hard times, and I most certainly agree! 1. Self-Work works. 2. Some things (and some people) just aren’t that important. 3. Some things (and some people) just aren’t that important…and we must show that we know this and appreciate this. 4. Things must change. Read more about 5 Things We Must Learn During Hard Times[…]
I was delighted by a quote from Mohammad Ali, shared by Dr. Travis Bradberry on LinkedIn. Ali basically states that “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is Read more about Impossible is Just a Big Word[…]
Today I was inspired by Eckhart Tolle’s post on Twitter. He said, “Any action is often better than no action, especially if you’re been stuck in an unhappy situation for a long time. If it’s a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it’s no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you Read more about Take Action[…]