#11 Mindful School Leadership Starts With Knowing Yourself

In their relentless pursuit of noticing, what are the things that school leaders need to notice?In this episode, hosts Seth Fleischauer, Lauren Pinto, and Komal Shah explore what it means to be a mindful school leader. As in all human systems, a leader needs first to understand the "why" of the organization and how they as individuals and other members of the community connect to that why. Without that, authenticity is impossible. We explore the following ideas for mindful school leadership: Communicate the why, and center it on student learningHave a clear visionBe a supportive communicatorLead by modeling continuous improvementRemove obstaclesTreat teachers like school leaders because they are.Articles mentioned and researched:1. 7 Tips for Effective School Leadership by Laura Lee wth Edutopia.2. 10 Research-Based Keys to Effective School Leadership by TeachThought Staff for TeachThought.3. School leadership best practices that make a difference from ClassCover.com Co-Host Links:Seth FleischauerFounder and President of Banyan Global LearningLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-fleischauer/Website: https://banyangloballearning.com/Lauren PintoCofounder of Ambitious Ed, Educational Technology SpecialistLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-s-pinto/Website: https://www.ambitioused.com/Komal ShahSpeaker, Author, & EntrepreneurLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/consultkomalWebsite: https://thekomalshah.comBook: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Hand-Consciousness-Education-ebook/dp/B09FNT6B45/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

In their relentless pursuit of noticing, what are the things that school leaders need to notice?

In this episode, hosts Seth Fleischauer, Lauren Pinto, and Komal Shah explore what it means to be a mindful school leader. As in all human systems, a leader needs first to understand the "why" of the organization and how they as individuals and other members of the community connect to that why. Without that, authenticity is impossible. 

We explore the following ideas for mindful school leadership: 

  1. Communicate the why, and center it on student learning
  2. Have a clear vision
  3. Be a supportive communicator
  4. Lead by modeling continuous improvement
  5. Remove obstacles
  6. Treat teachers like school leaders because they are.


Articles mentioned and researched:
1. 7 Tips for Effective School Leadership by Laura Lee wth Edutopia.
2. 10 Research-Based Keys to Effective School Leadership by TeachThought Staff for TeachThought.
3. School leadership best practices that make a difference from ClassCover.com 


Co-Host Links:

Seth Fleischauer

Founder and President of Banyan Global Learning

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-fleischauer/

Website: https://banyangloballearning.com/


Lauren Pinto

Cofounder of Ambitious Ed, Educational Technology Specialist

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-s-pinto/

Website: https://www.ambitioused.com/


Komal Shah

Speaker, Author, & Entrepreneur

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/consultkomal

Website: https://thekomalshah.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Hand-Consciousness-Education-ebook/dp/B09FNT6B45/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

#11 Mindful School Leadership Starts With Knowing Yourself