Monday, October 22, 2018

#63 ELB Keep Rolling w Dan Spainhour: author of Leading narratives and owner of The Leadersh Publishing Team




Education Leadership and Beyond:  

Surviving & Thriving  with Andrew Marotta
Blog &Podcast #63 with guest Leadership Publishing Team creator & teacher Dan Spainhour
LPT website
          Keep rolling.  That's what Dan tells me often.  In episode #63, we meet Dan Spainhour.  Dan is my college roommate @kevinspainhour 's brother--a teacher, author and owner of the Leadership Publishing Team.  Dan is doing great things in leadership, teaching, and coaching circles with his journal and books.  He offered ELB listeners a 20% on a yearly subscription to his Coaching & Leadership Journal use the code ELB20.  It is worth a look.  I love it as a resource for my podcast and my role as Principal.

          So keep rolling.  What's this all about? We, as leaders, face many challenges....many ups and downs...just like in our lives.  If you have a #keeprolling mentality, no matter what gets in our way, we will keep moving forward.  Maybe you have a bad speech or a bad evaluation...keep rolling.  Tomorrow will come and do it better.  Each text or email Dan and I would send to one another, he would end with: Keep rolling.  This motivated me and inspired me to keep writing, keep recording to keep with it.  So add this to you tool box: keep rolling.  Give it to others who may need encouragement put it in your mindset that you are going to keep with it.  It is kind of like the 5SW's in sales:
1. Sometimes it will, 2. Sometimes it won't, 3. So what, 4. Stick with it, 5.  Someone's waiting

        Looking to become a better storyteller.  Check out Dan's book below.  It is filled with great stories and themes...excellent to start any speech or workshop!

Quote:  Even if you are on the right track you'll get run over if you just sit there.
--Will Rogers

Enjoy the Podcasts: #ELB 63--Facebook Live Broadcast


 Book Recommendation: Leading Narratives by Dan Spainhour





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Andrew Marotta
Check out my book:
The Principal: Surviving and Thriving  125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for All Leaders.
Found on andrewmarotta.com, amazon, and all online retailers. Now available in kindle edition. Audible edition found here
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Sunday, October 7, 2018

#ELB 62 w/ Shohola PA Elem Principal Diana Bixby




Education Leadership and Beyond:  

Surviving & Thriving  with Andrew Marotta
Blog &Podcast #62 with guest Shohola Elem Principal Diana Bixby
This weeks sponsor: 1106 Design Website for 1106 Design



Thanks to Michele DeFilippo and her company 1106 Design.  They did a great job helping me get my book off the ground and into print, online, and ready to go at all sellers.  She provided awesome customer service to me, especially as someone who was brand new to all of this: book writing, websites, etc.  They specialize in all things self-publishing: book formatting, editing, cover design, website creation, etc etc...& most important honesty, fairness, and integrity!  Give her a shout out and let her know you found her by listening/reading on Education Leadership & Beyond and she'll take care of you!  

  This week on the show we meet Shohola Elem Principal Diana Bixby...huge Beatles fan by the way (see ending quote).  Diana shares the journey of her school and her steps from Assistant Principal of Special Education to head Principal.  She is full of love, learning, and a passion for kids and schools.


  To open the show, I talked about a blog post from our good friend Dan Rockwell, The Leadership Freak: The toughest challenges of leadership.  Whether you are a Principal, AP, teacher, or outside the world of education, these points are relevant and pertinent to leader's lives.  We face these hurdles and it is how we respond.  I chose to feature 7 out of the 12:

  1. Humility during success
  2. Confidence during setbacks
  3. Stepping back so others can step up
  4. Admitting mistakes
  5. Listening...with the goal of learning
  6. Leading change: leaders don't just do things, they change things
  7. Learning from criticism

     The two that I struggle with the most are 5 & 6.  I work on listening, and I remind myself each time I engage in a conversation.  My wife has been my greatest support and teacher.  As far as #6, if your work in schools, you know that change can be difficult.  The only people that like change are babies with a wet diaper.  We are creatures of habits, routines.  The same schedule each day moving in the same areas and when that gets changed, people can become frustrated and doubting of what you may be trying to do.  I am a believer that once you & your team make the decision to move forward with a change, you get rolling, and work out the kinks as you go.  Maybe it's the ADD.  Just with time constraints, schedules, and other obligations, it can be a change to get everyone in the same room to keep on planning.  Go with it and work out the kinks as you go.  Adapt, add, change, and continue to tweak your change as you go.  Go get 'em!

Enjoy the Podcasts: #ELB 62 live on facebook

 Book Recommendation: The Energy Bus/The Power of Positive Leadership by Jon Gordon




**Contact me if you are interested in sponsoring the show & blog!

Enjoy the podcast.  Order your copy of The Principal: Surviving and Thriving today!  Click here

LOOKING TO BOOK ANDREW FOR YOUR NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE RETREAT?: Click here for more information.


Go out and change the world for the better!

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Andrew Marotta
Check out my book:
The Principal: Surviving and Thriving  125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for All Leaders.
Found on andrewmarotta.com, amazon, and all online retailers. Now available in kindle edition. Audible edition found here
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