Coaching is a Calling
Did you see Ted Lasso this past week? Last Friday, the episode took us into the mind of a teamContinue Reading
Category: Leadership Stories
Stagen Notes: Spinning Plates and StrengthsFinders
The best thing to remember about StrengthsFinders, in my opinion is the fact that every person carries all 34 Strengths, not just the five from your initial assessment. That is to say, you may have 5 Strengths that rise to the surface most often in your day to day activities and interactions; however, there are moments when you must leverage any number of the Clifton Strengths.
Stagen Notes: Knower vs. Learner
I’m surrounded by super intelligent people at work. Those teachers in my building have arrived in our institution because theyContinue Reading
Stagen Notes: The Empowerment Dynamic – A Reflection
The construct of FISBe needs to be my lighthouse. How I feel throughout the day can be traced directly to the the way I perceive a scenario. The key is recognizing when that tension arises I need to go upstream and consider ways to change my focus.
Stagen Notes: One Thing at a Time
This week the assigned reflection has asked that I consider how I can do just one thing at a time. In an age where “multitasking” is a commodity to be sold by the next phone app or laptop program, it’s time for all of us to consider that multitasking simply isn’t real. Some would point to the fact that our brains are more like computer switches than parallel processors, meaning that we can focus on one task/action at a time rather than work in parallel (we don’t have 8 appendages like an octopus). Still others will point to the nature of email notifications, “productivity apps” and insta-gratification demands of the world that we now live in. Those activities and applications are going to pull our attention with notifications and the tyranny of the urgent as long as we will allow them to do so…and we seem to love our notifications.
