Posts by Vicky Dearing, MCC, M. Ed.
Culture is Like a Batch of Eggs – Each One Is Unique and Enriches the Overall Taste and Experience
While the title of this blog is a stretch connection to the Forest Gump quote – “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get,” we believe that when the culture of the school is based on growth of the individual connected to growth of the whole team – you have…
Read MoreFollow-Up that Matters
The end-of-year conversations are now complete. You have sent your required paperwork to the HR Department. And yet – there are possible follow-up steps that significantly matter and that you want to be sure to include before the school year concludes and you place all your energy on the upcoming school year. As we continue…
Read MoreA Coach Leader Mindset that Matters
Carol Dweck made a permanent impression on educators when she brought us the concept of growth and fixed mindsets. She challenged us to consider our viewpoint and belief about intellect and learning. Is the ability to learn fixed deep within the human psyche and “just is” or can people actually grow in what they learn…
Read MoreConversation Components That Matter
Every school leader wants to hold conversations that matter. They know this is not something you enter into lightly. It takes thoughtful preparation. This is why we spent a whole chapter in our new book on The Power of Conversations (Results Coaching Next Steps, 2017) and other chapters on the mindset and behaviors of a…
Read MoreTesting Out the Accuracy of a Fear That May Be Holding You Back from Goal Achievement
How are you doing on accomplishing the goal you set for yourself earlier this month? If you have achieved the goal, a big congratulations to you! Which of the strategies worked best for you? What resources did you call on to support goal achievement? What obstacles did you face and overcome to achieve your goal?…
Read MoreFocus On What You Want
Recently, I arrived early for the final day of a four-day Leadership Coaching for High Performance Seminar. On top of one of the RCG seminar notebooks were two drawings by one of the participants who had captured two critical points dealing with leadership and coaching. Both the SCARF and TARP ideas come from the work…
Read MoreWhat Do You Resolve to Change?
“What You Get By Achieving Your Goals Is Not As Important As What You Become By Achieving Your Goals.” Henry David Thoreau As we begin the year 2018 with renewed energy and commitment, dedicated leaders, just like you, are reflecting and considering changes they deeply desire for themselves and for those they lead. And,…
Read MoreFive Ways For Principals to Keep More Irreplaceable Teachers
Here are five tips from The New Teacher Project on ways for principals to keep more irreplaceable teachers. It’s all about sitting with teachers and having clear and authentic coaching conversations and providing reflective feedback to them. How do these tips match your current practices and what new ideas are coming to mind as you…
Read MoreThe Importance of “Who” in Coaching
“To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Thank you, Ralph Waldo Emerson, for reminding us that wisdom comes in the moments, the steps, and the hours! Maybe this is why coaching has become the…
Read MoreWant to Increase Your Self-Awareness? Ask for Feedback.
In our earlier articles this month, the focus has been on ways to increase self-awareness through considering how your ways of thinking and responding to situations aligns with the big picture of who you are at your best, as defined by your identified values and principles and who you are in the activities of each…
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