The Craft of Leadership: Recent Episodes
Sarah Harrington
The Craft of Leadership is about the raw, honest, untold, and authentic life of administration. Sarah Harrington, an early career elementary principal, invites early career and aspiring leaders to share in her lessons learned through fails, struggles, growth, and successes. Do you desire to increase the impact of your leadership to build and grow others toward their utmost potential? Ready to grow?
In the Sequoias, fire can restore, rejuvenate, and cause growth. So too, as educators, we can allow fires to cause growth.
Join me to listen to Nate Provencio share what led him to consulting, tips for new consultants in the field, and important considerations as we head into the upcoming school year.
Let's dive into the importance of fit for retaining and building thriving educators in our school culture!
There is no going back. Returning to the place before I made the decision. I decided in April to move forward from my principal position. For a variety of reasons, I knew this was the best decision. Most importantly, I wanted to dive deeper into my passion of professional development – working together with teachers and leaders to become better for our kids. Because they deserve it. This episode shares my personal journey and lessons about moving forward in reclaiming my passions. I renamed my podcast to Chasing 100 and this is the first episode under the new name. I hope you enjoy!
Today, I honor the real hurt, fear, grit, and resilience of educators from the 2021-22 school year.
Each summer, I take time to really reflect on the past school year. This summer is no different. In reflecting on this past 2021-22 school year, one thing that stands out to me is the chasm between what I expected this school year to be and what it actually was. I expected a more “normal school year”. A year of daily classroom visits, all school assemblies, and staff gathering. Boy was I wrong. I’m currently reading Brene Brown’s “Rising Strong”. In her book, she talks about the “man in the arena” which is a speech titled, “Man in the Arena” from Theodore Roosevelt. There have been so many people making comments about education at the building level and yet, they are not here, “in the area”. I’d like to read the speech for you. As you listen, I hope you find some solace in where you are, what you are going through, and confidence in moving forward with grit and resilience.
Host Sarah Harrington speaks with Dr. Chan Hellman about the Science and Research of Hope. In this final part of a three part series, Dr. Hellman shares the the goal setting process and strategies to raise hope in our ourselves, our students, and our staff. Listeners can expect to learn how to set goals as well as two pieces Dr. Hellman would use to identify a school that is based on the science of hope. Sarah will end with some reflections and a challenge for building leaders! Let's go!
Host Sarah Harrington speaks with Dr. Chan Hellman about the Science and Research of Hope. In this second part of a three part series, Dr. Hellman shares the research behind Hope, how it is measured, where listeners can find the measurement, and the impact of being wounded and weary on Hope. Listeners can expect to learn the single best way to nurture hope. Sarah will end with some reflections and a challenge for building leaders! Let's go!
Host Sarah Harrington speaks with Dr. Chan Hellman about the Science and Research of Hope. In this first part of three, Dr. Hellman shares the definition of hope, the impact of high hope, and how hope begets hope. Listeners can expect to learn why hope is crucial to foster in children. Sarah will end with some reflections and a challenge for building leaders! Let's go!
Host Sarah Harrington speaks with Blaine Morton about the importance of perspective. Blaine, a 2nd grade teacher, shares why he is leading a school-wide Creative Thinking and Metacognitive Think Tank. Listeners can expect to learn why perspective is key when leading others and hear his answer to the question, "What is a brutal truth all leaders should know?" Grab a notebook because Mr. Morton shares some awesome leadership tips that I'll be using!