The Principalship podcast: Recent Episodes
Dr. Sherry Schock
The Principalship: The worst job I ever loved. Hosted by Dr. Sherry Schock, Executive Director, Institute for Excellence in Education.
This podcast is meant to help shed light on some of the most challenging dilemmas we face as the principal of a school, to help guide thought processes as you experience the challenges of leading in this time, and help you find balance so that you can stay.
How do you effectively create a positive learning culture when you're constantly faced with unhappy people? From the teacher upset about how you discipline a student, to the grandparent disgruntled with the flow of the pick-up line, daily conflict can be emotionally exhausting!
It today's episode of The Principalship, Dr. Sherry Schock shares "The 3 P's: Pause, Paraphrase and Pose a Question". The 3 P's is a proven strategy that you can implement TODAY to help build and strengthen your relationships in order to create a culture of respect, trust and positivity.
"Every student that we encounter has potential. And trying to help them reach their full potential is something that very, very few people have to opportunity to experience." Dr. Craig Douglas
Despite the daily challenges of leading a school, our ultimate goal is the success of the students we serve. Join Dr. Sherry Schock and Dr. Craig Douglas, IEE Coach, former Principal and Superintendent, as they share stories and lessons they've learned as school leaders.
A few key takeaways:
-Learn to be patient to become a more thoughtful leader.
-Know and have faith you're doing the good work.
-Understand that you are needed.
-Remember to not take things personally.
-Build resiliency within yourself.
"To be an effective leader, you need a commitment to do the right things for kids and be ok with being unliked. You need to have the skin of a rhinoceros - thick and sensitive."
In today's episode: "Skin of a Rhinoceros", Dr. Sherry Schock shares some personal stories of her days as a principal and how she overcame some of the most challenging aspects of positional power in order to become an effective leader.
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"I used to believe that being a successful principal meant giving it my all, all of the time. I thought that I would master the job of the principalship when I found work/life balance. But then I realized it's not about balance. It's about boundaries."
In this week's episode, "Setting Boundaries to Stay Sane," Sherry discusses why setting boundaries are so important, how to effectively set them and why you should never feel guilty for protecting your own personal time and space.
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In this episode Sherry interviews IEE Leadership Coach, Kapeka Salter.
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In this episode Sherry interviews IEE Leadership Coach, Frank McMurray.
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Why being a school principal was the worst job I ever loved!
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