Slow Leadership
Real questions. Thoughtful answers. Sustainable pace.
If Everything Is Urgent, Is Anything Strategic?
The email says urgent.The parent call feels urgent.The staffing issue is urgent.The deadline is urgent.The new initiative is urgent. And somewhere around 10:42 a.m., someone says: “Do you have just a quick minute?” (Which every school leader knows is never quick and...
What Does Your Calendar Reveal About What You Actually Value?
You can say what matters. Culture.Relationships.Instruction.Strategy.Well-being. You can name the priorities clearly. But here’s the disruptive question: What does your calendar reveal about what you actually value? And if your calendar could talk… it might tell a...
When May gets chaotic, do your systems hold—or do you?
In Minnesota, we have a phenomenon called false spring. One day it’s 80 and sunny.Next, a blizzard cancels school.You adjust… and then it shifts again. End-of-year leadership feels the same. Plans go sideways.Staff transitions disrupt routines.And the tension between...
Are You Aligned to Your Goals — or Reacting to Noise?
You set the goals.The strategic plan is clear.The priorities are named.The outcomes are defined. And yet… Your days don’t feel aligned.They feel reactive. Emails.Parent concerns.Staff tensions.New initiatives.District asks.Community pressure. By 3:42 p.m., you’ve been...
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Jessica is the Principal of Alternative Educations Programs in Austin, Minnesota. Previously, she was the principal of Ellis Middle School in Austin, Minnesota, and the principal of the “Happiest Place in Southeastern Minnesota,” the Woodson Kindergarten Center.
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