My Circus, My Monkeys

In this episode, we'll look at the flip side of your talents - weaknesses. Most people think weaknesses are the opposite of talents - aka the things that don't come naturally to us and we're not so good at. In reality, most of the time our weaknesses are a result of not using our talents in a productive way. In other words, even though our talents come to us so easily that doesn&apo...

It's August. If you work in education that means back-to-school, and this year there's the added bonus of a pandemic. We'll talk about some strategies that will help you and your team hold things together through the month.  If you’re listening to this podcast, you take your role as a leader seriously. You want to be more effective. You want to lead your team to greater success. And...

How frustrating is it when you've given a team member a task or a project and they miss the mark? How much time do you end up spending redoing it or giving endless feedback so they can redo it? The distance between expectations and reality is disappointment...and frustration. In this episode, we'll talk about how setting clear and measurable expectations with your team will save you time...

Supervisors have more stress and burnout, less work life balance, and worse physical well being than the people they lead. Supervising in education is stressful under normal circumstances, much less during this pandemic where we're stuck at home, physically distant from their team. In this episode, we'll talk about how important it is to remember that asking for help is not just okay - i...

There's lots of talk about how focusing on people's "strengths" these days. Typically people use the terms talents and strengths interchangeably, but are they the same? In this episode, we'll explore the difference between talents and strengths. We'll also explore how big of an impact your talents have in your life, including how you interact with others.  If you’re l...

Introducing, My Circus, My Monkeys. If you're a supervisor on any level who is working in education, or any field that emphasizes growth and development, this podcast is for you. If you’re listening to this podcast, you take your role as a leader seriously. You want to be more effective. You want to lead your team to greater success. And you probably want less stress. This podcast has great i...