64. Ordinary Moments: The Power of Difficult Conversations with Kathy Cameron

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watch the video interview of this episode:</span> <a href= "https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments-3</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get all the details about the 2022 Summit of Excellence here:</span> <a href= "https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you struggle with letting go, giving up control, and trusting the process, then this episode is for you. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today's episode is the third of my six-part series, where I'm interviewing and having conversations with owners of childcare centers across the nation, on how they are building their schools of excellence. And they're sharing their real and raw stories with all of you. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I sit down with Kathy Cameron, who has been part of the Schools of Excellence community since July of 2020. She shares her journey of letting go, she talks about her struggle of wanting to control the outcomes, and the processes that she's gone through to take a step back. Kathy is honest and vulnerable about her real retention numbers, and how bad it got. Tune in to learn more about the highs and lows of running a school of excellence, including cultivating the culture of having difficult conversations. </span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>In a nutshell, we speak about:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Kathy’s definition of excellence has changed since she joined the Schools of Excellence community.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Some of the systems that Kathy has put in place to sustain excellence.</span></li> <li style="font-w