Monitoring Your Leadership Energy

<p dir="ltr"> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Lisa is a high school writing teacher &amp; PK-12 principal of a rural South Dakota school district. She leads a 2020 ESEA Distinguished Elementary School and a 2021 National Blue Ribbon Elementary School. She is a co-developer and facilitator of the South Dakota Department of Education’s “Good to Great” Teacher Mentoring Program and a public speaker at a variety of state and national education</p> <p dir="ltr">events.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Show Highlights</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Leverage student input to build connections and solutions to benefit the whole school.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Looking through the eyes of who you’re talking to allow you control in any situation</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Giving is the best approach to getting things that you want.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Communicate in ways that “softening the edges.” </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Tips to “beat the message home” to increase family engagement and buy-in from those that have an aversion or are disconnected.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Invite challenge and criticism with families to dig in and navigate a path together. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Understanding the pitfalls of  Happiness, Toxic Positivity, and Perfectionism.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Choose a relationship-based emotional profession to share the load.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">“I have to control my emotions. I really get to decide how I interpret something that happens to me. I really believe events don't have meaning. No event has meaning. We decide what it means