The Need For Wellbeing With Alyssa Gallagher Transformative Principal 441

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/am_gallagher">Alyssa Gallagher</a> is Head of Education, North America for <a href= "https://www.bts.com/spark/index">BTS Spark</a>, a not-for profit practice focused on bringed executive level coaching to every school leader.  She has extensive experience leading schools and districts to revolutionize learning for students. Under Alyssa’s guidance Los Altos School District became a nationally recognized leader in education innovation with her work featured in Forbes, Wired, The Economist magazine and on CNN and CBS’ 60 Minutes.  After two decades working within k12 education, Alyssa led the global leadership practice for The Wiseman Group, co-designing executive development strategies to enable leaders to become better ‘multipliers’ of their people’s talent.  Alyssa has worked with a wide spectrum of leaders, ranging from early career professionals in her local school district to seasoned executives in Fortune 500 Companies.  Alyssa enjoys working with leaders to design strategies that leverage the capability, creativity and intelligence of everyone on their team.</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-lets-not-forget-the-effect-the-pandemic-has-had-on-our-teachers-and-school-leaders/2021/05"> Let’s Not Forget the Effect the Pandemic Has Had on Teachers and Leaders (EdWeek Article)</a></li> <li>Wellbeing is a requirement for learning, teaching, and leading.</li> <li>It’s not easy to measure wellbeing.</li> <li>Principals especially need a focus on wellbeing.</li> <li>You’re more effective if you’re providing yourself care before you think of yourself as a principal.</li> <li>Bright spots in education: Where are things going well?</li> <li>Not necessarily focused on the support that you need as a leader.</li> <li>There’s nothing soft about these skills we need as a community.</li> <li>Mastermind groups, flexible coaching programs, etc.</li> <li>Who you are is how you lead - Brene Brown.</li> <li>If we provided leaders with more support…it would have a powe