Believe, Act, Say Transformative Principal 467

<p>This month, we are talking about Culture. If you are not part of the How2be coaching, I would love to have you join us. We focus on one aspect of how to be a transformative principal each month through a newsletter, a podcast episode, a webinar, and a coaching session. For more information, check out jethrojones.com/how2be.</p> <p>Today, we’re talking about Culture, and I’m going to use an example of a basketball coach who is building culture. Now, we know that we play sports to win. obviously, that is the purpose, but many people will tell you there are so many more reasons for playing sports. Health, fitness, exercise, team building, perseverance, grit, and so much more!</p> <p>That is all well and good. IF it was all about winning, then we would have a lot of guys in the NFL say, “You know, I’m done with this, since we didn’t win the super bowl.” Nobody hangs it up because they don’t win the super bowl in a given year.</p> <p>As a side note, Eric Weddle was called out of retirement to play safety for the Los Angeles Rams this year. He played 13 seasons in the NFL for three different franchises, and didn’t ever make it to the Super Bowl. But, he will be playing next week in that game for the first time in his 13 seasons and one bonus post-season.</p> <p>So, sports is about a lot more than winning. We know that, but we still focus on winning.</p> <p>My daughter is manager of the freshman basketball team. Her coach is teaching about a lot more than winning basketball games.</p> <p>![[culture model.excalidraw]]</p> <p>Culture is about what we believe, act, and say. Let’s examine each of these.</p> <h2 id="believe">Believe</h2> <p>What do we believe? In the sports example with my daughter’s basketball coach, he believes that all kids have value and something to contribute. He said 45 freshmen boys tried out for the team, and he could only keep 15, and even that is too much sometimes! (Although with COVID, it’s been good to have a deep bench!)<br /> But, he has my daughter as the manager.<br /> When I ask him how