Are You Heading in the Right Direction?
Ever see the movie, Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Steve Martin and John Candy?
I love the scene where they are heading down the highway and everyone is beeping at them and yelling...you're going the wrong way...
It's more funny to see it (watch it here) 2 minutes
The sad part is...this just happened to me the other day.
I have a lot going on right now...my mind is cluttered with emotions and tasks at hand.
I was trying to get back to my school when suddenly I realized, I was going the wrong way. Not the wrong way on a road (like the classic scene). The opposite direction of my school.
This is probably why I constantly use my GPS on my phone. 
In order to get from one point to another I need to know:
1. Where I am.
2. Where I am going.
If I get off track, the GPS will adjust my route.
Wouldn't that be great to have as a school leader?
Do you ever wonder.....
How to build a GPS for your school leadership.
How to measure where you are and...
Every have a bad toothache?
Just because there are not strong applicants does not mean you allow negative behavior to exist in your school.
Here is an example.
Just recently I was on a coaching call with a leadership team when they began to describe the behavior of a staff member as being toxic to their culture. Just being mean, not following school expectations, making their teammates feel uncomfortable.
When I asked them why are they still working there they shared, “well, there are not too many good candidates right now.” Then they justified it with, “Their scores are really good and We won’t be recommending them for renewal.”
I asked if they had ever had a toothache, a bad cavity or infection?
“Oh yes,” they replied.
“And when you went to the dentist did they say, well, it still chews just fine, let’s give it another six months and see how it’s doing then.” Or did he say, "This needs to be repaired immediately or the...
