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I'm reading a very interesting book by Cal Newport called Deep Work.  Here is my take on the author's suggestions for strategies to improve deep-focused work. Intentional and Desired Intention is a must for any of these strategies to be effective.  Monastic The monastic strategy of secluding oneself and eliminating distractions from technology and individuals. Just focusing on the work assignment or project at hand. Human beings need help in multitasking if deep, concentrated work is necessary. Bimodal The second strategy is bimodal, which suggests that an individual would break…

Some school-based leaders will advocate for all their teachers and instructors to teach and instruct state or provincial-based diploma testing and for the best test percentage results to make the school look good. Are the students taught and focused on strategies to improve their understanding and fluency of literature, reading, and writing? Thankfully, very few, an extreme minority of school-based leaders are concerned about the multiple-choice reading comprehension tests as the determinant of student understanding of fluency in reading and writing within English literature.  A…

Multipliers are leaders who improve the insight and accomplishments of their colleagues. These leaders are talent magnets who look for talent beyond traditional boundaries, identify instinctive skills, and remove obstacles to improve colleagues' success. Multipliers are Liberators that give coworkers room to work, encourage risk-taking, and support a culture of learning from mistakes. Challengers inspire a positive, optimistic belief in achieving goals, point coworkers in a specific direction for self-development, and cultivate a "We as a team can do it" attitude. Multipliers are Debate…

In Robert Greene's book, The Laws of Human Nature, where envy is a significant theme with 239 mentions, the author suggests that while it's nearly impossible to eliminate the urge to compare ourselves with others—a trait inherent in our social nature—our natural instincts can be channelled into five essential strategies. These strategies aim to reduce feelings of envy, ultimately benefiting everyone around us. 1. To Reduce Envy, Get Closer to What You Want The feeling of envy can thrive and grow with proximity; we should be closer behind the scenes and understand the flaws of our…

In a 28-year career in education as a teacher and assistant principal, I've consistently observed 4 common behaviours among ineffective leaders. Egocentric - Narcissistic These leaders often show a predominant self-admiration, driven either by ego and anxiety, constantly preoccupied with how they are perceived by their superiors and team members, always trying to appear strong and invincible, having a strong desire for attention and an underlying imposter syndrome, often leads them to prioritize their own image over collaborative problem-solving, undermining their effectiveness as…

Majority Of Successful High School Administrators Have These Characteristics High School administrators are goal-oriented, highly energetic and resilient when facing setbacks, showcasing courage and compassion, and their problem-solving abilities are highly adaptable. These individuals usually have excellent time management skills, and their communication is consistent with students, parents, and staff.  Successful High School Administrators Encourage And Foster A Positive Growth Mindset Of Colleagues Successful High School administrators encourage Professional development and lifelong…

Teenage social aggression involves verbal aggression and behaviours that damage someone else's social standing and sense of belonging. Relational aggression can be direct or indirect, subtle or blatant.  This type of social aggression can involve the spreading of rumours online through social media or through word of mouth within a school, community, organization or business, the target of relational aggression is usually embarrassed or humiliated publicly through gossiping or backstabbing. Such cyber-bullying, name-calling, backstabbing and undermining relationships can consist of flirting…

It is attainable and possible for all developing and developed socioeconomic nations to build or have a strong foundation of external assets for teenagers to have a successful life.  EXTERNAL ASSETS AS A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESSFUL ADULTS All teenagers experience external assets. The more external assets they have, the greater their success rate as future adults, the fewer at-risk behaviours they will have, and the more resilient they will become. These external assets are possible in almost every society with the proper political and economic willingness and understanding to create…

This employee motivation theory is so standard in most organizations, including schools, that educators don't recognize this social psychology comparison theory. Employee Perception of Their Contributions and Value In this social comparison theory, people compare their inputs and outputs in their workplace with comparison to other co-workers. In many instances, employees will overestimate the imbalance of equity of inputs and outputs of the co-workers. In turn, the individuals' motivation may downturn and, in some cases, to such a low degree that the individual motivation is so low that…

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