In this episode, I discuss how to Unlock Your Leadership Potential by focusing on 10 Strategies for Growth. John Maxwell, 15 Laws of Growth, stated that the 1st Law of Growth is The Law of Intentionality – Growth doesn’t happen by chance. You must make it happen. To grow as a leader, you must make it happen. You must constantly sharpen your axe. As you listen, pay close attention to the 10 strategies for growth and make this year your best year ever. Mindset Read Leadership Books Seek Mentorship and Coaching Hang Out With Fellow Leaders Join a Professional Learning Network Seek Feedback Regul ..read more

In this episode, I discuss 5 Things to Stop Doing as a Leader. The late great management thinker Peter Drucker said: “We spend a lot of time teaching our leaders what to do. We don’t spend enough time teaching them what to stop.” As you write down your new year resolutions, goals, and ideas for growth to strengthen your leadership practices and skills, I suspect Peter Drucker would encourage you to stop doing a few things. As you listen, pay close attention to the things you should stop doing to reach your personal goals, grow beyond your limit, and make this year your best year ever. Stop wa ..read more

In this episode, I discuss Focus: Tips to Eliminate Distractions. I will share three tips to reduce or eliminate distractions and focus on what you want more this year. For many leaders, the problem isn’t a lack of time. The problem is a lack of focus. As you listen, pay close attention to how to refocus on what matters most. Distractions come in all shapes and sizes, so let’s look at how to overcome distractions in three steps. Clearly define your wins Minimize the distractions Obsess about the process, not the results I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, lea ..read more

In this episode, I shared Strategies to Deal with Challenging Students’ Behaviors. Coming out of the pandemic across our state and throughout the United States, I have noticed students' misbehaviors have worsened. While we had students' misbehaviors before the pandemic, it appears the pandemic has negatively influenced them. Students are having a difficult time self-regulating. It is almost safe to say most students have been impacted by the pandemic. It has directly impacted students' ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences. These are some of the strategies school leaders or principals could imp ..read more

In this episode, I interview Fedrick Cohens. Mr. Cohens is the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary Schools) at Georgetown County School District, where he supports all elementary school leaders and principals. He provides technical assistance to early learning centers, supervises elementary schools, and creates optimal opportunities for effective teaching and learning experiences. He is a former Elementary Principal for nearly a decade (10 years). He is also a creative and effective leader with demonstrated skills in standards-based education, early childhood developme ..read more

In the last episode, I shared some of the strategies you can use to reinvent and rebuild the culture of your school. How would you define your school or department culture? How is your school culture? What is your department culture? Is it positive? Is it toxic? Even if it is a good and positive culture, I think you can still take 1-2 things to make it even better. What are some of the steps or actions you can take to improve your school culture or department culture? I shared some of the lessons learned while crafting and building my school culture. They were as follows: Relationship is key ..read more

Episode 19 – Strategies for Scaling Up STEM Initiatives with Ms. Osas Guis-Obaseki In this episode, I interview Ms. Osas Gauis-Obaseki. Ms. Osas is an engineer, STEM, and Computer Science Teacher. As a current programmer and engineer, he has been instrumental in scaling up her school's STEM and Computer Science Initiatives. She has exposed students to building computers, coding, programming, and digital tools. She has quarterly Hackathons, where students demonstrate their coding skills and compete with other students. Under her leadership, students have complete the Microsoft certifications in ..read more

In this episode, I discuss Leading with Gratitude. As you listen, pay close attention to the benefits of living a grateful life and 5 habits that will help you lead with gratitude. To lead with gratitude, every leader should practice these 5 habits: Regularly practice giving thanks Express gratitude regardless of the situation Keep a gratitude journal Learn to see how bad experiences can produce good outcomes Make gratitude a part of your interactions with other people. I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and comment! Share this ep ..read more

In this episode, I shared Leadership Landmines and How to Avoid Them. As you listen, pay close attention to each leadership landmine and strategies to avoid stepping on them. These are the landmines every school leader should avoid. Today’s Success Failure to Adapt Losing trust Being Indecisive Refusing to Delegate I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Join The School Leader’s Podcast on Facebook. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Fa ..read more

In today’s episode, I shared some of the lessons learned and challenges during my first few years as a principal. I hope that you can glean one or two tips to apply to your leadership repertoire and practices. For some of you, it might be a remainder of some things you have done or learned during your first years. How was your first year as a Principal? What were some of the things that kept you up at night? What were some of the challenges? What would be your top 5 lessons learned? In summary, the lessons learned during my first years in principal leadership are as follows: 1. Relationship ma ..read more