[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Leadership]], [[Communication]], [[Teamwork]] - People: Pierre Pirard - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jdTtnWMLVM --- ## Summary - [[Believe in others so that they can believe in themselves]]. - Define a goal of meaningful ambition. One that you and your team are striving towards together. - Remember the goal. Live the vision every day. - Plan purposefully. [[From purpose, plan backwards to create an efficient path forwards]]. - [[Be there for others so that they can be there for others and for themselves]]. - Effective teaching is effective leadership. - Leadership isn't about what you say. [[Leadership is about how you show up, how you step up, and how you help others rise up together]] - Believe, envision, remember, plan and embark. - [[Believe to achieve]]. ## Notes - Leadership is at the heart of managing big companies and teaching kids who face difficulties. #### Principles of leadership - 1. They believe their team can achieve great results. - Because you believe in others, they then start to believe in themselves. - 2. Set goals. - Develop a vision create the destination that everyone understands and is striving to get to together - 3. Make the vision be an everyday priority. - Never forget where you're going. Never forget why you're doing what you're doing. - 4. Plan carefully and purposefully. - Define the map to help your team find their way to the goal. #### Realizations - "A midlife crisis is you're realizing that living is not forever" - "The kids were far from being stupid... They have a great sense of humor.... Great common sense. What happened to them?" - "Some kids who faced disaster results in some classes actually achieved very good results in some other classes." - When your team is struggling, ask what it is you all can do together. - **Don't just focus on the results, performance and imperfections of your team**. Also look at yourself and consider the entirety of your team within the **context of the organization**. #### Principles of teaching - 1. Believe in them. Believe that they can achieve great results regardless where they are coming from. - Make sure they know that you believe in them so that they can start believing in themselves. - Believing is the first step to achieving. [[Believe to achieve]]. - 2. Set a goal. A meaningful ambitious goal. - 3. Focus on the goal every day. - 4. Plan purposefully. - "For from the objective that you have defined, you have to plan backwards to create an efficient path to success". - As a leader you have to be very involved in the growth of your team. Don't just say you care. Show them by being there. - Show them by showing up. Not just in the times of crisis or periodic check ins. Show up every day. - [[Be your best imperfect self so that others can become better]]. - [[Be there for others so that they can be there for others and for themselves]]. - Leadership isn't just about what you say. [[Leadership is about how you show up, how you step up, and how you help others rise up together]]. - Believe, envision, remember and plan. - "You and your students will have to work hard and it will not be easy" - "For those kids who have lost so much of their self confidence, who are so far behind where school, do not have meaning anymore... teaching as leaders show outstanding effects." - True leadership lies in guiding others to success and ensuring that everyone is performing at their best doing the work. - [[True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.]] - Provide a safe space for others voice struggle. Actively listen and actively support them through it. ## Original ![[The principles of highly effective teachers-1.jpg]] ![[The principles of highly effective teachers-2.jpg]] ![[The principles of highly effective teachers-3.jpg]] ![[The principles of highly effective teachers-4.jpg]]