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Saturday, August 29, 2015
The Power of the Circle
Today I'm energized because yesterday afternoon I got to visit my high school PALs for a few minutes. Those superheroes-in-training exude excitement about the chance to empower and supercharge those special someones under their care this year. I gave them each one of these capes to decorate as we anticipate and eagerly await their flight to our campus:
It's a visual representation, I told them, of who they are.
Our first impression of them and what they'll bring to us.
We can't wait to see their superpowers posted on our walls.
Speaking of superpowers, I found this tiny treasure on my morning walk ...
and it made me think about the power of circling up.
Part of the excitement about my new space is that we've got lots of room now,
to huddle up,
to sit and stand in a circle,
to sing, move and laugh together.
Knee to knee, shoulder to shoulder, sometimes hand in hand even,
with the person beside us.
Eye to eye with the friends in our group.
To utilized inner-outer circle pair and share time.
To engage in team-building time.
And to look at each other with a message that clearly conveys
"I see you. You matter!"
as we play to learn and connect to lead.
On my walk I also got to thinking about the circular nature
of collective responsibility {So much interconnectedness when I walk}.
In our #leadupchat Twitter talk this morning, Bob Abrams shared this food for thought nugget that was posted on a wall in the gym at a Chinese school, so I attached it to the picture I took this week of Joshua in his new FHS letterman jacket.
Such a powerful reflection question ...
How do I make my school proud?
... one which we could ask ourselves wherever we go.
How do I make myself proud?
My family proud?
My friends proud?
My community proud?
My Higher Power proud?
And why might it matter?
I guess it boils down to this:
What goes around comes around.
And therein lies the power of the circle.
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It's a visual representation, I told them, of who they are.
Our first impression of them and what they'll bring to us.
We can't wait to see their superpowers posted on our walls.
Speaking of superpowers, I found this tiny treasure on my morning walk ...
and it made me think about the power of circling up.
Part of the excitement about my new space is that we've got lots of room now,
to huddle up,
to sit and stand in a circle,
to sing, move and laugh together.
Knee to knee, shoulder to shoulder, sometimes hand in hand even,
with the person beside us.
Eye to eye with the friends in our group.
To utilized inner-outer circle pair and share time.
To engage in team-building time.
And to look at each other with a message that clearly conveys
"I see you. You matter!"
as we play to learn and connect to lead.
On my walk I also got to thinking about the circular nature
of collective responsibility {So much interconnectedness when I walk}.
In our #leadupchat Twitter talk this morning, Bob Abrams shared this food for thought nugget that was posted on a wall in the gym at a Chinese school, so I attached it to the picture I took this week of Joshua in his new FHS letterman jacket.
Such a powerful reflection question ...
How do I make my school proud?
... one which we could ask ourselves wherever we go.
How do I make myself proud?
My family proud?
My friends proud?
My community proud?
My Higher Power proud?
And why might it matter?
I guess it boils down to this:
What goes around comes around.
And therein lies the power of the circle.
How do you use circle time to empower your super class family?
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Our Brand Promise
Tonight as I unwind and get ready for bed, I'm thinking about the word brand. Not as in brand new, like the outfit I wore to kick off the 2015-2016 school year. And only sort of like brand your herd of cattle, like we did back on the farm. I'm talking specifically about a school's brand, about identifying our product and aligning what we want our customers to think, experience and feel with what they actually do. Look at the card from our District Convocation this morning:
It made me think about branding, and wonder how these words were chosen ...
and by whom.
Then I wondered what words I would have chosen,
what words our stakeholders would choose?
Then my mind went to a picture from a Southwest Ad that I took in the airport on my way to CA. What can you tell about the Southwest brand? Can you tell what they want us to think? What sets them apart? What makes them unique? Authentic? Desirable?
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| Note: I added the thoughts written on the airplane. |
Now go back to our FISD brand.
Couple the word cloud above with our district mission:
Leading To Achieve Excellence In All Endeavors
Can you tell who we are?
Can you tell what we stand for?
Can you tell what sets us apart?
How will we know if our Brand Promise delivers?
And, because we're in customer service, let's talk branding in your school, in your classroom, in your family, even.
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What does your brand look like, sound like, feel like?
How can you make sure it accurately showcases your identity?
Who are your brand ambassadors?
Why is branding important?
And how do you share out your school's story?
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