What Really Matters in School Leadership: Lessons from the Field

The last 35 years have gifted our presenter with powerful insights, strategies, stories and practices from leaders who naturally developed deep trust with the people they served. Along the way, he has also learned through his own missteps and mistakes. If you’d like to hear about these lessons in leadership, discuss them with peers, reflect on your own practice and leave with some authentic practices, this session may be of interest to you. Rather than a lecture, this is a collaborative, conversation-based session where participants connect, ask questions, and dig in to what really matters in school leadership. Please come join us! Together we’ll unpack how school leaders can develop trust through character, competence, connection and care. And, and as a bonus, you’ll leave with some Monday-morning-ready practical ideas that can bring clarity, calm and balance to your workload. For many of us, the presenter included, our informal and formal school leadership roles begin with limited experience, professional development, guidance or support. It’s also common to quickly feel overwhelmed or even paralyzed by the constant stream of competing tasks, decisions, and challenges. This session is designed to help by focussing on what really matters in school leadership - trust. In this engaging and practical session, we’ll explore how school leaders can authentically lead through character, competence, connection and care. Through stories, lessons learned, case studies, research insights, and interactive discussion, participants will gain leadership strategies they can apply immediately. Past participants in this session have appreciated the opportunities for dialogue, the practical tools provided, and the recommended research for further reflection. 58 Participants