Podcast Episode Details

Episode 45: The 4 “Soft Skills” That Can Ensure A Long Career As A Private School Leader

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As we lead our schools, we face hundreds of unique challenges every day. To properly handle those challenges, we have to use our skills. We all have “hard skills” and “soft skills”.

Hard Skills: Budget creation, Creating a Master Schedule, Project Management, Fundraising, Payroll, Curriculum Development, Creating Professional Development for Teachers, Evaluation of Faculty, Facilities Oversight and the list goes on……

Soft Skills: Interpersonal Communication, Organization, Teamwork, Critical Thinking, Social Skills, Creativity, Adaptability, Friendliness, Integrity, Open-mindedness, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Problem-solving, Dependability and the list goes on……

What if I told you that there are four skills that can help ensure that you have a long career in private school leadership?

On today’s episode of the Private School Leader Podcast, we are going to discuss the 4 “Soft Skills” That Can Ensure A Long Career As A Private School Leader.

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I know that you are super busy, so be sure to listen while you are doing something else. I hope that you will get value from this episode as you serve and lead your school community. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to listen to the podcast!

Thanks for making a difference,

Mark Minkus

I’ve created a free resource for you called “The 6 Things That Every Private School Teacher Wants From Their Leader”. This guide is a 6 page pdf that will be a game changer for you. I guarantee you that if you do these 6 things, the teachers at your school will be happy to follow you. You can pick up your free guide by going to www.theprivateschoolleader.com/guide

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Please check out all of the free resources on my website that can help you serve and lead your school community. There are "Plug & Play PD's" (45 minute webinars with guided notes) as well as Top 10 Lists of Leadership Books, Productivity Books and TED Talks over at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/resources. You can grab the show notes for today's episode at www.theprivateschoolleader.com/episode45

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