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Naphtali Hoff is an executive coach, organizational consultant, trainer, writer & speaker.

• Teacher and school leader.
• Support principals in a way that he had been supported.
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• Leadership vs. Management
• You need to manage processes. Leadership is another dimension.
• What is your priority and what is your main focus?
• You can delegate management.
• Leadership is getting people moving in a direction
• Leadership belongs to everyone in the building.
• Be a good listener, especially at the beginning.
• Good leaders are listeners.
• Demonstrate a willingness to listen and accept a culture.
• Find ways to make low-stakes, high-success wins.
• Rick Lavoie, earning chips.
• Need to go through change strategically.
• Consensus vs. agreement
• Data should drive the process.
• Initiating the process is good, but don’t go down the path if you’re not going to make the actual change.

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