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Episode 31: Meaningful Leadership
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - September 07, 2021 00:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLeaders have quite a bit of autonomy, able to choose where to direct their efforts to lead well. In this episode we'll reflect on how to choose wisely, avoiding actions that are a waste of your leadership time and energy. Thanks for listening! I hope you'll Subscribe! You can also ...
Episode 30: Empower Without Faking It
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - August 23, 2021 00:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLetting the members of your team innovate and use their own judgement sounds great, but many leaders struggle with the nuance of this. They want to empower others, but they find they can't let go, for what seems like powerfully relevant reasons. We explore the struggle in this episode, ...
Episode 29: Navigating the Chaos of the Uncontrollable
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - August 13, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis should come as no surprise. You are not in control. But still, you're the one everyone looks to to take care of things! How do you manage this well? How do you meet expectations, and keep things positive, when there are challenges around every corner and no way to satisfy everyone ...
Episode 28: The Ups and Downs of Procrastination
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - July 26, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBelieve it or not, there is a time when procrastinating may be a useful thing. Not often, mind you, but it has its place. This concept gets explored in this episode. Thanks for listening! I hope you'll Subscribe! You can also help tremendously by Rating and even Reviewing this podc...
Episode 27: Bad Need Not Be THAT Bad
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - June 28, 2021 22:13 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChallenging times are coming. Every leader and organization deals with such times. Are you going to help your team take things on the best way possible, or are you going to made the problems feel even heavier? Let explore this. Thanks for listening! I hope you'll Subscribe! You c...
Episode 47: Bad Need Not Be THAT Bad
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - June 28, 2021 00:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChallenging times are coming. Every leader and organization deals with such times. Are you going to help your team take things on the best way possible, or are you going to made the problems feel even heavier? Let explore this. Thanks for listening! I hope you'll Subscribe! You can also ...
Episode 26: Accreditation - Why Bother?
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - June 11, 2021 22:04 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're going to get a little more nitty-gritty today, talking about school accreditation. Why is it important? Should the leader be advocating for this for the school, whether for the first time or for maintaining it? How can a leader use accreditation most powerfully to benefit the scho...
Episode 46: Accreditation - Why Bother?
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - June 11, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're going to get a little more nitty-gritty today, talking about school accreditation. Why is it important? Should the leader be advocating for this for the school, whether for the first time or for maintaining it? How can a leader use accreditation most powerfully to benefit the school minist...
Episode 25: Achieving and Succeeding are Not the Same
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - June 01, 2021 16:11 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAchieving and succeeding. Those words seem fairly synonymous to many people, but to be effective in leadership, you need to know the difference. Let's spend some time in this episode exploring the application of these concepts, to add value to how you lead your team. Thanks for listen...
Episode 45: Achieving and Succeeding are Not the Same
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - June 01, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAchieving and succeeding. Those words seem fairly synonymous to many people, but to be effective in leadership, you need to know the difference. Let's spend some time in this episode exploring the application of these concepts, to add value to how you lead your team. Thanks for listening! I ...
Episode 24: Taking Care of Your Teachers
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - May 17, 2021 17:57 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs a Christian school, our greatest ministry asset is our abundant and providential God. Second to Him, I'd put teachers at the next level of importance. Great teachers are a gift from God to the impact of our school ministries, and when you have the right teachers, they need to be care...
Episode 44: Taking Care of Your Teachers
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - May 17, 2021 00:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs a Christian school, our greatest ministry asset is our abundant and providential God. Second to Him, I'd put teachers at the next level of importance. Great teachers are a gift from God to the impact of our school ministries, and when you have the right teachers, they need to be cared for and...
Episode 23: Shifting to New Patterns
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - April 30, 2021 16:26 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThere are many different leadership styles you may use in guiding your school ministry. The best leaders are careful not to get stuck in a rut. There will be times that how you've been successfully leading will no longer fit the circumstance. Great leaders learn to shift to the situatio...
Episode 43: Shifting to New Patterns
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - April 30, 2021 00:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThere are many different leadership styles you may use in guiding your school ministry. The best leaders are careful not to get stuck in a rut. There will be times that how you've been successfully leading will no longer fit the circumstance. Great leaders learn to shift to the situation, at lea...
Episode 22: It Just Takes Time
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - April 19, 2021 16:44 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNew leaders are eager and energetic to make an impact and bring change for the better. But rushing in to do so can be a recipe for disaster. People will only follow you so far on faith; you have necessary steps to take give people a reason to stay with you. We explore this here. Thanks...
Episode 42: It Just Takes Time
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - April 19, 2021 00:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNew leaders are eager and energetic to make an impact and bring change for the better. But rushing in to do so can be a recipe for disaster. People will only follow you so far on faith; you have necessary steps to take give people a reason to stay with you. We explore this here. Thanks for list...
Episode 21: Budgeting: Forecasting without a Crystal Ball
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - April 05, 2021 15:52 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSchool ministry leaders have a huge responsibility for the financial success and stability of their school. And that starts with the budget. But how can you create a great budget with so many unknown factors for the year ahead? Jim is joined by guest Mike Schiemann again to talk about t...
Episode 41: Budgeting- Forecasting without a Crystal Ball
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - April 05, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSchool ministry leaders have a huge responsibility for the financial success and stability of their school. And that starts with the budget. But how can you create a great budget with so many unknown factors for the year ahead? Jim is joined by guest Mike Schiemann again to talk about this signi...
Episode 20: Self-Destructive Behaviors
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - March 22, 2021 16:15 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe spend a lot of time talking about what to do in order to be an effective leader. Today's let's spend some time paying attention to what we need to avoid, certain behaviors that will interfere with what you hope to achieve, things that will diminish your sustainability as a leader. T...
Episode 40: Self-Destructive Behaviors
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - March 22, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe spend a lot of time talking about what to do in order to be an effective leader. Today's let's spend some time paying attention to what we need to avoid, certain behaviors that will interfere with what you hope to achieve, things that will diminish your sustainability as a leader. Thanks for...
Episode 19: Strategic Planning - Do It or Disappear
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - March 08, 2021 23:31 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe title pretty much says it all. Even if strategic planning still sounds foreign or scary to you, this is something you need to understand, and figure out how to implement. Trust me - it's essential to lasting and effective leadership. Thanks for listening! If you haven't yet done s...
Episode 39: Strategic Planning - Do It or Disappear
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - March 08, 2021 00:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe title pretty much says it all. Even if strategic planning still sounds foreign or scary to you, this is something you need to understand, and figure out how to implement. Trust me - it's essential to lasting and effective leadership. Thanks for listening! If you haven't yet done so, I inv...
Episode 18: Hail to the Chief
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - February 22, 2021 17:58 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne of the challenges of leadership is buying into the hype, coming to believe you are as great and powerful as some seem to be lifting you up. It can get mighty high up on that pedestal. Let's discuss the risk, and how to avoid the pitfalls. Thanks for listening! If you haven't yet do...
Episode 38: Hail to the Chief
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - February 22, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne of the challenges of leadership is buying into the hype, coming to believe you are as great and powerful as some seem to be lifting you up. It can get mighty high up on that pedestal. Let's discuss the risk, and how to avoid the pitfalls. Thanks for listening! If you haven't yet done so, I ...
Episode 17: Temper Your Enthusiasm
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - February 08, 2021 17:10 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLeaders are often eager to jump in and change things up when they join a new ministry. However, change things too quickly and you may walk into pitfalls, creating more challenging than positive results. We'll talk about things to keep in mind before digging in too deep!
Episode 37: Temper Your Enthusiasm
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - February 08, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLeaders are often eager to jump in and change things up when they join a new ministry. However, change things too quickly and you may walk into pitfalls, creating more challenging than positive results. We'll talk about things to keep in mind before digging in too deep!
Episode 15: Recognizing, Embracing, & Celebrating the COVID Silver Linings
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - January 25, 2021 02:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLeading through a pandemic has been full of challenges, and issues leaders are eager to leave in the rear view mirror. But don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Jim chats with guest Mike Schiemann about silver linings, the new positive discoveries that school leaders should look...
Episode 36: Recognizing, Embracing, & Celebrating the COVID Silver Linings
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - January 25, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLeading through a pandemic has been full of challenges, and issues leaders are eager to leave in the rear view mirror. But don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Jim chats with guest Mike Schiemann about silver linings, the new positive discoveries that school leaders should look for, tha...
Episode 14: I Didn't Sign Up for This
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - January 11, 2021 17:20 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhile there are great joys in leading an educational ministry, there are also some serious challenges. You can feel like some of these issues aren't what you ever wanted to deal with, and shouldn't have to! But let's consider - this is exactly why God has you where you are at this time....
Episode 35: I Didn't Sign Up for This
EC-12 Leadership Podcast - January 11, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhile there are great joys in leading an educational ministry, there are also some serious challenges. You can feel like some of these issues aren't what you ever wanted to deal with, and shouldn't have to! But let's consider - this is exactly why God has you where you are at this time.
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