How to Overcome Fear with Alice Peck Transformative Principal
Monday, June 16, 2014 by jethrojones
My second part interview with the great Alice Peck. In this episode we focus on her new assignment as a principal of a Title I school in our district.
- What is Alice going to take with her to her new Title I school?
- What is Alice anxious about in going to her new school?
- Why Alice is excited about change.
- “If you’re not nervous, you probably shouldn’t be doing this!”
- How Alice is going to overcome her fears.
- “The greatest way to overcome fear is to face it and address it!”
- How Alice will deal with building trust as fast as she can. Hint: you can’t speed up trust.
- The importance of visibility as a school leader.
- Modeling the kind of work ethic she wants her staff to have.
- What advice does Alice have to be a transformative principal? Surround yourself with smart people.
- What helps Alice focus on what is most important? (I forgot to take a picture before I left her office! I’ll see if you can send me one.)
Transformative Principal on Stitcher