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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Leadership lessons from “Let it go”: not just a Disney song! | Connected Principals

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Leadership lessons from “Let it go”: not just a Disney song!

frozen_elsa-wideIf you haven’t seen the movie “Frozen” yet, I highly recommend it. While I did see it with my girls originally, I absolutely saw it again with a grown up friend…it’s that good! One of the main characters is Elsa, who is voiced by Idina Menzel. She has an icy curse and at a climatic point in the movie, comes to terms with her powers and sings “Let it Go“. Several of the lyrics jumped out at me as “leadership lessons”…what do you think?
“A kingdom of isolation, and it looks like I’m the Queen”
Being in a leadership position can feel lonely, like you’re on an “Admin Island” sometimes. This is why a PLN is so important to have. There should be people that you can share, grow, and learn from. Networking in any form is important, whether it be within your building or across the world. The smartest person in the room, IS the room, remember? That and any good leadership course will remind you that many voices can make good choices, that’s where the whole site based decision-making committee comes in.
“Don’t let them in, don’t let them see, Be the good girl you always have to be, Conceal don’t feel, don’t let them know,