Monday Moanin Thoughts #309 Do You Want A Great Opening? Use This Recipe!

Happy late August 2018 Monday Moanin to all of you. For many of you in the Midwest your initial staff meetings will be the week before Labor Day while some of you have already started the 2018-19 school year. Either way, this recipe is something you can try at any time and enjoy success. It is very simple and doable. Sometimes we can over think plans for opening staff meetings and really all meetings. At times the positive tone we want to set can go flat and miss the mark. The ingredients listed in bold below will help establish the positive beginning we all strive for. Only you and your team can determine the focus of each item needed to have a successful recipe and a positive opening meeting. Here are the ingredients:

•  lead with kindness
•  listen and pay attention
•  have real/ balanced expectations
•  give your staff choices
•  laugh
•  practice collaboration
•  stay in the moment
•  be clear

Good luck, have a great opening, and keep finding the good stuff.