What Makes A Great Principal Pillar 1: Building Relationships In & Out of Community & With Ourselves

You can pick up your copy of "What Makes A Great Principal" here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334739?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzgeorge0f-20&creativeASIN=1948334739&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2SBTFVTBT0S6X&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin Welcome to the new 5 part series, What Makes a Great Principal with George Couros and Allyson Apsey! In this episode, Couros and Apsey reflect on a few of the thoughts that were shared in the first chapter of the book, What Makes a Great Principal! Apsey elaborates on one of the many ideas shared in this book focusing on what happened when she tossed out the desk chair! The two reflect on the importance of relationships both within and outside of your school communities. To help build a resource for other educators here in the comments, share your thoughts on this question: how do you build important relationships in your school community, outside of your school community, and with yourself? Be sure to check back next Thursday for another episode of What Makes a Great Principal! Quotes: “Remarkably, every time I was away from my office and out and about in the school, I was at the right place at the right time.” - Pillar 1, What Makes a Great Principal Links: What Makes a Great Principal (Book on Amazon) - https://www.amazon.com/What-Makes-Great-Principal-Leadership/dp/1948334739 __________________________________________ Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #WhatMakesAGreatPrincipal More at georgecouros.ca and whatmakesagreatprinicipal.com George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/ George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519 For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d What Makes a Great Principal - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334739?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzgeorge0f-20&creativeASIN=1948334739&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2SBTFVTBT0S6X&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Because of a Teacher 2 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833450X?tag=onamzgeorge0f-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=194833450X&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2SBTFVTBT0S6X Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/