I hope you had a lovely weekend.
It is a pleasure to bring you my “Tip of the Week” for this last week of April.
As promised, this is the last of the series of tips aimed at, but not exclusive to, educators. The topic is 10 things great leaders say to Highly Engaged Teams
This week’s topic is most definitely one that can be utilized across the board for leaders, teachers, parents, and those who are an essential part of a team.
Being part of a highly engaged team is a joy, a joy to be part of, to get up for, and to see operate. As Henry Ford said:
"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."
This week I hope to add to your repertoire, things you can say to your team that may assist in you receiving their continued support and engagement in your working environment.
My “Tip of the Week” Communicate for Continued High Engagement.
10 things great leaders say to Highly Engaged Teams

1. What do you need from me?
2. What do you think?
3. Do you have the capacity to do this now?
4. I value your contribution
5. I have complete faith in you
6. What did we learn from this, that we can use next time?
7. How could we do this better?
8. You have done a great job
9. Sorry my fault
10. And of course………….Thank you

This is part of a brainstorm list that came out of a great coaching session, there are obviously lots more things you can say to support engagement, but this is a great start.  
Practice those you can this week and watch as your team becomes even more engaged with what they are doing.
Have a great week.

I hope you have had a productive but somewhat restful weekend.
For my “Tip of the week” I would like to share a thought that may be somewhat controversial. The thought of failure will always send a shiver of trepidation through some people. No one wishes to fail at anything, for fear it may have an impact on one’s academia, work, or personal life.
I am sure you have heard this extremely popular quote.
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” - Thomas A. Edison
It was used in every school I have ever worked in to remind the students to keep trying.
I had my own that I liked to use to keep students working on their assessed pieces of work. It went like this.
You try, you fail, you try again, you fail again. The real failure is when you stop trying.
My Tip of the Week for this week
“Don’t be afraid to fail”
As coaches, leaders, parents, and caregivers, we have to encourage charges to keep going, strive to be the best, take risks, and learn from our failures.
As a coach, I work on removing the limiting beliefs behind my clients' fear of failure. So today I would like to share 6 reasons why failure is important.
they are as follows;

1. Failure means you are trying
2. Every failure is an opportunity to learn
3. Failure teaches you to deal with disappointment
4. Failure helps you identify opportunities to grow
5. Failure helps you appreciate success
6. Failure keeps you in the growth mindset

And for those working with students, remind them of these;

1. Failure makes you stronger and even more resilient
2. Every failure is a step towards success
3. Failure inspires perseverance and builds character
4. Failure develops creativity and problem solving skills
5. Failure teaches humility and empathy

Don’t be afraid to fail if you wish to achieve success in yourself or your charges.
This week take a chance, a risk, try something you never tried before, you never know, it may work, and if it does not remember these reasons and learn.

Have a great week.

I hope you had a restful weekend. As stated last week, this month is dedicated to all educational stakeholders, who spend their days preparing the workers and leaders of the future. This week I focus my “tip of the week” for teachers but it can and does, also relate to parents.
As a former teacher, I keep in touch with former colleagues and through them, I meet new educators. It was lovely to see one of them bring this powerful quote, to support the value of coaching in schools. The quote was;
“I love when my fellow teachers and I empower each other and recognize the impact we are having on our students together”. Allie Alejandra
This week I thought I would share some of the strengths my clients bring to sessions, which help them achieve their classroom and personal goals.
My EDGE coaching “tip of the week” is “Remember you are awesome”
Remember this because you have these 10 amazing strengths that can be life-changing to your children.

1. You make memories for your children they will never forget
2. You put children first
3. You are dependable and consistent and reliable
4. You are passionate about your children, their learning, and their personal success
5. You value your children and build their confidence
6. You are a champion and advocate for your children
7. You put faith and trust in your children
8. You encourage and support learning
9. You inspire and model kindness
10. You are caring, humorous, and empathetic

It is truly amazing the levels you go, to assist students and your children to achieve their goals. How could you go each day not reminding yourself that “you are awesome”
Have a great week.

For many of us, this month is crucial as teachers and students heading back to school.  In preparation, I will spend this month sharing things that will support the different stakeholders in the education system.
Today I will start with the students, my “tip of the week” is as follows:
“Get to know the children in your care”
This is one of the top 10 things students want most people, not just teachers, to know.
They go like this:
10 things Teenagers want you as a teacher or parent to know

1. Students want you to spend time getting to know them
2. Students want to have a voice in the learning process and want to share “their” way of doing things
3. Students want to be treated with respect and dignity
4. Students want to be appropriately challenged with meaningful and relevant learning experiences
5. Students want teachers and parents to know they too have bad or off days
6. Students want their interests and passions to be infused into learning that occurs in the classroom and at home
7. Students want teachers and parents to be truthful and honest
8. Students want to be partners with you in the learning process
9. Students want to know the work they are doing and the time they are committing to school will make a difference in the world
10. Students want to know their existence matters and that they are important

How many of these can you practice, or prepare to practice, this week.
Remember:
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited.” – Plutarch
Please let me know what you come up with, it would be great to hear some of your thoughts on how you can make adjustments in this area.
Please, please share this with any other teachers and parents you feel may benefit from the article.
Have a great week, looking after our country’s future workers and leaders.

With so many distractions thrown at us daily, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture. This is unavoidable sometimes if you’re handling a business crisis or a family emergency or trying to get through a pandemic.
But if we constantly get distracted by things like social media, emails, and other people’s priorities, we become frustrated and stressed because we’re not attending to our own wants and needs.
To make sure you stay focused on the big picture this week, ask, what goals do you want to accomplish? What would you regret not achieving? What are your priorities? What do you get out of bed each day to achieve?
Answering these questions gives your day purpose. And when you have a purpose, you’ll be motivated to focus and do everything you can to reach your maximum potential.
My tip for this week is this; “Value your time. Focus on the big picture”
This week do something that really matters to you. Don't waste your time on something that has no value. Your time is very precious.
Remember this great quote:
“A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” — Charles Darwin
Have a great week my friend.