Being vs. Doing with Dr. Chad Dumas

In this episode of Transformative Principle, host Jethro Jones welcomes back Dr. Chad Dumas, international consultant and author of "The Teacher Team Leader Handbook." Together, they explore the crucial distinction between who you are and what you do as a leader, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, integrity, and coherence in educational leadership. Chad shares practical advice for new teacher team leaders, highlighting the foundational responsibilities of creating psychological safety, building team capacity, and doing the work. The conversation delves into actionable strategies—like the power of the pause and using a "third point" in meetings—to foster trust and effective collaboration. Listeners will come away with insights on aligning intentions with actions and building long-term, meaningful professional relationships.

• Two parts - who you are and what you do (being and doing)
• Give me a tool! Give me a process!
• Others did not perceive them as being genuine or authentic
• Coherence - striving to live a life of coherence - same person when I’m with anybody
• Clarity about the responsibilities - psychological safety, building capacity, doing the work
• Culture of Nice
• Social sensitivity - nonverbal communication
• Equity in turn taking -
• 4 quadrants for decision-making for a leader.
• 40 actions - here’s one: pause
• Another one: 3rd point - Michael Grinder
• What was most valuable to you today? From The Coaching Habit.
• How to be a transformative principal? Think about your intentions as a person and a leader and how you can

About Chad Dumas

Dr. Chad Dumas is a Solution Tree PLC and RTI at Work®, Assessment, and Priority Schools associate and international consultant, presenter and award-winning researcher. His leadership training and coaching focuses on building capacity for self, team, and system improvement. Having been a successful teacher, principal, central office administrator, professional developer and consultant in a variety of school districts, he shares his research and knowledge in his books, Let’s Put the C in PLC, An Action Guide to Put the C in PLC, and The Teacher Team Leader Handbook, and consulting that includes research, stories, hands-on tools, useful knowledge, and practical skills.

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