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Naphtali outlines his long and interesting career in education, which he chose over becoming a lawyer after doing a lot of thinking while spending a year in Israel (1:58)
Naphtali talks about his brand new book Becoming the New Boss: The New Leader’s Guide to Sustained Success. He wrote it to help people who are transitioning from a non-leadership position into a leadership position for the first time, or those who are moving from one leadership position to another (5:08)
Some reasons for the high rate of turnover in school administration positions (9:06)
Some of the important takeaways Naphtali hopes people get from his book (11:18)
Some leadership principles are always evolving, but the core principles never change (13:40)
Naphtali traces his career path from his first teaching job, and explains why he moved from teaching into school leadership (17:40)
Some of the biggest challenges Naphtali has faced involved managing change (19:38)
Building a foundation of trust by listening is critical to successfully implementing change (22:42)
Why Naphtali left school admin to go into professional development for educators (24:46)
Naphtali offers a wide range of training and coaching services for school leaders (27:00)
Every teacher should be a school leader (28:25)
Have a clear sense of what you want to accomplish and surround yourself with good people if you want to get a lot of things done (30:25)
It’s not a sprint; it’s a marathon, so start working toward your goal early (32:00)
Always ask enough questions about a job to know exactly what you’re getting into (35:37)
When you’re new in a job, always try to build on the momentum that’s already in place and go for early wins (38:30)
School leaders don’t need to know everything or do everything (41:30)
Two classic books, and one new one, that all school leaders should read (43:47)
It’s critical for school leaders to actually get involved in students’ daily lives (48:18)
Your teachers need to know that you believe your most critical job is to support them (50:17)
If Naphtali had a time machine, here’s the advice he would go back and give his younger self when he was just starting out in administration (51:05)
Books mentioned in this episode
Becoming the New Boss: The New Leader’s Guide to Sustained Success by Naphtali Hoff
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
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