The Carpenter by Jon Gordon

The Carpenter by Jon Gordon

Great leaders are great because people trust and respect them, not because they have power.

There is so much power in this book!  I know it sounds mushy to state that as leaders we need to Love, Serve, and Care for those that work for us - but that is what makes the difference between a place of employment and a place where teachers are inspired and excited to go every day.

This book is filled with amazing opportunities for us to use everyday in our schools with teachers, custodians, secretaries and even our students.  Take some time this week to write about your favorite parts of this book and how you can implement or use them at your school.  I will start with mine.

On page 95, Jon talks about the Gift of Failure.  I share personal stories with my faculty about my own failures and use the examples that Jon has provided about Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss as examples to let them know that failure is okay!  We can use our failures to teach lessons and allow students to fail into success.  Failure is simply a detour to a better outcome for our students.