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Coffee With the Custodian
This unique story-centered guide uses the narrative of a principal and custodian to reveal 10 transformational leadership principles. Learn to lead with relational intelligence, build deep trust, and connect with every member of your school community, from the classroom to the bus.
Benefits
- Reevaluate their leadership expectations with a stronger focus on service and team building.
- Consider how engaged presence builds trust and fosters connection.
- Learn how noticing and acknowledging others’ contributions strengthen team rapport.
- Understand the balance between leading from the front and allowing others to shine.
- Value the leadership capacity of all school employees, including behind-the-scenes staff.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Just Keeping the Seat Warm
- Chapter 2: The First Cup
- Chapter 3: The List
- Chapter 4: A Paper Jam
- Chapter 5: The Thermostat
- Chapter 6: No Such Thing as a Team of One
- Chapter 7: The Strength in the Room
- Chapter 8: A Moment of Change
- Chapter 9: Beyond Recognition
- Chapter 10: In the Middle of It All
- Chapter 11: Leaders Worth Following
- Chapter 12: Plans and Schedules
- Chapter 13: Stories in Every Corner
- Chapter 14: The Quiet Ones
- Chapter 15: Adding Value
- Chapter 16: Balance and Boundaries
- Chapter 17: RQ Over IQ
- Chapter 18: Protecting the Culture
- Chapter 19: Showing Up With a Broom
- Chapter 20: The Day the Rhythm Broke
- Chapter 21: When to Speak, When to Sweep
- Chapter 22: Not a Placeholder
- Chapter 23: The Lead Custodian
- Chapter 24: What You Build
- Chapter 25: Better Than They Found It
- Coffee With the Custodian Leadership Study Guide
STUDY GUIDE
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