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Loren Brody is an elementary school principal in Northern Virginia. He is also a husband, father of two teenagers, amateur violinist, dedicated swimmer, new vegetarian cook and mindfulness devotee, and Washington Wizards and Nationals sports fan -- still holding onto his New York roots with allegiance to the New York Jets and Mets
Show Highlights
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Having lunch will build connections with students and staff.
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Principals need a bow tie to pay attention to details and messaging.
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Tips to connect with the students that don’t look like you or have the same life experiences as you did.
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Learn your secret weapon to serve throughout your career.
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How to decide the stories to tell to be authentic with your staff.
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Create a circle with your staff because quality relationships equals a quality culture.
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Establishing “agreements” and asking 3 questions will transform your school culture.
“Dream big. Like, really dream big. This is the time to not limit ourselves and to think who's that person we can reach out to? Who haven't we reached out to yet? What's that question we can ask that we haven't asked yet? What's that amazing school event that has been on our mind, but we just are not quite confident enough or need a little bit more inspiration? Let's just go for it. Let's dream big.”
-LorenBrody
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