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What we can learn about ECE leadership from college sports

Michelle Salcedomsalcedo@sshouse.com

NCLCCANovember 2019

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What are our challenges?

CultureExcellence

Early Childhood = Culture of Excellence

Leader as Visionary

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• We create happiness by providing the finest in entertainment for people of all ages, everywhere

• To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. If you have a body, you are an athlete.

• To make the world's information universally accessible and useful

• To inspire and nurture the human spirit –one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time

• To refresh the World... in body, mind, and spirit. To inspire moments of optimism and happiness...

• …give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected

• Coca Cola• Disney• Facebook• Google• Nike• Starbucks

What do you want to be?

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Keys to a Collaborative Team• Expect Excellence• Create common ground• Clarify

expectations/Communicate• Presume buy-in• Cultivate ownership/set work

groups• Share accountability • Confront & work through conflict

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• Individual management

Fool’s Dilemma

Confront directlyCare personally

Care personally

Confront directly

Effective Coaching

• Individual management: Radical Candor• Effective staff meetings

• Throw away the checklist• Active learning

• Goal setting – check-in’s• Follow up

What we can learn about ECE leadership from college sports

Michelle Salcedomsalcedo@sshouse.com

NCLCCAOctober 2019

Facebook: Teacher as Gardener