Jessica M. Cabeen 
Principal in Balance [EPUB ebook] 
Leading at Work and Living a Life

A must-have guide to succeeding at school leadership without sacrificing personal balance

Reports of burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue are on the rise. These issues push many out of the profession, leading to high turnover and sub-optimal student outcomes. How can school leaders combat these problems? Leaders can manager their own wellness and priorities. Healthy leaders who learn balance can create motivation, confidence, quality collaboration, and enthusiasm among staff and other stakeholders. Principal in Balance offers principals strategies and tools to take more ownership of their lives at work and home, so everyone in the K-12 educational community can thrive.

Nationally Distinguished Principal and four-time author Jessica Cabeen shows you how to navigate leading at work and having a fulfilling life. Throughout the book, you gain actionable points to help you set achievable goals, find time in the day to accomplish them, and have time to enjoy rest at home. You’ll learn to better meet the needs of your administration, staff, parents, and students using intentional and creative actions without sacrificing yourself.

* Learn to balance work and life to create higher productivity

* Gain proven tips for successful goal setting, staff retention, and student learning

* Discover lead-to-win strategies that can help you improve your leadership in all areas

* Make intentional space in your daily life for self-care and permission to rest

Principal in Balance offers a practical, timely approach by a school leader for school leaders to cultivate work/life balance. This book is an essential companion for K-12 school leaders and administrators, aspiring school leaders, and teacher trainers.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreward ix

About the Author xi

Acknowlegments xiii

Part I The Ground Rules of Balance 1
The Importance of Living and Leading a Balanced Life

Chapter 1 Rationale for Resiliency 9

Chapter 2 Surge Capacity, Stress, and Survival 21

Chapter 3 Focus on Your Feelings 37

Chapter 4 Everything in Moderation 49

Part II Dream Big 59
Prioritizing Purpose for the Passions in Your Life

Chapter 5 Recommitting: The Essential Three 63

Chapter 6 Resetting: Creating a Goal Framework 75

Chapter 7 Restarting: How to Push Past Paralysis 89

Part III Live Colorfully 103
Learning to Thrive by Living Outside the Lines

Chapter 8 Finding Balance 109

Chapter 9 Redesigning Self- Care 121

Chapter 10 Restorative Soul- Care 131

Part IV Lead Boldly 145
Taking Charge by Building Bandwidth and Setting Boundaries

Chapter 11 Stopping the Sprint 149

Chapter 12 Changing Frequencies 157

Chapter 13 Putting Yourself First 167

Conclusion: A Letter to My Friend 181

References 185

Index 189

Om författaren

Jessica M. Cabeen is Principal of Austin Online Academy, Minnesota, and a highly sought-after consultant for her experience-based approach to unconventional leadership, innovative learning environments for students, self-care for educators, and early learning. Jessica is a Fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals and a Future Ready Principal. She has more than thirteen-thousand social media followers, is a regular guest on popular education podcasts, and contributes to popular education publications like Edutopia, NAESP, and Sav ED by Grace.