Episode 338

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3rd Jan 2025

Creating Connection: Schools as Communities, Not Just Classrooms

Join CT as he chats with Superintendent Michael Laub about fostering trust, connection, and engagement at North Royalton City Schools. Discover how the district creates belonging through intentional culture-building, celebrating successes, and encouraging extracurricular involvement.

Also listen to strategies for nurturing leadership with tools like 360 feedback and Clifton Strengths, creating a collaborative and inclusive environment. Perfect for leaders looking to inspire growth and connection in their schools.

Key Takeaways:

Building Belonging

Foster trust and relationships by prioritizing connection both inside and outside the classroom.

Beyond the Classroom

Encourage student growth through extracurricular activities like robotics, esports, and the arts to deepen engagement.

Leadership as a Lifestyle

Embrace leadership at all levels with tools like 360 feedback and Clifton Strengths to promote growth and collaboration.

Celebrate Success

Highlight achievements to boost confidence and reinforce a positive school culture.

Strategic Culture-Building

Develop intentional plans for trust, engagement, and community involvement to create lasting impact.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:50 School Uniqueness

04:17 Beyond Classroom

07:22 Leadership Lifestyle

09:22 Culture & Climate

12:18 Strategic Planning

15:25 Leadership Journey

26:16 Team Feedback

29:12 Building Leaders

39:40 Advice for Aspiring Leaders

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Music Credit: Shake it Up - Fesliyanstudios.com - David Renda



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About your hosts

CheeTung Leong

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I'm committed to helping people live their best lives through work.

I'm one of the co-founders of EngageRocket, an HRTech SaaS startup and we are focused on helping organizations build empowered managers, engaged employees, and elite teams.

I'm a big nerd when it comes to economics and psychology and regularly use data and tech to help folks live their best lives.

I've been recognized by Prestige Magazine as one of the top 40 under 40 business leaders and have been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Business Insider, and Tech in Asia.

Jim Kanichirayil

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Your friendly neighborhood talent strategy nerd is the producer and co-host for The HR Impact Show. He's spent his career in sales and has been typically in startup b2b HRTech and TA-Tech organizations.

He's built high-performance sales teams throughout his career and is passionate about all things employee life cycle and especially employee retention and turnover.