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From a Reader
By Lorraine | February 23, 2006
I received this comment today from one of my newsletter subscribers and thought you’d find it of interest…
Hi!
I keep going back to your articles. A great inspiration even for a school principal!
When clients ask me what do I think or what should they do about a particular situation, I’ll automatically say to them “what do you think you should do?” If they respond with “I don’t know” I always say to them “What would you do if you did know?”. That almost always works and they provide the solution.
I use this with the teachers and support staff in our school all the time! They use their creativity and feel great to be able to solve the «school problems». I often have a pretty good idea of what the solutions should be (43 years… gasp… of experience) , BUT, they are ready to implement their own solutions much better when they know THEY decided what to do.
And I always tell them how I appreciate solution-oriented staff members, which is absolutely true. This is a crucial point also. People need to feel appreciated and to be involved in the decision process / not to be TOLD what to do by a BOSS.
Marie Nicole Vallee, Principal
John-F.-Kennedy school, Beaconsfield
Quebec, Canada
PS: John-F.-Kennedy school serves a population of 140 autistic and/or/ mentally handicapped students
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