Ep 120 | Listening, Leading and Educating

There are many ways one can be a leader, but not every way is an effective method of leading. There are many aspects as to what makes a good leader, and one of those traits is listening. Our guest today is Shane Safir, who wrote the book "The Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation." Her book focuses on primarily on education and the educational system, but her takes on leading and listening can still be applied to many different fields. Today, we talk with Shane about the importance of listening as well as the effect that it can have on those around you, and the educational system. Buy the book: https://amzn.to/2IOaLk9 Getting Started What has your attention right now? Prior work in legal field 6:04 Teaching Roles 7:33 Mock Trial 11:08 June Jordan School for Equity 16:32 Teaching styles at JJSE Graduation presentations 23:49 Student coding 28:01 Service learning for students 28:36 Listening Leader 31:17 Different leaders 33:17 Importance of Listening 38:23 June Jordan School of Equity today 40:53 Future of education 43:38 Political involvement in schools 46:38 Parental involvement/ engagement 50:46 School Choice 57:14 Wrap up/ book info/ reflection