Even if the summer months are filled with mental strain, make time to play, relax, and re-energize.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.

These are 5 things great school leaders do during summer that will help you refocus your energies before the start of the new school year and keep you on track to becoming a highly effective leader.

Expert in motivation and personality psychology, Carol Dweck realized a simple but revolutionary idea: the power of mindset.

In this brilliant book, Dr. Dweck demonstrates how our perceptions of our talents and abilities can significantly impact nearly every aspect of our lives.

Leaders need to put others before themselves, which is not necessarily what you might think. There are many facets to being a good leader, but, ultimately, it depends on you knowing yourself. You need to understand your own skills, beliefs, strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots so that you are better able to make appropriate decisions.

Innovative school leaders are people who inspire trust between their coworkers and work hard to achieve long-term school improvements. They have already been effective group members and collaborators in previous leadership roles …