In educational leadership, survival is often mistaken for resilience. They are not the same. Survival says, I made it through. Resilience asks, What did this season teach me? How did it change me as a leader?

The holiday decorations are coming down, the page is turned on the calendar, and reality is setting in. You're standing at the threshold of January with months of school stretching ahead, and you can already feel that subtle shift in the building's energy.

When I first heard about executive coaching for educational leaders, I'll admit I was skeptical.

After two rounds of burnout as a Director of Special Education, I learned some hard lessons about leadership.