The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 22 years. He is author of the book SEEing to Lead and also hosts the SEEing to Lead podcast, right here on the Be Podcast Network. In this episode, we discuss his book, published by Code Breaker, Inc.   Chris and Ross discuss:   ●      The problem with education traditions: “One of the biggest problems in education is tradition. One of the biggest traditions is top-down leadership,” says Danny Bauer. ●      SEE = Support, Engage, Empower ●      How Chris realized teachers can’t support, engage and empower students if they’re not feeling their leadership doing the same for them. ●      You don’t become a leader and then realize you need to support others first. You become a leader because you’ve realized this. ●      Empowering vs. Enabling ●      Overcoming the status quo to innovate   SEEing to Lead is published by Code Breaker, Inc. Find it here: https://teamjonesedu.com/book   Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.   About today’s guest Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 22 years. He is currently Principal of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in Whitman, Mass. and Vice President of the Massachusetts State Administrators Association (MSAA). Chris was named the 2022 Massachusetts School Counselors Associaltion’s (MASCA) Administrator of the Year and is a finalist for the Massachusetts School Administrators Association’s Principal of the Year award.   Subscribe to SEEing to Lead on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   About the host Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano

Show Notes

Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 22 years. He is author of the book SEEing to Lead and also hosts the SEEing to Lead podcast, right here on the Be Podcast Network. In this episode, we discuss his book, published by Code Breaker, Inc.

 

Chris and Ross discuss:

 

●      The problem with education traditions: “One of the biggest problems in education is tradition. One of the biggest traditions is top-down leadership,” says Danny Bauer.

●      SEE = Support, Engage, Empower

●      How Chris realized teachers can’t support, engage and empower students if they’re not feeling their leadership doing the same for them.

●      You don’t become a leader and then realize you need to support others first. You become a leader because you’ve realized this.

●      Empowering vs. Enabling

●      Overcoming the status quo to innovate

 

SEEing to Lead is published by Code Breaker, Inc. Find it here: https://teamjonesedu.com/book

 

Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.

 

About today’s guest

Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 22 years. He is currently Principal of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in Whitman, Mass. and Vice President of the Massachusetts State Administrators Association (MSAA). Chris was named the 2022 Massachusetts School Counselors Associaltion’s (MASCA) Administrator of the Year and is a finalist for the Massachusetts School Administrators Association’s Principal of the Year award.

 

Subscribe to SEEing to Lead on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano


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Creators and Guests

Host
Ross Romano
Former host of The Authority. Co-founder of Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. Strategist, consultant, and performance coach.

What is The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders?

Are you looking for proven ideas to increase your influence, hire and develop an excellent staff, build a stronger culture, lead meaningful change, and form a strong foundation for learning and leadership success? This is the podcast for you.

Whether you're a leader who seeks to refine your command of core educational strategies, learn new management techniques from those who have used them at some of the world's largest corporations, gain fresh perspectives on personal development or student success from practitioners across fields, or a little bit of everything, you'll find powerful content on The Authority.

Join co-hosts Lindsey Cannon and Natasha Nurse as they interview the prominent education authors you already admire, up-and-coming voices, and experts from the worlds of business, personal development, and beyond — including Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers — to take a deep dive into their wealth of practical insights.