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Power Surge⚡Roots and Wings — Balancing Stability and Growth in School Leadership #192

Dr. Mel Vandevort - Educational Leadership, Educational Consultancy, Teacher Transition Coach, Educational Administration, Educational Entrepreneurship Episode 192

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Great leaders provide both stability and opportunity. In this Power Surge, we explore what it means to give your staff and students roots—a strong foundation of clarity, consistency, and belonging—while also giving them wings—the freedom to innovate, take risks, and grow.

This back-to-school season, your people need both the grounding of strong culture and the lift of new possibilities. How you balance them will define the year ahead.

🔑 What You’ll Learn:

  • Why staff and students need both stability and freedom to thrive
  • The risks of leading with only “roots” or only “wings”
  • How to ground your culture in values while inspiring growth
  • One simple way to strengthen both this week

💬 Power Surge Affirmation:
I will give my people roots to stand firm and wings to rise higher—because leadership is both anchoring and elevating.



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