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SECRETS TO SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP of your ‘hold’ basket – handle papers only once,” he said. “Beware
of busy work taking too much of your time away from the really
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provide a safe and secure environment, which is becoming more On the topic of responsibility versus response-ability, Brown said,
di cult. We have to gure out better ways.” “You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.
ere is no limit to the potential information that can help AASBO Stress is introduced when we get these things backward. How do
members do their jobs better, including workshops at the organization’s you feel when you have been given the responsibility for something
conferences, and there are never-ending challenges with demands for new you have little or no ability to control?”
solutions. “What worked today may not work tomorrow,” Brown said. What can you do about it? “Be creative and courageous,” Brown
Isolation and workload leads to stress and analysis paralysis, said. “Nobody has a corner on the market on good ideas. Seek and
Brown said. “You can’t do everything, so you do nothing,” he said. embrace complaints – they are more valuable than compliments.”
“Everything is out of your control. You become a victim. You lose Summing up the role of AASBO members, Brown said: “You
the ability to respond e ectively. You become ine ective.” ARE over-worked, under-paid and not valued nearly enough. e
Brown emphasized that he was not talking about time job is complex, sophisticated and very, very di cult. Complaints
management. He cited a quote from H. Jackson Brown Jr., an outnumber compliments 100 to 1. If it were easy, anyone could
American author: “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have do it.”
exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Brown reminded his audience, “You cannot do everything –
Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, but people in this room don’t believe it! You try harder to do it.
omas Je erson, and Albert Einstein.” Set your priorities. e fall-out can be frustration, self doubt and
AASBO members were advised: “Don’t manage your time, stress. Keep the focus. Remember what’s important to you and your
manage your focus.” He recommended planning for tomorrow families. And lighten up. Keep your sense of humor.”
and even next week and month, show up early for meetings, set Brown concluded: “If you take nothing more from this
boundaries on what he called “energy sappers,” distinguish between presentation, look le and look right – you are not alone.”
responsibility versus response-ability, be creative and courageous
and maintain your sense of humor. Walter “Skip” Brown, Senior Program Manager, Valley Schools,
First of all, take care of the most important things in your job can be reached at: sbrown@vsit.org or (623) 445-5275 or cell, (602)
and in your life, Brown said. Other tasks will fall into place. “Get rid 400-9192.
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