Today we’re in my classroom! Like many people, I used to feel the urge to control and fix every difficult conversation. In this episode, you’ll hear what happened when I leaned back instead of leaning in: genuine curiosity and psychological findings.
Listen now on **Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or **wherever you get your podcasts.
We discuss:
Wu Wei: Applying the ancient philosophy of non-doing
Control: How the need for control shuts down the growth we’re trying to encourage
Grandiosity vs. Curiosity: How to recognize when your professional boundaries are blurring and how to shift back
The Parallel Process: Why the way a leader holds space for teachers is exactly how teachers can eventually hold space for their students
Collective Wisdom: Trusting that the group or the classroom has the answers — if the leader provides the silence necessary to find them
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Credits
Founder and Host: Betsy Burris
Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision
Music: Thom Burris/Jabbering Trout
