Joe Sanfelippo

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Former teacher, school counselor, director, coach, principal, and recently retired superintendent •Author•Speaker•Coach •2019 ED Dive National Supt of the Year

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EVERY KID DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED. We ask our teachers to find the kids who don’t always get the attention…so why wouldn’t we take on the same mindset with the adults in the building? Find the adults who don’t always feel seen. EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY’S KID. #LeadFromWhoYouAre

I thought I had a communication problem…so I said more. It got worse…because I was just confusing more people more often. My problem wasn’t communication. It was consistency. Here are 3 things I wish I did better earlier in my career… #LeadFromWHOYouAre

Schools. Do this. It’s fun. We had a blast. Kids loved it. Parents loved it. 4K Letters of Intent. Go. #gocrickets #throwback

Leaders!! Starting to get real! June is right around the corner and so is the release of the #1MinWalk2Work Book! Weekly walks, reflections, and activities to help make it your greatest year ever. Opportunities coming to get the updates and be part of the momentum! Stay tuned!!!

Ladies and gentlemen…your Wisconsin D3 State Pole Vault Champion…Alena Sanfelippo. PR and another school record. Well done, little one. #gocrickets #sanfampix #wiaatrack WIAA State Tournaments

Here. We. Go!!! BEYOND HONORED to connect with educators across the country and help out as much as possible as they begin the new year. We start today… let’s go to work. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #HackingLeadership #CraftingTheCulture #1minwalk2work #GiveYourselfAChance

Wake up Alief ISD!!!!! Comin’ for ya!!! #WeAreAlief #LeadFromWhereYouAre

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Leaders!! The success of a building starts with a group of adults who are willing to take care of each other. NEVER GIVE UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership

The MESS is REAL! Long nights. Early mornings. The work nobody asked you to do. The work nobody said that you would have to do. The MESS is where the GREAT stuff is too. I can’t take the MESS off your plate…but can we find a way to look at it DIFFERENTLY? #LeadFromWhoYouAre

LEADERS!!! Be AUTHENTIC in how you LEAD. The more time you spend trying to be EVERYONE’S FAVORITE the less time you have to be ANYONE’S FAVORITE. Being PRESENT helps that exponentially. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership

YOU will be remembered. I promise. The new year is getting closer. PLEASE remember that the most important thing to get ready in your classroom is YOU. Cat posters don’t make kids hang in there…YOU do. #LeadFromWhereYouAre

Every. Interaction. Matters. We don’t have to love that…we just have to acknowledge that it’s real. Have a great week, everyone!!! #LeadFromWhereYouAre

Just a reminder…Thousands of leaders begin their role in school and district administration today. Here are a few pieces of advice as they start a new chapter. We’re all in this thing together!!! #HackingLeadership #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #ImpactTheNarrative

#1minwalk2work THROWBACK! It’s July 1st and people across the country are walking into NEW LEADERSHIP positions. Few things to remember… 1. You don’t know everything. 2. The farther you get from the classroom the harder it is to make suggestions. 3. You’re not a search firm.

#1minwalk2work THROWBACK!! We are a few weeks from staff coming back to school. Lean into the last few weeks. The most important thing to get ready in your classrooms is YOU. Cat posters don’t make kids hang in there…YOU DO. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #HackingLeadership

The most important thing to get ready in your room…IS YOU! Kids are going to walk in and see their name and know if they are supposed to be in that room. Then they’ll look at you…and know if THEY BELONG. Just got to take care of each other. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #1minwalk2work

LEADERS! As you start planning for when everyone comes back be careful of systems decisions that involve people who aren’t at the table to make those decisions. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership #GiveYourselfAChance

You won’t be everyone’s favorite…but walk into each day knowing that you will be someone’s. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #GiveYourselfAChance

Why would they change the way they talk about us, if we’re not going to change the way we talk about us? #LeadFromWhereYouAre

LEADERS! A lot of schools across the country are getting ready for a break. If you want to appreciate your staff during a break…MODEL what it means to take a break. If you’re going to send a text or email during the break that ends in FYI…just don’t. #1minwalk2work #throwback

LEADERS!!! The break is here!!! #1minwalk2work THROWBACK as a reminder that NEW IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER. Except cookies. I’ll still eat old cookies…but new cookies are probably always better. Did I mention I’ll still eat the old cookies? Because…cookies. #facts

LEADERS!!! Understand how many EXTERNAL FACTORS impact the adults in the building. EVERYBODY is going through SOMETHING… and they’re doing the best that they can. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership #GiveYourselfAChance

July 1st!!! Leaders in NEW ROLES!!! Few pieces of advice… 1. You don’t know everything. It’s ok. 2. Stay connected to the classroom. 3. You’re not a search firm. Hire great people…then help them get better. 4 Take the work seriously…but don’t take yourself too seriously.

Pizza parties don’t build culture if it’s the only thing we do to build culture. Waiting to support people until they are at their breaking point isn’t helping us build momentum. Every conversation matters. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #1minwalk2work #giveyourselfachance

LEADERS!! What if you woke up every morning thinking you were in the good old days? It may change your interactions and will give you more good old days to talk about in 20 years. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership #GiveYourselfAChance

LEADERS! MODEL BREAKS!! #1minwalk2work THROWBACK. Take an ACTIVE ROLE in allowing people to STEP BACK during a break. Don’t overwhelm in an effort to inform. It may take something OFF OF YOUR MIND but it puts it DIRECTLY ON THEIRS. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #HackingLeadership

LEADERS!!! First day teacher tired isn’t about the first day. It’s about everything we make people do leading up to the first day. As you plan…remember that NEW isn’t always BETTER. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #1minwalk2work #HackingLeadership