Just Ask the Principal Vanessa Williams Johnson

This episode offers solutions for blurred leadership vision. It happens. You have a vision but it didn’t catch on. Your vision should resonate throughout the building even in your absence. Can your stakeholders articulate your vision? What 3 words would your stakeholders use to describe your school? If you don’t like the answer, then there’s work to do.

Listen in as we learn from the leadership journey of a 21 year principal.  Sharon is a transformative leader that has led her school from a failing school to one of the finest charter high school in New Orleans.  Her core belief is that "Relationships Matter" with her students, parents, staff, and community at large.  I'm sure you will hear some nuggets that will inspire you on your leadership endeavors.

Meet your host, Vanessa Williams Johnson.  As a mentoring and coaching principal for 16 years, I've had the pleasure to serve an elementary building that has thrived and I've dared to lead with vulnerability.  No two days are the same.  Every year presents its own challenges.  With the rise and fall of each new day, I'd choose this profession over and over again.  The rewards surely outweigh the struggles.