📢 Leadership Success Starts with THIS One Thing! In this powerful episode of Transforming Lives, host Tony Kimble sits down with Dr. Kim Germany, a visionary educational leader from Tennessee, to discuss the foundational steps every school leader needs to drive transformational change in education.📖 Dr. Germany introduces her upcoming book, Achieve Now, which breaks down FOUR essential strategies for instructional leadership and student success. This conversation dives deep into emotional intelligence, data-driven decision-making, effective classroom strategies, and building a high-expectations culture.

🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

📚 Four Steps to Transform Your School – Discover the core principles from Achieve Now that empower educational leaders.

🤝 Emotional Intelligence & Leadership – Why self-awareness & relationship-building are essential for school leaders.

📊 Data-Driven Instruction – Learn how lead vs. lag data can guide instructional decisions for better student outcomes.

🏫 Creating a Culture of High Expectations – Practical strategies to set academic excellence standards for students & staff.

⏳ Strategic Planning for Success – How goal-setting & accountability frameworks lead to long-term educational impact.

🎯 Closing the Implementation Gap – It’s not just about knowing what to do—it’s about making it happen in the classroom!

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0:33 – Introduction to the four leadership steps

1:05 – Dr. Kim Germany’s background and book insights

2:20 – Importance of emotional intelligence in leadership

4:25 – Managing self-doubt and personal struggles as a leader

6:56 – Understanding personal triggers and biases

8:45 – The role of resilience in effective leadership

9:32 – Relationship building with teachers, students, and parents

10:48 – The three-second rule for student engagement

12:30 – Prioritizing instructional time and data-driven decisions

14:10 – The importance of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

16:00 – Data-informed instruction: lead vs. lag data

18:01 – Annual planning and adapting based on real-time data

19:50 – Why school accountability scores should never be a surprise

21:30 – Football analogy: Leadership as a game plan

23:45 – The role of an instructional leader in student achievement

26:02 – Leadership legacy: Defining your impact from the start

28:55 – Creating a culture of high expectations and accountability

31:10 – Effective teacher training and modeling instructional excellence

34:05 – The importance of instructional coaching and mentorship

36:45 – The challenge of teacher retention and development

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