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How To Mend Emotional Distances Between You and Your Staff

Leading from the soul means bonding with others so that

they want to share in your vision and be fulfilled through your shared success.

~Deepak Chopra

I recently received inbox messages on my Facebook page from center owners who recently took over centers that were already fully staffed. I can imagine that taking over a fully staffed center is quite challenging, because people are very slow to change when a new leader comes on board and this is why it is vital that when you take over a new center, I recommend that you do the following:

FIND OUT WHO HAS INFLUENCE OVER THE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AND GAIN INFLUENCE WITH THAT STAFF MEMBER!

**If you are a home provider, the tips in this post will be very helpful when dealing with your assistants or parents!

Moreover, I was glad that the childcare center owners consulted me about how to get their staff members to go with their flow of leadership and to understand why they are making changes.

In fact, in my 10 plus years of being an employer; I know first hand that it is not easy to connect with all of your employees, however, it is vital to have influence with the top 20% of your staff, (this should include the Lead Teachers).

Furthermore, I have discovered that some of my employees truly love me, while others have questioned my every move. Moreover, it has been quite a journey being an employer and a challenge to my leadership abilities. However, I always love a good challenge and that is why I want to share 10 principles with you today, that I discovered in a book that I bought one week prior to writing this blog post.

I was recently shopping for leadership books in Barnes and Nobles (book store)  and I discovered a book written by Deepak Chopra, titled: The soul of Leadership.

The moment that I saw the title of the book, I grabbed the book off the shelf. After browsing several of the chapters I decided to buy the book.

In fact, I bought the book, because connecting with employees has been one of my very own biggest struggles as a center owner. However, as I continue to grow as a Leader, I must say that I have built a strong team and my staff members seem to really enjoy working at my center.

So with that said…let’s dive right into why I wrote this blog post and that is so that you can discover how to mend the emotional distance between you and your staff.

Five Ways to Mend Emotional Distance Between You and You Staff (As recommended by Deepak Chopra)

1. Point out you staff members strong points and talents

2. Compliment him or her on getting better

3. If the heat gets too much, walk away and come back when you are in a good mood

4. Never bring up sensitive issues in front of other staff members

5. Find out one thing every day to forgive a staff member for

6. Praise your staff members without expecting praise in return

7. Go along with your staff member wishes when it feels right in their heart

The tips above have really helped me to think before I respond and check my emotions quite often. In closing, I believe that’s what leading from the soul is all about!

I love to hear your feedback and how you plan to implement any of the tips that you have found in this blog post.

Shiketa

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The Soul of Leadership

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When I consult center owners, I always address their level of leadership. Today I am going to share the handout with you that I use to evaluate your level of influence and how to steps to creating positive change. Influence and Leadership Handout

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Quality Child Care Begins With You…

Because Kids Deserve Quality Child Care…

When my childcare center received its first Accreditation back in 2006, I thought about how much work it took to get accredited. In fact, I held weekly quality care meetings with my staff, I met with lead teachers one on one, created parent surveys, and conducted on on-site assessments.

Yes, I became a Coach in my very own childcare facility. However, I must be quite honest with you and say this, there were time when I did not feel like assessing the quality of care in my program; sometimes I didn’t feel like holding another staff meeting and quite frankly I came to the conclusion that, if I was going to build a Quality Child Care Business; I must plan for it whether I felt like it or not!

In fact, my #1 mission in my childcare business and for this blog is to provide and promote quality childcare. Furthermore, I believe that you are also determined to build a quality childcare business!

I am writing this blog post today, to inspire you to create a quality care plan for your center. If you don’t know where to start, start by subscribing to my 7 steps to quality care eCourse.

Also, the Quality Child Care Center eClub will be available soon. This eClub will provide Child Care Center Owners with the latest Quality Care tips for their childcare business.

I know that this eclub is needed, because I get childcare news alerts about daycare violations everyday and this tells me that we need to improve the quality of childcare in our home day cares and childcare centers.

I am passionate about quality care because I know it makes a difference. In fact, it made a difference in my family home childcare business and in my center. Moreover, the quality of care that I provided caused me to stand out from other facilities and it will do the same for you!

Furthermore, quality childcare practices provides you with high standards to implement in your program. Also, parents are more knowledgeable than ever about how to choose quality childcare and they know quality when they see it.

Check out the Quality Care Checklist that Child Care Aware issues to parents who are looking for childcare, click here.

If you are as passionate as I am about quality childcare, I hope that you share this blog post on your social media page and leave your comments below about how you plan to improve the quality of care in your program.

Change begins with you!

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Shiketa

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