How To Stay Grounded When Equity Work Gets Emotionally Hard

About this episode

Dr. Terrance L. Green discusses the Leadership Window, a tool for equity-centered leaders to manage emotional challenges in their work.

Please share your questions and/or reactions to this episode with Dr. Green. E61_In this episode, Dr. Terrance L. Green introduces the Leadership Window, a powerful tool adapted from Dr. Dan Siegel’s Window of Tolerance, to help equity-centered school and district leaders stay grounded when the work gets emotionally hard. Learn how to recognize when you’re leading from reaction instead of regulation, and walk away with 6 practical strategies to stay clear, courageous, and aligned with y...

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Host: Dr. Terrance L. Green

Topics covered

• equity work
• emotional resilience
• leadership strategies
• school leadership
• self-regulation

Keywords

• equity
• leadership
• emotional hard work
• strategies
• self-regulation

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