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Your Morning Boost - Relationships Are the Work: Sustaining Civil Engagement in Schools

Your Morning Boost - Relationships Are the Work: Sustaining Civil Engagement in Schools

Update: 2025-11-14
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The Ultimate Guide to Bridge-Building: Why Relationships are the Work! We wrap up our impactful week with Shannon Watson, Founder and Executive Director of Majority in the Middle (majoritymiddle.org). In this final segment, Shannon shares her deep experience leading successful bipartisan efforts, emphasizing why kindness and finding common ground are non-negotiable for navigating division in school leadership. Discover practical, low-effort tactics busy administrators can incorporate daily—like informal hallway check-ins—to make civil engagement a long-term priority, not just a crisis response. Learn why staying in relationship, practicing patience, and consistently modeling respectful behavior is the most powerful way to positively influence your school community. Action Item: Make relationship-building your top priority! Subscribe, share this powerful message, and visit awbeducation.org and grundmeyerleadersearch.com for more resources on sustaining leadership impact. Find out more about what we do: AWB Education - awbeducation.org Grundmeyer Leader Services - grundmeyerleadersearch.com Got a mailbag question?  Reach out to us at adam@awbeducation.org

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Your Morning Boost - Relationships Are the Work: Sustaining Civil Engagement in Schools

Your Morning Boost - Relationships Are the Work: Sustaining Civil Engagement in Schools

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