39. 8 Strategies for School Leaders to Create More Margin in Your Day
In this episode, we explore eight strategies for school leaders to create more margin in their day. According to a report from Education Support, 78% of teachers have reported feeling stressed or experiencing burnout. Recent research indicates that 87% of knowledge workers work two hours more each day compared to 2019. Despite this effort, over a quarter of deadlines are still missed each week.
Daily, we face competing demands on our time, which leads to increased chaos and stress rather than clarity.
Those of us in the modern workforce and education are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, stress, and burnout. It is essential that we work on developing margin in our daily lives.
As you listen, pay close attention to the eight strategies that school leaders can use to create more margin in their day.
- Prioritize your life
- Conduct a time audit
- Prioritize your day
- Practice time blocking
- Learn to Say No
- Build in Buffer Time
- Schedule Personal Time
- Evaluate your schedule often
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