I knew that our initial conversation today was going to involve discussing Ottawa with all the factors involving the strike and death of John Harrison. Personally knowing John Harrison and the kind of man he was has personally caused me to think a lot about the next leadership step. He was honestly one of the last people that I would have thought would take it to that level. The stress of balancing family, work, and life in general continues to get tougher the further up the educational leadership ladder you get. I know each of us are different, but the recent events have really caused me to complete a self evaluation when looking at the future. I am still in the process of that self evaluation and honestly, Ottawa not settling yet is not making it any easier!
After the initial discussions, the rest of the day went by quickly with a lot of information and experiences learned. Today was exciting with a lot of movement in negotiations. We were hoping to finish negotiations today, but the tornado sirens went off and we were forced to go home. I guess there is no place like home!
I learned several lessons in today’s simulations with the largest one being combining proposals and counters into one, easy to read document. It got interesting when we were trying to discuss two different pieces of paper and all stay on the same page. Also, sharing the financial data is key to staying on the same page.
We’ll see what tomorrow brings!
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