Leadership Team Input

This year in leadership our focus has been on boosting morale. We have broken into smaller groups and our group has been focusing what holds us back from taking risks and how we can form a more trusting environment. Our specific questions were the following:

"Propose solutions to create a more trusting environment. What classroom strategies can we replicate as a staff? How much effort does it take? How much impact with it make?"

We came up with some of the suggestions below, as well as included items already in place. Now, we need your input. Please rank highest to lowest which of these things would have the highest impact on you in making you feel more comfortable taking risks and trying new things.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Please rank below how significant of an impact any of the following would have on you being willing to trust and take risks.*
        1 2 3 4 5 6
    Extended Planning - sometimes we're uncomfortable trying new things because we don't have enough planning time to figure them out...we might need to give people more time to experiment with new ideas.  
    Sharing About Yourself - sometimes we're not vulnerable because don't have many opportunities to get to know our teammates...we might need more opportunities to learn about the life experiences that make our colleagues who they are today  
    Complimenting Teammates, Authentically - sometimes we're not vulnerable because we don't think people see our strengths...we might need more opportunities for teammates to share the positive things they notice about one another  
    You've Got It Cards - sometimes we're not vulnerable because we don't know if people see our strengths...we might need more moments where our leaders share the positive things they noticed about us  
    Knight Staff of the Week- sometimes we're not vulnerable because we don't feel our work is appreciated...we might need opportunities for teammates and leaders to share their gratitude and celebration of our work  
    Staff in the Spotlight - sometimes we don't feel vulnerable because we the new things we're trying aren't being affirmed..we might need more opportunities to voluntarily share our ideas with colleagues  


  1. Any other ideas that you might have about ways that we can promote a more trusting environment and encourage you to take risks?





Lori Walker Union