Aspire Mailbag: Career Aspirations and Leadership Opportunities

Aspire to Lead

In this Aspire Mailbag episode, Jeff Gargas and Joshua Stamper dive into listener questions about school leadership, connecting with students and staff, building future leaders, and navigating career aspirations. Topics include:

• How can you consistently connect with students and staff to make a greater impact?
• What are some ideas to help build future leaders within your school?
• For building leaders, what’s a must-do on your daily list, and what’s something you wish you could do every day but aren’t able to?
• How do you fully enjoy your current role while dreaming of a different position?

Packed with real talk, actionable advice, and a dash of inspiration—don’t miss it!

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Aspire to Lead Won the FireBird Award!

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