Building Positive Relationships

We often hear that building relationships is the key to success in all facets of life. In education this is vividly clear. When we develop sincere relationships with our student we find that attendance improves, inappropriate behaviors decline, and achievement scores rise.

However, as a society, we tend to focus on what; “ is wrong”, “ is broken”, or “has failed”. This only leads to a decline in your school’s climate. But how do we combat this cultural norm? One way is to adopt the Whale Done! philosophy.

In short, Ken Blanchard reminds us that it is important to focus on the positive facet of relationships, teamwork, and edification. Therefore it is imperative that we must move...

From:

•      The GOTcha Mentality

–     Catching people doing things wrong!

To:

•      Whale Done!

–     Catching people doing things right.

Whale Done! focuses on the power of positive relationships and there are three keys to make this happen:

•         Building Trust,

•         Accentuating the Positive, and

•         Redirecting Energy when Mistakes Are Made

So the next time you want to redirect a student, staff member, or another colleague, try using the Whale Done! approach. It just might surprise you!