“Good morning” it’s two simple words.
Each morning when I arrive at St. Luke’s, after dropping my daughter off in her class, I walk around to all the classrooms (17 rooms!) and say good morning, ask how the teachers are, how their night was, and if there’s anything they need that day.
This past month our management team has been talking about what makes great leaders. We have asked ourselves questions like; how do we reflect on what we do best? What are our weaknesses? What are our goals, and how do we get there?
I took the time to truly reflect on my goals and desires for our center and my personal goals. Gaby and I discussed what it would take and how to get there, it was then I realized my vision for how to get there was weak. I had at some point stopped truly listening. I stopped saying good morning to my staff and I had allowed my mind to get bogged down with my “to do list.”
The last three weeks I have really put an effort into saying good morning again to really listening to what they are saying, and truly investing in my teachers. I walked back into my office yesterday and there was a thank you note from a teacher saying how much she had missed seeing me in the morning and how she truly appreciated the simple gesture of a heart felt “Good morning” and a listening ear.
“Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” –Philippians 2:3-4
Mandi Moon, Director St. Luke’s Children’s Center
