Striving, Thriving, and Making an Impact with Dr. Joy Karavedas

Published: July 23, 2023, 9 a.m.

Today we are joined by Dr. Joy Karavedas. She has 25 plus years of executive level leadership in independent schools and nonprofits. She holds a doctorate in organizational leadership and teachers courses at the bachelor and masters level. She is also an author, consultant, and coach.

Topics Covered:
1. Leadership is about your influence and impact.

2. Lead those around you.

3. Those who are the best influencers take time to build authentic and intentional.

4. Leaderships by walking around - get out and walk around your campus and develop relationships with other faculty and students.

5. Help others build skills once you’ve built those relationships.

6. Open your eyes to seeing people. 

7. Place yourself into intentional spaces to connect with others. 

8. Pour into others.

9. Be an active listener.

10. Listen for the words behind the words. 

11. Sometimes it’s important to step back and remember what’s important. 

12. Ask yourself what can I learn from the role that I’m in.

13. Sometimes we have to give us our own professional development.

14. Find a reflection practice that works best for you.

15. Make a decision to reflect whenever you can. 

16. Be brave enough to look inside and be honest with ourselves. 

17. Reflection doesn’t have to happen immediately. Sometimes it’s best to have been separated from it for awhile. 

18. Be like a goldfish. Learn from it and move forward.

19. If others make a mistake allow them to move on from their mistakes. 

20. Be a little more gracious to others. 

21. To thrive step back and ask what do I want to do, how do I want to spend my day, what will give me purpose in life, and make me want me go to work each day. 

22. Find where the impact is. 

23. SWOT - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. 

24. Name your strengths and weaknesses. 

25. Sometimes we have an idea in our head about what something looks like, but we haven’t looked at the reality of the situation. 

26. Book recommendations - Think Again by Adam Grant and Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

27. Podcast - Brene Brown - Daring Greatly, Sharon McMann - Isn’t That Interesting, Teaching and Learning Podcast - D2L

28. You have the opportunity to take responsibility for your own leadership journey.

29. Be brave, Be bold, and be yourself.

Website: http://www.drkaravedas.com

Social Media:
Twitter:
@JKaravedas
Instagram: @drkaravedas

Book: From Striving to Thriving: A Practical Guide to Growth in Leadership and Life
https://www.amazon.com/Striving-Thriving-Practical-Growth-Leadership/dp/B0BYRDX9LQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=striving+to+thriving+karavedas&qid=1681185147&sprefix=karavedas+str%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1