A provocative session that inspires leaders to be the "anti-kim" by learning the 7 deadly leadership sins of the Kardashians, and understanding the lessons for education leaders

1. Management deals with the
here and now. Leadership
looks beyond the present to
imagine what could be.
- Jim Clemmer, Leader's Digest

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Brian Woodland
www.peelschools.org
www.linkedin.com/in/BrianWoodland
hashtag: #edmatters

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The seven habits of a massively over-
exposed and yet shockingly successful
vain and indulgent person—and what we
can learn from her as leaders—seriously!
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And now—a one minute Kardashian
primer…
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Are you having real fun at work?
How about pin the…
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9. Praise where it is due…
Thank you for your
exceptional daily work to
serve students—and your
personal interest in
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leadership!
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11. You are the
instructional leader.
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Period.
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12. Oh..and also do...
• the bus schedule • plan the school anniversary
• the supervision schedule • talk to the trustee
• the faith accommodation • call the superintendent about
request the call to the trustee
• arrange the school council • get the newsletter out
meeting • update the website
• host the FI night • talk to sobbing staff member
• arrange for FDK • call HR about sobbing staff
• get a SHSM member
• get the special education • talk to kid who bit friend-again
data right • call parents of biter and bitten
• don‘t have a budget rollover • prepare for Tony‘s visit
• talk to the FM about the new • update SSP....
doors

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And in the middle of all that?
• The school council chair wants to put buying
phonics books on the agenda
• 27 parents want full withdrawal from music as a
faith accommodation
• There is a parent at the front concerned about
bullying. Again.
• A community group wants to know why elders
can‘t wait for grandchildren inside the school in
the winter
• A group of students are angry about lack of
recycling
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• And so on and so on and so on

15. Half of preschooler parents believe their kids are above average. The
number jumps to a dazzling 72% for parents of teens.
Source: Macleans

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Don‘t worry, leadership is a process…
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19. The communication department‘s
work is focused on service to
schools and their staff
Janet McDougald
Chair of the Board
Peel District School Board

20. By using powerful
language, positive
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communication style, and non-
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verbal expressiveness, leaders
breathe life into a vision.
The Leadership Challenge

22. Leadership is
action, not position.
- Donald H. McGannon

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You need to work at building relationships
to cut through the clutter, make change
happen, and build real team commitment
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26. This includes the ―cultural clutter‖ too
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Google ―Bruce Wellman‖ 1,800,000 responses
Google ―Mother Teresa‖ 17,500,000
Google ―Stephen Covey‖ 7,300,000
Google ―Nelson Mandela‖ 35,900,000
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Google “Kim Kardashian” 48,700,000

28. Commitment unlocks the doors
of imagination, allows vision,
and gives us the ‗right stuff‘ to
turn our dreams into reality
- James Womack

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What we will do together…
• What we all face as leaders
• How to be the anti-Kim (in 7 ways soon to be
patented by KK)
• What does this mean for you?
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The 7 deadly sins of Kim
Kardashian (and family)
1. Self-focused
2. Faux
3. Loves/creates conflict
4. Stretches the truth
5. Cruel
6. Delusional about abilities/boastful
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7. Passionate about the wrong things

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Self-focused
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―We decided to film for the wedding… But I think
that, with any decision in life, like, I spoke to a girl
today who had cancer and we were talking about
how this is such a hard thing for her, but it taught
her a big lesson on who her friends are and so
much about life… And I was like, that‘s how I feel.‖
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- Kim Kardashian

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Self-focused
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• Focused on others
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34. Servant-leadership is all about
making the goals clear, and then
rolling up your sleeves and doing
whatever it takes to help people
win, They don‘t work for you—
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you work for them
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Ken Blanchard

35. People don‘t care how
much you know, until
they know how much
you care
- John Maxwell

37. People are looking for,
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craving, this…
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40. Preserve and use the
human moment.
- Crazy Busy

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42. All they need is love...
Listen. Really, listen! I need to know
that you're hearing what I'm saying.
From my perspective, it's all about
me. So don't just follow a canned
script—show what you get by
reacting to my real needs and by
asking the right questions.
The ten demandments

45. The BIG picture
What public relations can’t do—NSPRA
The 90-7-3 rule
• 90% of reputation is based on quality service
• 7% on listening
• 3% on telling

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48. The BIG picture
It‘s a simple rule to get good PR--
Always do a good job!

50. Phi Delta Kappa says schools with high
confidence ratings:
• have clear goals, and they communicate these goals
clearly within the school and to the community
• have high quality curriculum and extracurricular programs -
they are seen to have ―extras‖ over and above what the
―average‖ school offers
• are safe and orderly
• have significant parent and community involvement
• exhibit openness, warmth and caring
• systematically do ―need sensing‖ to find out what parents
and others in the community want from schools
• work hard at building and retaining public confidence

52. Hierarchy of Effective Communications
1. One-to-one, face-to-face
2. Small group discussion/meeting
3. Speaking before a large group
4. Phone conversation
5. Handwritten, personal note
6. Typewritten, personal letter not generated by computer
7. Computer generated or word-processing-generated ―personal letter‖
8. Mass-produced, non-personal letter
9. Brochure or pamphlet sent out as a ―direct mail‖ piece
10. Article in organizational newsletter, magazine, tabloid
11. News carried in popular press
12. Advertising in newspapers, radio, TV, magazines, posters
13. Other less effective forms of communication (billboards, skywriters, etc.)

53. Each customer interaction can be
either magic or tragic
How to Talk to Customers
Diane Berenbaum & Tom Larkin

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90-7-3
90 per cent of readers—30 seconds
7 per cent –3 minutes
3 per cent—30 minutes
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Quick Tip
The 30 minute person
is your relative!
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57. Few people are
successful unless other
people want them to be
Charlie Brown

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Faux
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Scott: ―You‘ve got a lot of diamonds going on‖
Kris Jenner (Mom): ―I know, right?‖
Scott: ―You‘re very glamorous‖
Kris: ―Thank you. A girl never knows when she
might need a couple of diamonds at 10
o‘clock in the morning.‖
Scott [sadly]: ―Kourtney doesn‘t care enough
about materialistic items the way you do. I
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really respect it.‖

59. • Sincere, real
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62. Changing the attitude and behaviour of
people is very, very hard to accomplish. You
can't simply give a couple of speeches or
write a new credo. If employees don't see
the key changes in what you say and do
and in your behaviours and mannerisms, it's
hard to change the culture.
- Thomas J. Neff and James M.
Citrin, You’re in Charge—Now What?

63. To give real service you
must add something which
cannot be bought or
measured with money, and
that is sincerity
- Douglas Adams

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• Sincere means not seeing your staff in the
―usual roles‘
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66. And watch your language (unlike the
Kardashians). Don’t let
misunderstandings be barrier to
getting great ideas through in a
“presentation”

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• Sincere means asking good questions-and
listening to the answers
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71. Questions wake people up. They
prompt new ideas. They show people
new places, new ways of doing things.
They help us admit that we don‘t have
all the answers. They help us become
confident communicators
- Leading With
Questions

72. Always be sincere, even
if you don‘t mean it
- Harry S Truman

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• This person is polite, says all the right
things—how can they not sincerely care
about the customer?
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76. Let your smile be your….

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Loves conflict
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• Creates consensus, manages conflict
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79. Conflict cannot survive
without your participation
- Wayne Dyer

80. Peace is not the
absence of conflict, it is
the ability to handle
conflict by peaceful
means
-Ronald Regan

81. If only every idea—no matter
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how un-sellable—was this easy
to sell to make happen
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83. We believe our communication skills will
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prevail, but some ideas aren‘t sellable…
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• Where does conflict often emerge...
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87. What we will do together…
• A bit about change—and us
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88. We need a common understanding of
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what “change” means…
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A bit about change—and us
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• how do ―we‖ feel about change?
• how do ―they‖ feel about change?
• what do we do?
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92. How do “we” feel about change?
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• yes, thank you!
• we love the challenge, the excitement
• it‘s a rush!
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93. Our theme song about change…

95. The truth is...
we just want
people to trust in
our fabulousness!

97. How do “they” feel about change?
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• no, thank you
• I said no
• I mean no.
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98. ―Their‖ theme
song about
change?

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Quick quiz:
What percentage of your time—and that of the
senior leaders in your district—is devoted to
creating a shared and outwardly focussed long-
term view of the future?
The average time amongst senior executives is
around __ per cent?
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Answer: 3%
Source: The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and
Barry Posner
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102. People don‘t resist change.
They resist being changed!
- Peter Senge

103. Whenever you are in
conflict with someone there
is one factor that can make
the difference between
damaging your relationship
and deepening it. That
factor is...

104. Your attitude
- William James

105. Top 5 barriers to change (idea-killers)
1. We‘ve never done it before
2. We tried that once and it failed
3. We don‘t have enough money
4. It is the wrong time of year
5. Can we talk about it more?

108. Change is hard because people
overestimate the value of what
they have—and underestimate the
value of what they may gain by
giving that up.
- James Belasco

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Stretches the truth
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• Unfailingly honest. Always.
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112. My great mentors…

114. Key lessons learned
• tell the truth

115. Taking a stand is a significant way that leaders change the
conversation in ways that perturb systems, provoke
important professional learning, and produce the results
they seek. It means having confidence and pride in your
point of view, and the courage to speak your mind in
important situations.
Source: Leading for Results, Dennis Sparks

116. Well-expressed ideas and observations can shift
consciousness and change life's prospects.
Source: John R O'Neil

117. Telling the truth also means saying
what you need to say—even when
it is not popular…

118. Change the world—one conversation at a time… It is not
enough to be willing to speak. The time has come for you to
speak. Your time of holding back, of guarding you private
thoughts, is over. Your function in life is to make a
declarative statement.
Source: Susan Scott

120. Stand up
No matter what the gender
No matter what the race
What matters is love
If fills us all with grace
Stand up…for equality
Stand up…for family
Stand up…for equality
Stand up…for every kind of family
STAND UP!
Grade 5 students, Stanley Mills Public School

121. Breakthrough innovations depend on ordinary people,
bridging their expertise and building their communities
around their insights.
Source: Kathleen Eisenhardt

124. All talk, no action…

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Honest feedback is important...to a
point
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Cruel
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Kim to Khloe
(for waking her up one hour early):
―How ******** dare you? You‘re such an evil *****.
How spiteful and jealous are you? How ********
dare you, Khloe? You crossed a major line with
me. That **** is not okay. You dumb, evil little
******* troll. You have no idea how much I hate
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you. You‘re disgusting.‖

129. • kind
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131. It's also about how we
treat each other.

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• There is a lot at stake in how you treat
others at work...
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135. What is the voice of your school…

137. We have a belief that our guests will only receive the kind of
treatment we want them to receive if the cast members
receive that same kind of treatment from their managers.
Source: Walt Disney World Handbook

138. Would your dictionary definition
include words like
“positive”, “kind”, “nice", or are you…

139. A psychic vampire…

141. A bit scary but...
In a recent poll, people said they care more
about their doctor being compassionate
than being up-to-date on the latest
medical research and treatment.

142. And what about when times are
bad…

144. And how are you under
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STRESS…
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145. You want your days to be this…
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146. ......... ........

147. But sometimes they are more this…
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149. Or even this…
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151. Sometimes you feel like you are being
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administered a personal stress test!
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153. Remember—there are many of us here to
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share the load—always. Without
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question.

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Delusional about abilities
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155. Also
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Self- Delusional . .. .
Kim:
―We never say the word ‗famous‘ or ‗celebrity‘. It
makes all of us feel uncomfortable.‖
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156. • Always learning
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157. Leadership and learning
are indispensible to each
other.
-JFK

158. The doors we open and close each day
decide the lives we live
- Flora Whittemore
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161. Remember—we are actually
with you at greatest times of
stress—and we won‘t mention
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the brushstrokes!
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162. Leaders learn by leading, and
they learn best by leading in the
face of obstacles. As weather
shapes mountains, problems
shape leaders.
- Warren Bennis

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Passionate about the wrong things
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164. . ..,
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• Passionate about how you inspire
success, confidence and hope in each
child
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165. If there is hope in the future
there is power in the present.
- John Maxwell

166. People change what they do less because they are
given analysis that shifts their thinking than because
they are shown a truth that influences their feeling.
Source: The Heart of Change, John Krotter

167. If you want to build a
ship, don't gather your
people and ask them to
provide wood, prepare
tools, assign tasks. Call
them together and raise in
their minds the longing for
an endless sea.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

168. We'll always have Paris…

169. What do you think of when I say Paris?

170. Question time…
What is our heart of change?

172. Hope is the great
activator.
- Zig Ziglar

173. 145,000 students: One picture of the future
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Getting to the heart of the matter
• be passionate about what you believe
• be the ongoing advocate
• be willing talk the talk
• be prepared to take the high road
• use your communication prowess
•lead the conversation about learning
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What we can learn from Kim
Kardashian (and family)
1. Focus on others
2. Be sincere
3. Create consensus
4. Be unfailingly honest. Always
5. Be kind
6. We are always learning
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7. Be passionate about student success

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• The goal of many leaders is to get people
to think more highly of the leader. The goal
of a GREAT leader is to help people think
more highly of themselves.
• J. Carla Nortcutt
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178. Come to the edge…

179. We can't, we can't, we are afraid.

180. Come to the edge…

181. We can't, we will fall.

182. Come to the edge…

183. And they came, and Life pushed them

184. And they flew
Guillaume Apollinaire

185. A last word…
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Never forget that even the smallest
acts of kindness by each of us can
have a major impact on the lives of
the children we serve…
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