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Our awesome guest for today is Taylor Armstrong, currently Assistant Director of Technology at Vestavia Hills City School District. This is only a part of his impressive career in the educational space, which includes positions at the secondary and higher educational levels. Today, he will share his insights about leadership and relationships, as well as give advice to help administrators lead their schools better. Let’s all listen to Taylor’s open letter for school administrators! [00:01 – 14:16] Opening SegmentI introduce and welcome our guest, Allyson ApseyWe take turns asking five GTKY questionsWhat’s missing most in this world for Taylor?[14:17 – 24:50] Social and Emotional Learning Learn more GTKY questions!Link belowWhy Taylor loves the education space Learn from Taylor’s main takeaways from his career![24:51 – 35:25] Shut Up and Listen Don’t miss Taylor’s approach as a school administrator How can you learn better from others?What to say when don’t know the answer to a questionTaylor’s response hereYou should not have this kind of leadership [35:26 – 49:04] Best Time To Be Ordinary Taylor gives his insights about the role of technology in educationThe best tool a teacher can useThe pandemic is the best time to be ordinaryHear our exchangeHe walks us through this life-changing journey [49:05 – 54:23] Closing SegmentConnect with Taylor. Links below Final thoughts from Taylor and me Tweetable Quotes:“Don’t limit yourself and don’t think that you have to be all this craziness. You just have to be yourself.” – Taylor Armstrong“If you don’t have leadership that will not let you make mistakes, you’re working for the wrong leadership.” – Taylor Armstrong Resources Mentioned:Joe Beckman Email [email protected] to connect with Taylor or follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter. Check out Vestavia Hills City Schools District and learn more on how they build their students up! Visit www.Rclfirst.com to join the Educator Circle Calls that happen three times a week! Join our Facebook Group for more stories and communication about our work. Want a FREE download of 25 GTKY questions? Visit www.rclfirst.com and sign up for our newsletter!