Watauga HS golf team competes for a state championship this week! The five golfers competing were on the inaugural Watauga MS golf team in 2022 that I had a privilege to coach. I had the opportunity to watch and support the team today in Lexington, NC. Let’s go Pioneers!

Learning together with these future NC school leaders this semester in the AppState graduate program. Course focuses on HR, Finance, and School Safety. @AppstateRCOE

Happy 25th Anniversary to Heather Martin! It’s been fun making memories and I look forward to many more in the next 25!

After almost 40 years of golfing, I had my first HOLE IN ONE today! 302 yard, par 4 so it was a double eagle or albatross! Celebrated with my long time golfing buddies (and witnesses) Wally Crump and Byron Tolbert!

It’s the end of the spring semester @appstate. I’ve enjoyed learning this semester with these student teachers and graduate students in the MSA program! @AppstateRCOE

We’ve had fun and learned a lot together about Human Resources, Finance, and Safety in schools. These graduate students from @AppstateRCOE are committed to the work as evidenced by Montrez attending class from a school activity bus and Monica from a cruise ship!

It’s been a fun semester serving as University Supervisor for student teachers at AppState! I’m excited to see where the journey takes these young teachers as they seek to make a difference with the next generation of learners!

This would be great! Increased teacher pay and restoring pay based on advanced degree would be a positive move for recruitment and retention for NC teachers!

Dean Smith didn’t just coach basketball; he coached life. Here are 8 timeless insights from Coach Smith that every coach, leader, and athlete should know: 1️⃣ LEADERSHIP "A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers' sense of commitment.” A team of committed players will win. Develop a culture of commitment through effective player leadership. 2️⃣ PRAISE “Praise behavior that you want repeated.” It's pretty simple. You are what you emphasize. If you want repeated behavior, then praise the process. 3️⃣ COACHING “If you make every game a life and death proposition, you will have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.” This is a great reminder to always consider the big picture. Sport is a game, and Coach Smith always took a healthy approach to coaching. 4️⃣ THE RIGHT THING “You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it.” Doing the right thing should be the standard, not a celebration. Players cannot achieve next-level leadership until they effectively lead themselves. 5️⃣ TEAMWORK “Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.” Coach Smith had a standard of teamwork. An expectation was that all 5 players worked as one. Even though he coached some of the most elite players ever, they always played as a team. 6️⃣ MISTAKES “What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” It is a great reminder of how to deal with mistakes. Quick, simple, and effective. He never dwelled on mistakes. 7️⃣SELFISHNESS “One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish teamwork.” Coach Smith was all about TEAM. No one player was above the rest. You were expected to play as one, and any selfish behavior was unacceptable. 8️⃣ SIMPLICITY “Over-coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.” Less is more. Simple Wins. All great Coaches say this. Simplify what you do as a coach. Force yourself to do less. Let your players play with freedom. ____ Want more tips to build better teams and lead effectively? 👉 Follow me @gregberge for actionable coaching, leadership, and team culture tips. 📬 Subscribe to my free newsletter, Great Teams - Better Leaders 123, via the link in my profile!

Thank you @CoachClawson for leading WFU football for many years. The team has always competed hard with you as Coach and you represented the university with class!

Some good points for any presentation!

In educator @KatieP1120's class, when the learning gets tough, the tough get going! Check out this list of "struggle time" strategies: #T2TChat

“When you go to Harris Teeter, do you put your cart back or do you just leave it there?” Speaking about Juke Harris’ early emergence for @WakeMBB, Steve Forbes shared a neat story about the Deacs’ freshman.

I had a great time attending the @NCDECA district 9 competition today. It was fun reconnecting with colleagues and students. Our future is in good hands with student leaders like this! @OliviaTarnowski

A great reminder.

Great message here for all educators. Proud of Erik Mortensen from Watauga High School!

Interesting read. Thank you to all teachers!

5 Words of Wisdom That Can Guarantee Success in Life and Work Explore each insight in detail here - loom.ly/FsSh2Qg #LiveitForward #DREAMtoDO

Four issues where advocacy could make a difference - EducationNC. I shared these remarks with the State Board of Education in June. I hope we can get traction to move these forward. ednc.org/perspective-superin…

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