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There are moments in leadership when "just do it" is exactly the right advice. Stop overthinking. Make the call. Take the first step. Move the work forward. There are also moments when "just do it" becomes something entirely different. It becomes an order. Push the initiative through. Get people on board. Make the change happen. Do not spend too much time worrying about resistance. Do not slow down for questions. Do not wait for collective understanding. Just get it done. Tha

Sometimes the most difficult leadership moments are not about one behavior, complaint, meeting, email, or conflict we can see. They are about the pattern underneath it. The coercive cycle of interaction occurs when two people or two groups become locked in a repeated back-and-forth pattern in which behavior escalates, reactions intensify, and eventually someone gives in just to make the moment stop. In school leadership, this can happen between administrators and teachers, ce