Remember when you wanted to become a school leader? How excited you were? How you were going to inspire others to be great? Do you still have that same fire? If not, why not? What happened? Well, I give you all a pass because I know you are doing the best you can, but we all can do better when we have a better understanding of the skills we need to develop to become more effective. In this session, Jimmy Casas, twenty two-year veteran principal and author of four books, including the best-selling book Culturize: Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes., will share his shortcomings and the essential truths that he learned the hard way on his path to becoming a state and national award winning principal.