How to find your voice as a leader | Michael Ruiz | TEDxBrewster Park ED
In this insightful talk, Michael Ruiz explores the traditional path to leadership and the powerful influence of both role models and ineffective leaders. He challenges the notion of simply following in others' footsteps, instead advocating for a leadership style rooted in personal beliefs and values.Drawing inspiration from Miles Davis’ quote, "Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself," Michael emphasizes the importance of developing an authentic leadership voice. He shares practical exercises to accelerate this process, helping leaders refine their approach while staying true to their core principles.Michael J Ruiz currently serves Houston ISD as the Senior Executive Director for Leadership and Strategic Initiatives (LSI). LSI is responsible for developing the capacity of every instructional leader in Houston ISD. In addition to this, LSI also oversees, strategic staffing initiatives as well as pipeline programs for future teachers, campus administrators and executive leaders. Michael brings 6 years of experience in technology sales and marketing and 15 years of in education to this role. During his 9 years as a dual-language teacher in Dallas ISD he was honored to be named the 2015 Dallas ISD Teacher of the Year. After serving as assistant principal and Woodrow Wilson High School and head of school for Geneva Heights IB World School, Michael was named Executive Director of STEM for Dallas ISD. He served in this role until June of 2023 where he left Dallas to move to Houston for his new role. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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