Season 2, Episode 6: Shared Leadership: Letting Go and Working Toward the Same Goals, with Lisa Polk

The Child Care Business Podcast

May 3 2022 • 46 mins

We are live from the 2022 National Shared Services Technical Conference presented by Opportunities Exchange in Austin, Texas!

In this podcast, we talk with Lisa Polk about leadership. She has 20 years’ experience as an early education teacher, director and owner. She works with Georgia Alliance for Quality Child Care and is an instructor for CDA credential and director training in addition to being an adjunct professor at Chattahoochee Technical College. She has a masters’ degree in early childhood education and is working toward her doctorate in education with an emphasis on teacher leadership.

In this podcast, Lisa discusses:

  • the need for consistent systems
  • why you must make sure relationships with parents stay professional
  • the importance of communication
  • how to build a team and work toward the same goal
  • and more!

Reach Lisa at lisapolk@ymail.com, and learn more about her nonprofit Poly-Anna's Place on Facebook and on Instagram!