Coach Better, Lead Better

Melinda Baiza and Lorna Klokkenga

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Coaching: How Lifelong Learners Become Lifelong Leaders

Whether you are the principal of a small school or an administrator in a large district, a time may come when you feel stuck. Stalled. Powerless.

When next steps are uncertain but you’re motivated to make a difference, learning to coach—and be coached—is the solution you need.

In Coach Better, Lead Better, Melinda Baiza and Lorna Klokkenga share the coaching tools and strategies that help school leaders become resilient, proactive problem-solvers capable of igniting sustainable growth. Discover Melinda and Lorna’s SIMPLE coaching framework and other coaching tools to build a supportive environment and create an adaptable system for developing school and district leaders. Coach Better, Lead Better is a new beginning for educational leaders to keep learning alive for themselves and their community.

Lorna Klokkenga BS, MA, and CPC, channels her knowledge and expertise as COO and consultant at Baiza and Associates Consulting, serving as an executive leadership coach and empowering leaders to realize their full potential. With an impressive three decades of experience in public education, Lorna is a multifaceted leader, teacher, staff developer, and coach, exuding passion and dedication to school transformation.

Melinda Baiza BS, MA, and CPC, is a visionary CEO, professional developer, and executive leadership coach at Baiza and Associates Consulting. With over two decades of experience in public education, she has led transformative change across schools and districts through systems thinking, organizational development, and dynamic leadership training. Her bold, innovative approach drives transformational change, empowering educators and leaders to reimagine what’s possible in designing agile, forward-thinking educational systems.

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