Michele Krantz, the principal of La Mesa Junior High School in Santa Clarita, California. Michele is the kind of leader who kicks off the week by standing at the front gate greeting each student by name and with a handshake. She walks around “with front-of-the-lunch-line passes in my pocket to give to kids being awesome.” At her monthly staff meeting, her team presents Kudos granola bars to one another “to give them the opportunity to acknowledge each other.” They literally give one another kudos. She writes birthday cards for every employee.
