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Episode 312 – What are your teachers saying about you behind your back?

EPISODE 312Why you should be conducting Exit InterviewsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Want to know what teachers really think of you? Try talking to a teacher who is leaving. An Exit Interview is a powerful way to provide closure for you and for any teacher who is leaving, so why don’t more principals do them?Everyone […]

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Episode 311 Transcript

EPISODE #311How to Keep Teachers Engaged at the End of the YearVIEW THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODENote: School Leadership Reimagined is produced as a podcast and designed to be listened to, not read. We strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that’s not on the page. Transcripts are […]

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Episode 311 – How to Keep Teachers Engaged at the End of the Year

EPISODE 311How to Keep Teachers Engaged at the End of the YearBig TakeawaysMost end-of-year celebrations are just glorified pity parties. “You suffered. You survived. Here’s a cupcake.”Quiet quitting in May isn’t a teacher problem. It’s a culture signal you’ve been ignoring all year.If your systems fall apart in May, they were never real systems. They […]

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Episode 310 Transcript

EPISODE #310How to do Teacher Appreciation Week #LikeABuilderVIEW THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODENote: School Leadership Reimagined is produced as a podcast and designed to be listened to, not read. We strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that’s not on the page. Transcripts are generated using a combination […]

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Episode 310 – How to do Teacher Appreciation Week #LikeABuilder

EPISODE 310How to do Teacher Appreciation Week #LikeABuilderBig TakeawaysMost schools are celebrating compliance this week and calling it appreciation.Every thank-you you give this week teaches your team what matters most.If your praise reinforces compliance, you’re not appreciating. You’re just training your team to survive dysfunction with a smile.You can’t build a 100% culture on cupcakes […]

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Episode 309 Transcript

EPISODE #309When Everything Feels…FragileVIEW THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODENote: School Leadership Reimagined is produced as a podcast and designed to be listened to, not read. We strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that’s not on the page. Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software […]

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Episode 309 – The one meeting teachers actually look forward to

EPISODE 309The one meeting teachers actually look forward toBig TakeawaysIs your school data rich and insight poor?If the only time your teachers reflect is during an observation conference, they’re not actually reflecting, they’re performing.You can’t expect honest reflection in a conversation where one person holds the scorecard.If reflection only happens during post-observation conferences, is it […]

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Episode 308 Transcript

EPISODE #308When Everything Feels…FragileVIEW THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODENote: School Leadership Reimagined is produced as a podcast and designed to be listened to, not read. We strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that’s not on the page. Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software […]

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Episode 308 – When Everything Feels… Fragile

EPISODE 308When Everything Feels…FragileBig TakeawaysThe problem isn’t the chaos. It’s that your strategy wasn’t built for it.Leaders reassure. Builders realign.Leadership is about looking like you have a plan. Buildership is about actually having one.Leaders rely on instinct and hope. Builders rely on systems and clarity.There’s a difference between movement and progress. Builders understand that difference. When […]

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Episode 307 Transcript

EPISODE #307How to Manage Your Boss When Your Boss Isn’t a BuilderVIEW THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODENote: School Leadership Reimagined is produced as a podcast and designed to be listened to, not read. We strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that’s not on the page. Transcripts are […]

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