Episode 41 – The #1 Leadership Mistake

​EPISODE 41The #1 Leadership MistakeBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you are going to move your school, you must move teacher skill AND will. In other words, in order to reach your vision for your school, you need to make sure that your teachers are willing and able to do the work involved.The source […]

Episode 37 – How to Hold Everyone Accountable #LikeABuilder

​EPISODE 37​How to Hold Everyone Accountable #LikeABuilderBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If accountability feels like a bad thing, you’re probably doing it wrong.Accountability is really about getting everyone and everything in your school aligned with the vision, mission, and core values of your school.Shifting from “holding” people accountable to “helping” people be accountable will […]

Episode 33 – ​How to Procrastinate #LikeABuilder

​EPISODE 33​How to Procrastinate #LikeABuilderBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:There is very little in your work that can’t be put off to a better time. Knowing what needs to be done right now versus what can be done later is what helps Builders stay focused on the right work at the right time. Builders focus […]

Episode 31 – ​How to Use Data #LikeABuilder

​EPISODE 31​How to Use Data #LikeABuilderBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Data is neither good or bad. It’s how you USE data that matters. Leaders look at the data in a vacuum. Builders look at data in the context of their vision, mission, and core values which makes the data significantly more meaningful and useful. Leaders tend […]

Episode 30 – How to Hold a Boundary #LikeABuilder

​EPISODE 30How to Hold a Boundary #LikeABuilderBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Boundaries are guidelines, rules or limits that a person creates to identify reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other people to behave towards them and how they will respond when someone passes those limits.When people violate a boundary, there are two ways you […]

Episode 27 – Should you ever get rid of a teacher?

​EPISODE 27Should you ever get rid of a teacher?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:There is a better way to deal with underperforming teachers – a way that actually solves your problem and builds your culture in the process.Focusing on building your school rather than getting rid of those who seem in the way means […]

Episode 24 – How to Cut Down Your To Do List

EPISODE 24How to Cut Down Your To Do ListBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:You need to delegate so that you have time to focus on the work that only you can do.There are two myths that keep us from delegating effectively: One, we think that it is just faster or easier to do it […]

Episode 22 – The Secret to Overcoming Burnout

EPISODE 22The Secret to Overcoming BurnoutBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:One of the biggest reasons we experience burnout is because we are not doing work that feeds and inspires us.When we operate in our zone of competence, we are just plowing through the work but not deriving any real joy from it. Doing things that […]

Episode 19 – Steal My Weekly Team Meeting Agenda

EPISODE 19Steal My Weekly Team Meeting AgendaBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:One of the biggest hidden obstacles keeping you from meeting your school goals this year is how you plan your team meetings.It’s not just how often you meet that counts. What matters is what you do in those meetings. Without an accountable agenda, […]

Episode 16 – ​​From Fighting Fires to Fire Prevention

​EPISODE 16​​From Fighting Fires to Fire PreventionBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:​​​You already have a system for everything that you do in school whether you realize it or not. It may be a broken system or a dysfunctional system, but it is a system. All that fire fighting that you are currently doing. That’s […]