Episode 278 – Your Job As A School Principal is Not to Solve Problems

EPISODE 278Your Job As A School Principal is Not to Solve ProblemsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Your job is not to solve problems. Your job is to find the right problems to solve. Stop giving teachers more tasks and instead give them good problems to solve. The main reason more teachers don’t take ownership over their […]

Episode 277 – Planning Your Day and the Myth of Self-Care

EPISODE 277Planning Your Day and the Myth of Self-CareBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Builders are intentional about protecting their energy so that they can show up as their best selves for their students. You cannot pour from an empty cup. Make sure that you are taking time to fill your cup today. When you understand your […]

Episode 276 – Expectations change Everything

EPISODE 276Expectations Change EverythingBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Your teachers want to make a difference. Does your vision create space for them to be able to do that?People’s expectation of the future dramatically changes how they experience the present.Tiny, incremental goals are not enough to sustain teachers’ excitement all year long. Why would anyone […]

Episode 275 – 4 Things You Need to Do Now to Create Momentum for the Year

EPISODE 275Rewind: 4 Things You Need to Do Now to Create Momentum for the YearBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:The beginning of the school year is a perfect time to re-anchor in your school purpose. Doing this now will help everyone remember what you are building, why it is so important, and the critical […]

Episode 274: The 5 Meetings that Should be on Every Principal’s Calendar

EPISODE 274The 5 Meetings that Should be on Every Principal’s CalendarBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:There are only 2 reasons to have a meeting. Either you need to make a decision or you need to move the work forward. Any other meeting is a waste of time.Meetings have been given a bad rep. But […]

Episode 273: Do we really need to inspect what we expect?

EPISODE 273Do we really need to inspect what we expect?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Just because you randomly show up in a teacher’s classroom and drop off a quick note doesn’t mean that you are helping that teacher grow. Have you ever considered the impact of your feedback from a teacher’s perspective?If your feedback doesn’t […]

Episode 272: Summer Success Series Pt. 8 – Work versus Chores

EPISODE 272Summer Success Series Pt. 8: Work versus ChoresBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you just did the duties of a principal, you might get accolades from your district, but you won’t actually move the needle much in your school.There’s a difference between being busy and being productive. Leaders think the work is about putting […]

Episode 271: Summer Success Series Pt. 7 – Get everyone to embrace your vision

EPISODE 271Summer Success Series Pt. 7: Get everyone to embrace your visionBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:You only need a small percentage of the right people to embrace your vision for it to take hold in your school. Builders recognize that it takes some people time to truly embrace your vision. And, because Builders play […]

Episode 270: Summer Success Series Pt. 6 – Work ON your school, not just in it

EPISODE 270Summer Success Series Pt. 6: Work ON your school, not just in itBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Is the majority of the work you do maintaining your school or moving it?We need to dedicate and protect time each week to work ON our schools, not just in our schools.   Writing emails, returning phone calls, […]

Episode 269: Summer Success Series Pt. 5 – Fight for Your Vision

EPISODE 269Summer Success Series Pt. 5: Fight for Your VisionBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Your big vision will threaten someone else’s small plans.If your vision isn’t worth fighting for, it isn’t worth having.Your number one job as a principal is to promote and protect your vision.  The best defense against accusations that your vision is […]