Episode 286 – The power of frameworks

EPISODE 286The power of frameworksBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Leaders spend the day whacking away at every problem that crops up. Builders spend their time eliminating problems once and for all.School leadership shouldn’t feel like a giant game of whack-a-mole. If you find yourself dealing with the same problems over and over again, isn’t it […]

Episode 285 – Is this all there is?

EPISODE 285Is this all there is?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean it’s the thing you should be doing. Often we are so focused on our excellence that we miss out opportunities to exercise our true genius.If you’re wondering “is this really all there is?” The only person […]

Episode 284 – Boundaries vs Agreements

EPISODE 284Boundaries vs AgreementsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Boundaries are designed to keep others out. Agreements are designed to bring everyone together around a common goal.Boundaries don’t actually solve problems. Boundaries just try to keep those problems from encroaching on you anymore. There’s a difference.Boundaries make you responsible to enforce. Agreements make everyone equally […]

Episode 283 – Are you too comfortable?

EPISODE 283Are you too comfortable?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Most of us aren’t stuck. We’ve just gotten comfortable where we are.The trap of small gains is that they offer a temporary relief to your challenges. But, if we get comfortable with the small gains, we may stop pushing for the larger ones.If “good enough” […]

Episode 282 – Here’s why some teachers ignore your feedback

EPISODE 282Here’s why some teachers ignore your feedbackBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If your feedback to teachers has no call to action, you can’t be mad if they don’t implement it.The purpose of feedback is to accurately reflect to a teacher their practice so that they can choose to improve it. Anything else isn’t […]

Episode 281 – How to Build True Accountability Part 2

EPISODE 281How to Build True Accountability Part 2Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:“Going after teachers” not only doesn’t correct the problem, it ends up destroying your culture. Builders use every situation, no matter how frustrating and painful, to keep building. The way we were trained to deal with a lack of accountability actually makes people LESS […]

Episode 280 – How to Build True Accountability Part 1

EPISODE 280How to Build True Accountability Part 1Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If the only way to get people to do their work is if you are chasing, checking, and correcting them, then they aren’t accountable. You are.Holding people accountable puts the onus on you. Helping people to be accountable keeps the responsibility with […]

Episode 279 – The one question that can make all the difference

EPISODE 279The one question that can make all the differenceBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:The quality of the solutions you create comes down to the quality of the questions you ask.What is one thing you can do now in your school that would make failure completely unreasonable?We’re so busy spending energy, time, and focus […]

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 […]