Episode 220 – Success Secret #7: Do ONE thing at a time

EPISODE 220Success Secret #7: Do ONE thing at a timeBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Trying to do ALL the things is a trap. It actually creates MORE work for you in the long term.When you divide your time, energy, and attention among everything on your to do list, you end up accomplishing nothing. When […]

Episode 219 – Success Secret #6: Don’t talk about it. Be about it.

EPISODE 219Success Secret #6: Don’t talk about it. Be about it.Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Almost everything that made you a good leader will get in the way of your becoming a true Builder.Your current leadership skills may have gotten you this far, but what got you here won’t get you there. Waiting for other […]

Episode 218 – Success Secret #5: Be Intentional

EPISODE 218Success Secret #5: Be IntentionalBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Back to school swag is nice, but it doesn’t last. What are you doing to set your teachers up for success this school year.Success doesn’t happen by chance. You can’t just “Hope” this year will be different. You must deliberately engineer “different.”Have you thought […]

Episode 217 – Success Secret #4: Question Everything

EPISODE 217Success Secret #4: Question EverythingBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Just because it’s always been done that way doesn’t mean that’s the best way to get it done.Sometimes the best way to do something is to not do it at all.Don’t accept the status quo. Question everything.  Challenge the assumption that the right way is […]

Episode 216 – Success Secret #3: Choose your hard

EPISODE 216Success Secret #3: Choose your hardBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:There’s a difference between hard work and working hard. Working hard leads to frustration, exhaustion, and burn out. But the right hard work leads to renewed passion, increased motivation, and most important results.We often settle for tiny wins at the expense of bigger victories. We’re […]

Episode 215 – Success Secret #2: Say “no” more than you say “yes”

EPISODE 215Success Secret #2: Say “no” more than you say “yes”Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:The mistake most leaders make is that they overestimate what they can accomplish in one year and seriously underestimate what they could accomplish in 3 years. Builders play the long game. Rather than trying to solve every problem they face […]

Episode 214 – Success Secret #1: Build a High-Performing Team

EPISODE 214Success Secret #1: Build a High-Performing TeamBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:It’s dangerous to design positions around personalities rather than the needs of your organization.One of the main reasons that people don’t perform better in their positions is because we did not properly onboard them.The reason many of our team members don’t perform […]

Episode 213 – The Buildership Success Secrets

EPISODE 213The Buildership Success SecretsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Letting others define what success looks like for you and your school keeps you permanently on the hamster wheel chasing their goals instead of diligently pursuing your own.We all say that we want “success” but we rarely take the time to truly define what success […]

Episode 212 – The Summer Reading List All Stars

EPISODE 212The Summer Reading List All StarsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:It’s better to be well read than widely read.It’s that time of year again. Time for our annual Summer Reading List! Each year we compile a list of the best NON education books out there that will help you build a better school […]

Episode 211 – How to resolve disagreements #LikeABuilder

EPISODE 211The danger of treating your staff like familyBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Building a school culture that feels like family is a trap. Often preserving the family becomes more important than achieving your school goals. When you create a school culture that feels like family, it often means that your staff will expect you […]