EPISODE 310

How to do Teacher Appreciation Week #LikeABuilder

Big Takeaways

  • Most 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 and compliments.
  • Appreciation isn’t neutral. It always reinforces something
Next week, schools everywhere are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. But, what if we’re celebrating the wrong things? In this episode, we explore how appreciation can unintentionally reinforce exhaustion, compliance, or martyrdom, and how Builders do it differently.

You’ll learn how to use Teacher Appreciation Week as a strategic moment to reinforce your school’s vision, elevate your culture, and align your team for what comes next. 

From the Builder’s Appreciation Formula to powerful WOW moments like the Block of Impact and the Builder Tunnel, this episode will help you celebrate with clarity and purpose so what gets celebrated now becomes what gets repeated all year long #LikeABuilder.

Check out these highlights:
  • Why most Teacher Appreciation efforts backfire and what Builders do instead
  • How what you celebrate this week will shape your school culture next year
  • 4 Unique ways you can celebrate teachers that reinforce your vision, mission, and core values. 
  • The WOW moments that move teachers from recognition to realignment
  • How to use the Builder’s Appreciation Formula to reinforce purpose, not just praise
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