EPISODE 74

3 Questions You Should Be Asking Right Now If You Want A Successful School Year

Biggest Takeaways You Don't Want to Miss:
  • By taking time to reflect on these 3 questions, you can learn from the past and set your school up for success this year.
  • The best approach to take in times of uncertainty is to pilot anything new and be intentional about interrogating your work to determine what will work and what does not. That way, you don’t invest in things that aren’t serving you or miss opportunities that may be hidden in plain sight.
  • Most important of all, be gentle with yourself and model for your staff what true learning looks like. 

As we embark on a new school year in these unprecedented times, how can you avoid making the same mistakes from last year this year? How will you determine what is working and where you need to tweak? And, how can you set your school up this year for success?

In this episode of the School Leadership Reimagined podcast, you’ll discover 3 questions you must ask yourself right now if you want to safely navigate your school through the messiness of this crisis and set your school up to be even better for it #LikeABuilder.

Check out these highlights:

  • 3 Big announcements:
         - My new book will be released February 2021!
         - The next Builder’s Lab will be held virtually January 25-27, 2021. Click here to get your ticket.
         - Buildership University is now open. Click here to join
  • Why leaders focus on having the right answers while Builders focus on asking the right questions.
  • How to learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others so that you are not doomed to repeat them.
  • The reason so many leaders miss important information and how you can avoid that.
  • Why finding the bright spots means more than just emulating successful practice.
  • How to avoid expending a lot of energy on good ideas.
  • Why going for the “cheap” win right now is better.
  • The opportunity Builders have to model what real, life-long learning actually looks like.
  • How you can safely navigate the messy days ahead and set your school up to be even better in the future. 
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