Episode 300 – When the district derails your plans

EPISODE 300Keeping District Demand from Derailing Your ProgressBig TakeawaysStop waiting for others to believe in your 100% vision before you get started. Sometimes the only way to get others to believe that your 100% vision is possible is to show them.Not everyone will believe in your 100% vision. Pursue it anyway. Sometimes we forget that as […]

Episode 299 – Your staff may not be as aligned as you think

EPISODE 299Your staff may not be as aligned as you think—here’s how to spot itBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Initiative fatigue isn’t a workload problem—it’s an alignment problem. Leadership training taught us to manage misalignment instead of eliminating it.Why do we normalize “good enough” when we should be normalizing 100%.We’ve been trained to accept small […]

Episode 298 – You Don’t Have a Motivation Problem—You Have an Alignment Problem

EPISODE 298You Don’t Have a Motivation Problem—You Have an Alignment ProblemBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:You don’t have a motivation problem—you have an alignment problem.Getting “buy-in” sounds great until you realize it puts all the pressure on you to convince, persuade, and chase people down. Builders don’t sell alignment. They build it.If your staff […]

Episode 297 – The problem with small wins

EPISODE 297The problem with small winsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Incremental growth may feel like progress but it’s actually keeping your school stuck in survival mode.Incremental growth isn’t progress—it’s a treadmill you can’t get off.Stop solving problems one at a time—start creating systems that solve them allIncremental thinking solves today’s problems; exponential thinking builds […]

Episode 296 – How to Handle Uncertainty

EPISODE 296How to Handle UncertaintyBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Learning the skills of school administration is fairly straightforward. Managing the uncertainty that comes with the job is what makes the work so hard.When you sift every challenge you face through the Buildership Model, you can find certainty in the midst of chaos. Overwhelm is optional.Are […]

Episode 295 – What is Staff Alignment?

EPISODE 295What is Staff Alignment?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Most leadership strategies don’t build true commitment, they just create compliance.True staff alignment means that everyone on your staff is committed to doing the right work, the right way, for the right reasons. Are your leadership strategies creating commitment or conformity?You can have commitment or conformity […]

Episode 294 – How to Turn Walkthroughs into True Gamechangers

EPISODE 294How to Turn Walkthroughs into True GamechangersBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you don’t go into walkthroughs with a specific question that you are trying to answer, walkthroughs going to feel like a waste of time.The real power of a walkthrough is not getting in the classrooms. It’s the conversation you have about […]

Episode 293 – My Biggest Lesson of 2024

EPISODE 293My Biggest Lesson of 2024Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Are you changing tactics because they aren’t working, or are you just bored?Most people aren’t successful because they are unwilling to sit with the boredom that comes with doing what it takes to get there.Success is boring. Big success is very boring. Instead of lurching […]

Episode 292 – Do you feel like you’ve only got this ONE school year to make a difference?

EPISODE 292Asking the Right Questions Part 5Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Most principals don’t make progress because every year they are trying something new. It’s like they’re repeating their first year of leadership every single year. Builders create a sense of urgency, not by panic or pressure. Playing the short game keeps you chasing quick wins […]

Episode 291 – Asking the Right Questions Part 5

EPISODE 291Asking the Right Questions Part 5Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you really believed in your vision, would you be spending your time the way you do now?Don’t let other people’s doubts dampen your convictions about your vision.Does your behavior align with your beliefs? In other words, are you acting in a way […]