Episode 312 – What are your teachers saying about you behind your back?

EPISODE 312Why you should be conducting Exit InterviewsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Want to know what teachers really think of you? Try talking to a teacher who is leaving. An Exit Interview is a powerful way to provide closure for you and for any teacher who is leaving, so why don’t more principals do them?Everyone […]

Episode 311 – How to Keep Teachers Engaged at the End of the Year

EPISODE 311How to Keep Teachers Engaged at the End of the YearBig TakeawaysMost end-of-year celebrations are just glorified pity parties. “You suffered. You survived. Here’s a cupcake.”Quiet quitting in May isn’t a teacher problem. It’s a culture signal you’ve been ignoring all year.If your systems fall apart in May, they were never real systems. They […]

Episode 310 – How to do Teacher Appreciation Week #LikeABuilder

EPISODE 310How to do Teacher Appreciation Week #LikeABuilderBig TakeawaysMost 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 […]

Episode 309 – The one meeting teachers actually look forward to

EPISODE 309The one meeting teachers actually look forward toBig TakeawaysIs your school data rich and insight poor?If the only time your teachers reflect is during an observation conference, they’re not actually reflecting, they’re performing.You can’t expect honest reflection in a conversation where one person holds the scorecard.If reflection only happens during post-observation conferences, is it […]

Episode 308 – When Everything Feels… Fragile

EPISODE 308When Everything Feels…FragileBig TakeawaysThe problem isn’t the chaos. It’s that your strategy wasn’t built for it.Leaders reassure. Builders realign.Leadership is about looking like you have a plan. Buildership is about actually having one.Leaders rely on instinct and hope. Builders rely on systems and clarity.There’s a difference between movement and progress. Builders understand that difference. When […]

Episode 307 – How to Manage Your Boss When Your Boss Isn’t a Builder

EPISODE 307How to Manage Your Boss When Your Boss Isn’t a BuilderBig TakeawaysJust because your boss slapped your hand doesn’t mean you let go of your vision.Don’t shrink your vision to fit someone else’s comfort zone, even if that someone happens to be your boss. The same way you need to be intentional about building alignment […]

Episode 306 – What Your Master Schedule Says About You

EPISODE 306What Your Master Schedule Says About YouBig TakeawaysYou can say all you want that you believe in 100% success, but your master schedule will tell the real story.Your master schedule doesn’t follow your vision. It reveals it.Your vision can’t just live on your website.It has to live in your schedule.If your schedule doesn’t support […]

Episode 305 – The Power of the Right Mentor

EPISODE 305The Power of the Right MentorBig TakeawaysYou can’t build a 100% school with 0% support. Stop trying to do it alone.Coaches help you play the game. Mentors help you change it. If you’re always the smartest, strongest, or most stable person in the room, that’s not a flex—it’s a warning.Trying to do it all yourself […]

Episode 304 – Is testing season taking over your school?

EPISODE 304Is testing season taking over your school?Big TakeawaysTest prep won’t replace real instruction.Your testing anxiety is contagious. If you’re panicked, you pass your anxiety on to your teachers and they pass it on to the kids.Your teachers don’t need another data meeting right now. Stop drowning them in numbers and start giving them strategies […]

Episode 303 – Overcoming the Spring Slump

EPISODE 303Overcoming Spring SlumpBig TakeawaysPushing harder doesn’t get your school back on track. Aligning your work with your vision does.The more you try to force teachers to stay engaged, the faster they check out.Schools don’t lose momentum in the spring—they lose focus. You don’t need more accountability meetings. You need to remove the work that’s pulling […]