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 […]

Episode 210 – How to resolve disagreements #LikeABuilder

EPISODE 210How to resolve disagreements #LikeABuilderBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Pushing your ideas through in spite of opposition doesn’t make you tough. It makes you a bully.“Giving” other people “voice” means that all the power rests with you. As long as you need to give someone else a voice, it means you’re not on […]

Episode 209 – How to be transparent without stripping yourself naked

EPISODE 209How to be transparent without stripping yourself nakedBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:One of the fastest ways to create toxicity in your culture is to be opaque about your vision, mission, and core values.If you have a vague vision, you might as well have no vision at all.A vague vision tricks you into […]

Episode 208 – How to Sustain a TRUE Sense of Urgency

EPISODE 208Control, Conformity, or Alignment?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you find yourself hoarding information because you’re afraid of what people will do if they get it, you’ve already lost control of your school.The paradox of “best practices” is that by using the word “best” you begin to think that it’s the “best” you […]

Episode 207 – How to Sustain a TRUE Sense of Urgency

EPISODE 207How to Sustain a TRUE Sense of UrgencyBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:You can’t create a sense of urgency. You can only nurture and sustain it. You don’t have to “create” a sense of urgency. If the work is important enough, people will naturally feel a sense of urgency around it. Your job is not […]

Episode 206 – Is your school stuck in the “comfort zone?”

EPISODE 206Is your school stuck in the “comfort zone?”Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Making everyone comfortable is a trap. Once they’re truly comfortable, why would they ever want to change?When people are comfortable, they often resist challenges to their status quo. When people are safe, they feel free to take risks, attempt innovation without […]