Episode 203 – Are you carrying your entire school on your back?

EPISODE 203Are you carrying your entire school on your back?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If you are the only one who believes in your vision, then you’re the only one working towards it. You can’t achieve a 100% vision with an 80% culture. The stories people tell themselves about your school dictate how they behave in […]

Episode 202 – Are you doing the right thing for the wrong reasons?

EPISODE 202Are you doing the right thing for the wrong reasons?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:“Wanting to serve is still wanting.” Cleo WadeIs your desire to serve more about actually adding value to the lives of your students and teachers or being valuable?If you cannot step outside of your story and step into someone […]

Episode 201 – What is a 100% Culture?

EPISODE 201What is a 100% Culture?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If your school vision is vague and open to interpretation, people may THINK they’re working towards your goals while actually working against them. True cohesion is not just that everyone gets along. True cohesion means that everyone stays focused on doing the right work even […]

Episode 200 – The 5 Types of School Cultures

EPISODE 200The 5 Types of School CulturesBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If your culture is more focused on compliance than While it may be good to be collaborative, too much collaboration can lead to “groupthink.”Be careful that in your quest for inclusion, you don’t unintentionally create new systems that exclude a new group of students.A […]

Episode 199 – The advice I turn to time and time again

EPISODE 199The advice I turn to time and time againBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Everything everywhere all at once is a great movie but a terrible strategy to achieve your school goals.Instead of reinventing your school every year, give your teachers time to get good at the right work by staying focused.Trying to do […]

Episode 198 – Calm…Down

EPISODE 198Calm…DownBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Although you may be tempted to implement ALLL the parts of Buildership right away, if you try to do too much too fast, you will end up breaking the system instead of building it.Building takes time. Don’t rush the process. Do things right the first time so that […]

Episode 197 – How to Solve Morale Problems

EPISODE 197How to Solve Morale ProblemsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Before you try to solve morale issues in your school you first have to examine your motives. If your motives are rooted in your own ego, you’re part of the problem.The root cause of morale issues are rarely what we imagine. That’s why it’s […]

Episode 196 – The 4 Types of Builders

EPISODE 196The 4 Types of BuildersBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:It’s not enough to dream. You need to take action. A dream without action is simply a fantasy.Buildership doesn’t play well with others. You can’t tack on pieces of Buildership to what you’re already doing. It’s all or nothing. Other people may be satisfied with […]

Episode 195 – Dig the well BEFORE you’re thirsty

EPISODE 195Dig the well BEFORE you’re thirstyBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Most leaders end up solving the same 4 or 5 problems over and over again.We know that certain problems are going to crop up so why do we allow them to catch us off guard? Builders anticipate challenges and solve them ahead of […]

Episode 194 – Are you in an abusive relationship with your boss?

EPISODE 194Are you in an abusive relationship with your boss?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Sometimes a school or district culture can be so toxic that abusive behaviors seem almost normal.You do not have to accept abusive behaviors from your boss. You ALWAYS have other options.Whenever you let others keep you from fulfilling your full […]