Episode 101 – 3 Things You Should Be Doing to Make Your Meetings Better

EPISODE 1013 Things You Should Be Doing to Make Your Meetings BetterBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Most meetings bosses conduct really should have been emails. They focus on disseminating information rather than solving real problems.Leaders often leave their meetings vulnerable to being hijacked by others with hidden agendas.The more you become a Builder, the […]

Episode 100 – An Intimate Conversation About Buildership

EPISODE 100An Intimate Conversation About BuildershipBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:The moment you start seeing your work through the lens of Buildership™, you are a Builder, even if your work isn’t perfect yet.Buildership™ is a journey, not a destination. We all get better and better at it every day.The more you become a Builder, […]

Episode 99 – How you see your work makes all the difference

EPISODE 99How You See Your Work Makes All The DifferenceBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Bosses approach their work as a series of tasks. Thus, they work really hard but never feel that they are accomplishing anything meaningful.Leaders approach their work as a series of goals that need to be accomplished. But, they never question […]

Episode 98 – How to Build Your Master Schedule

EPISODE 98How to Build Your Master Schedule Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Bosses have Process-Driven master schedules. They often put off the process until the last minute (or delegate it to someone else), go through the motions in order to complete the paperwork, and never really consider how the master schedule can drive the work […]

Episode 97 – Why Builders Never Ask Anyone to Do Anything

EPISODE 97Why Builders Never Ask Anyone to Do AnythingBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Bosses command others to do things. They think it’s so that they cannot be told “no.” But, even if you command others, they can still say “no” by their actions.Leaders try to ask others to do things. They waste time trying […]

Episode 96 – A Sneak Peak Inside My New Book

EPISODE 96A Sneak Peak Inside My New BookMy brand new book Stop Leading. Start Building. is finally here. Discover why “leadership” as we know it is dead, how the way you were trained may be adding to your frustrations right now, and how you can make the shift from leadership to Buildership™ and turn your […]

Episode 95 – What Are You Asking People To Accept?

EPISODE 95What Are You Asking People To Accept?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Bosses depend on authority to get teachers to accept untenable requests, but doing so can completely ruin your culture and keep you engaged in fighting for power instead of fighting for your students.Leaders depend on teachers’ good will to get stuff done […]

Episode 94 – What Can You Do About Struggling Students?

EPISODE 94What Can You Do About Struggling Students?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Bosses deal with struggling students by relying on remediation. The problem is, remediation rarely works.Leaders focus on intervention. But even the best intervention programs wait for students to struggle before they offer support.Builders focus on prevention. With the right prevention program, you […]

Episode 93 – How to Keep District Mandates from Derailing Your Plans

EPISODE 93How to Keep District Mandates from Derailing Your PlansBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Bosses tend to react to new mandates. Such emotional responses keep you from proactively moving forward.  Leaders respond to new mandates. While that’s better than reacting, it still puts you in a passive position and leaves every goal you pursue […]

Episode 92 – How Builders Handle Pressure

EPISODE 92How Builders Handle PressureBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Bosses tend to handle pressure by making declarations, even if they must later issue a retraction.  Leaders handle pressure by trying to provide answers. But doing so is a trap that increases their stress and keeps them from ever truly solving problems.Builders deal with pressure […]