Episode 22 – The Secret to Overcoming Burnout

EPISODE 22The Secret to Overcoming BurnoutBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:One of the biggest reasons we experience burnout is because we are not doing work that feeds and inspires us.When we operate in our zone of competence, we are just plowing through the work but not deriving any real joy from it. Doing things that […]

Episode 21 – Overcoming the 6 Sources of Resistance Part II

EPISODE 21Overcoming the 6 Sources of Resistance Part IIBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If when you hear an objection, you can pinpoint what layer of resistance it belongs to, you’ll know exactly how to respond to that objection and get that person on board without wasting a whole bunch of time arguing, or getting […]

Episode 20 – Overcoming the 6 Sources of Resistance Part I

​EPISODE 20Overcoming the 6 Sources of Resistance Part IBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:When you understand the layers of resistance, you can stop having pointless arguments and actually deal with the root cause of the resistance and resolve it.One of the biggest sources of resistance is that people don’t see that there is a […]

Episode 19 – Steal My Weekly Team Meeting Agenda

EPISODE 19Steal My Weekly Team Meeting AgendaBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:One of the biggest hidden obstacles keeping you from meeting your school goals this year is how you plan your team meetings.It’s not just how often you meet that counts. What matters is what you do in those meetings. Without an accountable agenda, […]

Episode 18 – Turning Your Biggest Obstacles into Your Biggest Opportunities

EPISODE 18Turning Your Biggest Obstacles into Your Biggest OpportunitiesBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Buried inside of your biggest obstacles are some of your biggest opportunities this year.Leaders see obstacles as things that are keeping them from their goals. Builders see obstacles as the very thing that will help them achieve their goals.When you adopt […]

Episode 17 – ​​​How To Create Wow Experiences For Your Students And Staff

​EPISODE 17​​​How To Create Wow Experiences For Your Students And StaffBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:​​​​“If we recognize how important natural defining moments are, we can shape them — make them more memorable and meaningful.”Wow experiences elevate the ordinary in a way that reinforces your core values and create moments of insight for your […]

Episode 16 – ​​From Fighting Fires to Fire Prevention

​EPISODE 16​​From Fighting Fires to Fire PreventionBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:​​​You already have a system for everything that you do in school whether you realize it or not. It may be a broken system or a dysfunctional system, but it is a system. All that fire fighting that you are currently doing. That’s […]

Episode 15 – ​​5 Traps that Threaten the Success of Your Change Efforts ​This ​Year

​EPISODE 1​5​​5 Traps that Threaten the Success of Your Change Efforts ​This ​YearBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:​​​Buildership is not a hat you can take on and off when it suits you. In order to be a true Builder, you must meet every challenge, every situation like a Builder.​​There are several ways that we […]

Episode 14 – How to Write Your Strategic Plan Like a Builder

​EPISODE 14How to Write Your Strategic Plan Like a BuilderBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:​​Your SIP plan is a promise that you are making to your students and their families. It’s almost like a guarantee you’re offering that says, if you come into this school, here’s what we can promise you’ll gain from the […]

Episode 13 – ​5 Books You Should Be Reading This Summer

​EPISODE 1​​3​5 Books You Should Be Reading This SummerBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:​​You can learn much from reading books outside of education. In fact, these books can provide unconventional solutions to some of the persistent challenges we face in education.​This year’s list has had a HUGE impact on my own thinking as an […]