Episode 284 – Boundaries vs Agreements

EPISODE 284Boundaries vs AgreementsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Boundaries are designed to keep others out. Agreements are designed to bring everyone together around a common goal.Boundaries don’t actually solve problems. Boundaries just try to keep those problems from encroaching on you anymore. There’s a difference.Boundaries make you responsible to enforce. Agreements make everyone equally […]

Episode 283 – Are you too comfortable?

EPISODE 283Are you too comfortable?Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Most of us aren’t stuck. We’ve just gotten comfortable where we are.The trap of small gains is that they offer a temporary relief to your challenges. But, if we get comfortable with the small gains, we may stop pushing for the larger ones.If “good enough” […]

Episode 282 – Here’s why some teachers ignore your feedback

EPISODE 282Here’s why some teachers ignore your feedbackBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If your feedback to teachers has no call to action, you can’t be mad if they don’t implement it.The purpose of feedback is to accurately reflect to a teacher their practice so that they can choose to improve it. Anything else isn’t […]

Episode 281 – How to Build True Accountability Part 2

EPISODE 281How to Build True Accountability Part 2Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:“Going after teachers” not only doesn’t correct the problem, it ends up destroying your culture. Builders use every situation, no matter how frustrating and painful, to keep building. The way we were trained to deal with a lack of accountability actually makes people LESS […]

Episode 280 – How to Build True Accountability Part 1

EPISODE 280How to Build True Accountability Part 1Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:If the only way to get people to do their work is if you are chasing, checking, and correcting them, then they aren’t accountable. You are.Holding people accountable puts the onus on you. Helping people to be accountable keeps the responsibility with […]

Episode 279 – The one question that can make all the difference

EPISODE 279The one question that can make all the differenceBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:The quality of the solutions you create comes down to the quality of the questions you ask.What is one thing you can do now in your school that would make failure completely unreasonable?We’re so busy spending energy, time, and focus […]

Episode 278 – Your Job As A School Principal is Not to Solve Problems

EPISODE 278Your Job As A School Principal is Not to Solve ProblemsBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Your job is not to solve problems. Your job is to find the right problems to solve. Stop giving teachers more tasks and instead give them good problems to solve. The main reason more teachers don’t take ownership over their […]

Episode 277 – Planning Your Day and the Myth of Self-Care

EPISODE 277Planning Your Day and the Myth of Self-CareBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Builders are intentional about protecting their energy so that they can show up as their best selves for their students. You cannot pour from an empty cup. Make sure that you are taking time to fill your cup today. When you understand your […]

Episode 276 – Expectations change Everything

EPISODE 276Expectations Change EverythingBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Your teachers want to make a difference. Does your vision create space for them to be able to do that?People’s expectation of the future dramatically changes how they experience the present.Tiny, incremental goals are not enough to sustain teachers’ excitement all year long. Why would anyone […]

Episode 275 – 4 Things You Need to Do Now to Create Momentum for the Year

EPISODE 275Rewind: 4 Things You Need to Do Now to Create Momentum for the YearBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:The beginning of the school year is a perfect time to re-anchor in your school purpose. Doing this now will help everyone remember what you are building, why it is so important, and the critical […]