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 […]

Episode 205 – The Culture Cure: What Story is your school currently telling

EPISODE 205The Culture Cure: What Story is your school currently tellingBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:Organizational Habits + the Stories we tell ourselves about them = Culture. Change your story and change your habits and you change your culture.Your school story controls how others not only view your school but how those within your […]

Episode 204 – You can’t DIY your way to 100% success

EPISODE 204You can’t DIY your way to 100% successBiggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:You can’t DIY your way to 100% success.Leveraging the contributions of others isn’t “cheating.” Builders build on the contributions of others rather than wasting time reinventing the wheel.Sometimes we feel like we have to do it all ourselves. That is the […]

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 […]