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Episode 160: Luke Skywalker And Katniss Everdeen Can Help You Solve Your Most Expensive Problem
I know that the title of today’s episode is a little bizarre, but just trust me. I promise, by the end of this episode, you’re going to see how the heroes from The Hunger Games and Star Wars can help…
Published on 10 hours ago
Episode 159: The Emotional Price Tag Of Suspending Or Expelling A Student
I was a private school leader for 33 years.
When I think back on some of my favorite things about my job, a few things immediately come to mind:
Spirit Days and seeing all the kids dressed up and ha…Published on 1 week ago
Episode 158: Handle Problem Parents By Being More "Teflon Skillet" And Less "Saturated Sponge"
I want you to use your imagination.
Imagine that you are a stick figure. Now imagine that this stick figure has a sponge for a heart.
You go through your day and your sponge keeps absorbing other p…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Episode 157: This 1 Framework Will Make You A More Effective AND Happier Leader
What do the following four things have in common?
A meatloaf recipe The 2nd grade math curriculum The NFL rulebook A grading rubricThey are all examples of frameworks.
Frameworks give us structur…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Episode 156: How to Handle a Veteran Teacher Who’s Resisting Change
Has this ever happened to you?
You are standing in front of your faculty about to introduce a new initiative, policy or school-wide roll out of some sort. Before you even open your mouth, you notice …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Episode 155: Your 4 Biggest Blind Spots: How To See Them And Avoid Them
About 5 years ago, one of my daughters bought a 2018 Hyundai Sonata.
Before buying this car, she did a ton of research because she was looking for one very specific feature. It wasn’t the stereo syst…
Published on 1 month ago
Episode 154: Are You Running Your School Or Leading Your School?
It was Field Day 2005 and I was just trying to be helpful. I arrived at the field early and asked Mrs. Ankney if there was anything that I could do.
She asked me to use the manual line painter and pa…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 153: When A Parent Says, "If you don't _______________, then I'm going to pull my kid out of the school."
Several years ago, I was meeting with the mom of a 6th Grade boy. She looked me in the eye and said, "If you don't put my son into Pre-Algebra 6, then I'm going to pull both of my kids out of the sch…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 152: Private School Leadership Does NOT Have To Be Death By 10,000 Paper Cuts
Just a heads up that the next few sentences are going to be gross.
We have all heard the phrase, “death by 1,000 cuts.” This phrase actually comes from an ancient Chinese form of execution called Lin…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 151: 5 Strategies To Overcome Feelings Of Loneliness And Isolation
Has this ever happened to you?
You are at school or at an event and you are surrounded by parents, teachers and students. You are surrounded by hundreds of people, but you feel totally isolated and p…
Published on 2 months ago