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Back to Search🛑 Stop Doing Everything: Task Prioritization for School Leaders #239
Episode 239
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School leaders carry a lot. Meetings, emails, student issues, instructional leadership, planning, and the constant stream of unexpect…
1 month ago
Power Surge⚡Are You Painting a Leadership Picture Full of Color?
Episode 238
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Leadership speaks long before you say a word.
Every day in your school, you’re painting a picture of what leadership looks like. Your …
1 month ago
Stop Wasting PD: 7 Ways to Make Professional Learning Actually Work #237
Episode 237
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In this episode of Empowered Educator, you’ll rethink traditional “sit-and-get” PD and learn how to design professional learning that…
1 month, 1 week ago
Power Surge⚡Taking Time for Yourself Makes You a Stronger School Leader
Episode 236
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In this Power Surge episode, Dr. Mel Vandevort reminds school leaders that rest isn’t a luxury—it’s a leadership strategy. She share…
1 month, 1 week ago
Are You Creating Growth — or Just Documentation? #235
Episode 235
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Are You Coaching… or Just Commenting?
You can observe lessons all day long.
You can write detailed notes.
You can even have thoughtful…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Power Surge⚡The Energy Drain Effect: How Principals Can Handle Toxic Staff Members #234
Episode 234
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Every school leader has faced it — the one staff member who consistently complains, resists change, or quietly undermines culture.
In …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Are You Seeing Growth? Don’t Confuse Activity with Impact #233
Episode 233
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Your school can be busy and still not be growing.
In this episode, we unpack the critical difference between activity and real student…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Power Surge⚡Carry the Calling, Release the Control #232
Episode 232
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In this Power Surge, Mel reminds school leaders that they are stewards—not owners—of the people, mission, and outcomes entrusted to t…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Power Surge⚡Presidents, Principals, and Personal Energy #231
Episode 231
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I missed Friday’s episode — and instead of ignoring it, I’m modeling what we expect from our staff: ownership and reflection.
In this …
2 months ago
Power Surge⚡Lead with Clarity, Not Control #230
Episode 230
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