Podcast Episodes

Episode 27: Use These 6 Strategies To Overcome Imposter Syndrome

When I was a kid, I loved to Trick or Treat on Halloween.

I loved dressing up like Darth Vader, walking around my neighborhood and filling up my pillowcase with free candy. The only thing that I didn…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Episode 26: How To Handle The 5% Of Parents That Are Trying To Destroy Your School

5% is a pretty small number.

If you lived in a place where it was cloudy only 5% of the year that sounds pretty good, right? What if I told you that your favorite team would only lose 5% of their gam…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Episode 25: Having Clear Expectations For Your Teachers Is WAY More Important Than You Think

A 2015 Gallup poll revealed that 50% of all employees are unclear about the expectations for their jobs. That’s 50% of Americans showing up to work every day and crossing their fingers, hoping that t…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Episode 24: The 8 Ways To Avoid Toxic Positivity By Displaying Hopeful Optimism

I have a rule for myself when I engage with social media. Never read the comments!

I usually follow this rule, but every once in a while I get sucked down that rabbit hole of negativity. It seems lik…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Episode 23: My 5 Biggest Leadership Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

I believe that not all mistakes are created equal.

There is the “I got home from the store and forgot to buy milk” kind of mistake and then there is the “Ronald Wayne” kind of mistake. Who is Ronald …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Episode 22: How To Respond To The Death Of A Student

I got the phone call that every school leader dreads.

One of my students had died. It was a Wednesday night in September, 1998. I got a call that one of my 9th Grade students, a 14 year old boy, had …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Episode 21: Your Teachers Have Emotional Bank Accounts And You Are The Banker

You know how this works.

You earn money, it gets deposited in your bank account and then you use that money to buy groceries, pay bills or eat out at a restaurant. You make deposits. You make withdra…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Episode 20: Use The Power Of Storytelling To Increase Student Retention And Recruitment

About once a week, I ask my wife the same question, “Hey do you wanna know what song is stuck in my head?”

She always says, “not really” and then I tell her anyway. It is usually some 80’s pop song u…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Episode 19: Do You Treat Your Car Better Than You Treat Yourself?

The longest year of my life was between my 15th birthday and my 16th birthday.

It was only 365 days, but it felt like 5 years. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license. My first car was a 1977 Do…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Episode 18: How To Have A Successful Meeting With An Upset Parent

Every school has them.

The teachers discuss them, but do everything they can to avoid them.

Administrators cringe when they walk through the front door or call them on the phone.

Of course, I am talk…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago