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Episode 163: The 3 Biggest Indicators Of A Healthy Culture And How To Get Them At Your School
Back in the summer of 2021, one of my daughters was driving a Chevy CRUZE with over 110,000 miles on the odometer. She needed to trade it in and get …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 162: When The Best Thing About Your School Is Also The Worst Thing About Your School
A little bit of fire, under control, is a good thing.
I love grilling in my back yard and a hot dog always tastes better straight from the grill. Wh…4 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 161: How To Turn Fragile Kids Into Resilient Kids
Do you have any fragile kids at your school?
Do some of your students give up easily when faced with a challenging problem or concept? Are your stu…5 months ago
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 h…
5 months, 1 week 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:
Spi…5 months, 2 weeks 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 throug…
5 months, 3 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 e…
6 months 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 …
6 months, 1 week 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 on…
6 months, 2 weeks 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.
…6 months, 3 weeks ago