To the Loyal Members of the BLBS Tribe (aka Ruckus Makers): I started the tradition of writing a letter to the tribe in 2017. Shane Parrish of Farnam Street inspired me. This year I read a book titled The Bezos Letters which encouraged me to continue with this...
Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers — What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up. Nobody is...
Whether it is a personal budget or the school’s finances, it’s tough to justify spending on yourself. After all, everything we do is for our students. And that’s a fantastic filter to put decisions through: How does this impact students? Will it make their experience...
Last month I started writing to update the BLBS tribe on my monthly results. You can read that first post here. In that post, I talk about why dashboards are important and tell a fun story about my friend JB getting stuck in the middle of nowhere because he ignored...
If you feel like you don’t have enough time to get everything done, you’re right. Everyone has a finite amount of time each week. That’s 168 hours for you and me. That amount won’t change so what matters is how you use it. “Newspapers are full of articles...