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Dr. Efraín Martínez: You Are The Light of your Building
Dr. Efraín Martínez is a father, husband, and the principal of Northwood Middle School in Highland Park, IL. He reflects and interviews luminary figures on his podcast Wisdom & Productivity. His one word is #improvement and he strives to do all he can to make this...
Genein Letford: The 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity
Genein Letford is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author and corporate trainer on creative thinking and Intercultural Creativity™. She is the founder of CAFFE Strategies, and has inspired and led many to reconnect to their creative abilities in order to produce...
Sasha Lipskaia: Trusting Your Leadership Intuition
Sasha Lipskaia helps her powerful clients get clarity on who they really are, become magnetic to what they desire, and embody their purpose by getting out of their minds and into the truth of their hearts so that they can feel aligned and worthy in their...
Has God Forsaken School Leaders? Not this One!
Today, I would like to introduce an amazing Ruckus Maker, Wanda Parrish! She has faithfully served in education for 27 years and is in her third year as principal of a middle school in Georgia. Last year her biggest problem was that her leadership team didn't really...
Jason Dropik: Making Student Days Meaningful
Jason Dropik is an educational leader serving diverse communities with his just cause in creating meaningful and lasting relationships. He has served both Public and Private Schools in and near Milwaukee Wisconsin for over 20 years. Mr. Dropik currently serves as the...
Stan Litow: School Reform at Scale
Stanley S. Litow is Professor of the Practice at Duke University where he also served as Innovator in Residence and also teaches at Columbia University. He previously served as deputy chancellor of schools for New York City and as president of the IBM Foundation and...
Robyn Jackson – Stop Leading. Start Building.
Robyn Jackson teaches a simple 4 step process that helps you improve teacher will AND skill so that you can achieve your vision for your school with the people you already have. No more waiting for others to get on board before you can reach your goals. No more having...
What are you reading next year? Here is a list of the best books for principals we are reading in our BLBS masterminds in 2022.
Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader by Daniel Bauer To date, I am most proud of creating this book. It unpacks at a high level why masterminds work and why they are a) an opportunity for high quality professional development for school leaders and...
2021 Letter to the BLBS Tribe
To the Loyal Members of the Ruckus Maker Nation: This is the fifth consecutive annual letter to the Ruckus Maker community. I started the tradition in 2017 as a way to update the BLBS community and reflect on the year. This practice is common for publicly traded...
