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Deivis Pothin: Here’s how you get veterans to lead change in school

Deivis Pothin (Davis Po-tin) is an international school leader and educator who is passionate about empowering students’ lives through education.  Having worked in schools in the United Kingdom and in Brazil, he has built his expertise in working with teachers,...

Sandra Nagy: The future of education: 5 trends we’re seeing

SANDRA‌ ‌NAGY‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌sought‌ ‌after‌ ‌advisor‌ ‌to‌ ‌school‌ ‌leaders‌ ‌around‌ ‌the‌ ‌world.‌ ‌Renowned‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌deep‌ ‌expertise‌ ‌in‌ ‌strategic‌ ‌development‌ ‌and‌ ‌education;‌ ‌she‌ ‌works‌ ‌with‌ ‌organizations‌ ‌looking‌ ‌to‌ ‌transform‌ ‌learning.‌...

Q1 2021 OKRs Reflection

Each quarter I take a deeper dive into my goals. In this post, I will reflect on my Q1 (January-Feb) 2021 results. Steal my process for goal reflection and use it to boost your leadership. This post (OKRs are a leader’s secret productivity weapon) will get you...

Erin Igoe: Ruffling Adult Feathers Through Civic Action

Erin Igoe is currently a high school administrator, forever teacher, mentor, coach, Gen Z mom, and wannabe Dorthea Lange.  Erin has 18 years in education (teaching and administration), a project and problem-based learning classroom guru, 3 years as BTSA Support...

Should schools offer a money back guarantee?

Should schools offer a money back guarantee?

Leaders are selling an idea to their staff, supervisor, students, or community every day. But what if they're not buying the idea? One way to give people confidence in moving forward with something new is to remove some friction. Another great way to remove fear is by...

Rob Bisceglie: Healthier kids and healthier partnerships with families

As a nonprofit CEO who is, first and foremost, a husband and father of three, Rob cares deeply about promoting justice and equitable opportunities for all kids to be able fulfill their dreams. After earning his graduate degree focused on U.S. human rights foreign...

11 Actionable (and creative) ways to pay for the mastermind

11 Actionable (and creative) ways to pay for the mastermind

If you think the mastermind is too expensive, here are 11 ways you could pay for a powerful professional development experience guaranteed to improve your leadership effectiveness. Members of the mastermind invest in a variety of ways. If you’re interested in joining,...

It’s too expensive

It’s too expensive

When it comes to the mastermind, some leaders think it’s too expensive. My response, “Maybe.” You see, price is relative. And what many people miss (and this is very important), there is a cost to inaction ... What will it cost you personally, your community, and your...

Lindsay Lyons: 5 Mechanisms of shared leadership

Lindsay Lyons is an educational consultant who works with teachers and school leaders to inspire educational innovation for racial and gender justice, design curricula grounded in student voice, and build capacity for shared leadership. Lindsay taught in NYC public...