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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
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...
Culture Builder: Bucket Lists
Effective school leaders know that it’s the team that drives great results. And how does one build a great team? As Jim Collin’s famously stated you want “the right people on the bus.” Just as important as the right players is the type of culture that nourishes the...
Amy Platt: Amy is building her dream school
Dr. Amy Platt is delighted to be the Head of School at the Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School. Amy is passionate about excellent instruction and working with teachers to be the talented professionals they are destined to be. Amy holds a PhD and an MA from the...
Why women need female-only networks to soar: Breaking barriers
The call is to break barriers for equity! It’s an exciting time to be a leader. It’s an exciting time to be a woman in educational leadership! As a female educational leader myself, I am particularly interested in the gifts women can bring to students when...
Craig Randall: Trust-based observations
Craig's experience as a counselor, coach, teacher, and principal set him up perfectly to develop a model of teacher observation focused on building trusting relationships that spark teaching and learning growth. As the author of Trust-Based Observations, Craig is on a...
Scott Steward: Building a Genius Lab
Scott L. Steward is an international business owner (musicspool.com and Genius Lab, Inc.), a youth tech educator, podcast co-host (Money, Sex, Gen X), and author (A Book of Stewism's: 31 Ways to Improve Your Life). Scott is squarely focused on preparing young people...
Chancellor Franklin Gilliam Jr.: School turnaround and giving kids a chance
Dr. Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. began his tenure as the eleventh Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in September 2015. He is the first African American chancellor to lead a non-HBCU in the UNC System. Chancellor Gilliam brings to UNCG a...
