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5 Secrets every principal should know about leadership development

January 27, 2020

SECRET ONE: You don’t have to do everything and know everything I don’t know where we learn the misguided idea that the leader has all the answers. Maybe it’s just…

The one question you need to ask each day

January 26, 2020

You can bet on this: today there will be challenges you’ll face as a leader. So what if there was a way to invest 5-10 minutes each day that would…

Hanlon’s Razor: Are Your Coworkers Evil or Just Dumb?

January 20, 2020

What percentage of your coworkers are deep-down, no-good, dirty, rotten scoundrels? 35% … 50% … 75% … More? I consider myself a recovering pessimist and I’m not alone. Assuming the…

A fun way to start your next faculty meeting

January 16, 2020

How much better would your next meeting be if your team felt grounded and truly connected to each other? Meetings don’t have to suck. Here is a fun way to…

Jonathan Levi: Better Decisions and Supercharged Learning

January 15, 2020

Jonathan Levi is a serial entrepreneur, published author, and keynote speaker born and raised in Silicon Valley. Since 2014, Jonathan leads SuperHuman Enterprises, which produces the SuperHuman Academy Podcast; the…

Second-Order Thinking: Forget the Immediate to Focus on the Future

January 13, 2020

Second-Order Thinking: Forget the Immediate to Focus on the Future Estimated reading time: 5 minutes (+ videos) What is second-order thinking? Second-order thinking is our ability to think past the…

Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang: Tough Conversations, Teacher Evaluations, and Trends to Pay Attention to

January 8, 2020

Today, my guests need no introduction … I am honored to host Kim Marshall (of “The Marshall Memo) and Jenn David-Lang (of the Main Idea) to discuss their new book,…

My December 2019 Results

January 6, 2020

Two months ago I started writing to update the BLBS tribe on my monthly results. You can read the October post here. You can read the November post here. I…

Daniel Bauer: How to Have a Powerful 2020

January 1, 2020

Today’s podcast is a special episode where host, Daniel Bauer, shares a handful of tips to designing a powerful 2020. Leaders are also invited to join the “productivity sprint,” a…

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5 Secrets every principal should know about leadership development

The one question you need to ask each day

Hanlon’s Razor: Are Your Coworkers Evil or Just Dumb?

A fun way to start your next faculty meeting

Jonathan Levi: Better Decisions and Supercharged Learning

Second-Order Thinking: Forget the Immediate to Focus on the Future

Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang: Tough Conversations, Teacher Evaluations, and Trends to Pay Attention to

My December 2019 Results

Daniel Bauer: How to Have a Powerful 2020

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