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10 uncommon skills great principals use
What does it take to be a school leader? Better yet, what are the qualities that make a great principal? First things first, every role has a set of basic skills you need in order to minimally qualify for the job. These skills are what I call permission to play...
Exploring Your Potential
A great book on performance and potential is Tim Gallwey’s The Inner Game of Tennis. It breaks down the mindset you need to be a top-performer. Essentially there are two “selves” in each of us. Self 1 is judgmental and controlling. It is fearful and wants to...
How do you onboard school staff during a pandemic?
If you have an onboarding routine that works, it probably is on automatic right now. Since we're opening school in a pandemic this is a great time to redesign your onboarding process. We know who it's for -- new employees. Okay, but what do you want onboarding to do?...
Mastermind Case Study: Jessica Cabeen
Principal @ Ellis Middle School Tell us what you do and what your work typically entails. I am currently a middle school principal in Minnesota while speaking, writing, and consulting on the side. My work really centers around building relationships with those I...
Fran McGreevy: Can a Principal pull back control?
Fran McGreevy has over 45 years of experience in education. He has served as a high school teacher and building administrator for 30 years and as a middle school principal for 13 years. He is currently President of “Root-Ed – Leadership and Learning”. Fran has led...
Why do you exist?
Warby Parker is a brilliant company. I bought their glasses multiple times when in the states. Their marketing is genius. ou open your glass cases for the first time and what do you see? Not only your beautiful pair of new glasses but a message on the inside of the...
Keep making a ruckus
At the center of what we do as leaders is this: we make change happen. I love the word ruckus. Mastermind members are the epitome of a ruckus maker: We break free from the status-quoWe make change happenWe never, ever give up. We improve every context in which we lead...
Practice Rule #6
A school principal and her newly hired AP are in a conference room discussing the mission and vision of the school during a new hire onboarding day. Suddenly a woman bursts in, the 9th grade counselor. She is clearly upset and begins to shout, jump up and down,...
Nick Hoover: Following in the Footsteps of an Amazing Leader
Nick Hoover is a school leader in Delaware who has a real passion for leadership and learning. He wants to change the world one person at a time. One student, one teacher, one leader at a time. This passion has led Nick, along with his brother, to start a leadership...
