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Was it good or bad?

Years ago a wind swept across the world wreaking havoc and causing much harm. The wind was so powerful that humans could do nothing about it. It blew and blew…
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10 Time Blocking Tips

10 Time Blocking Tips

10 Time Blocking Tips Time blocking is essential to success. It helps you be more productive, but even more important, it helps you focus on what creates the most value…
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Not rocket science

“If you want to be a good reader, read, or a good writer, write. But if you pass thirty days without reading and turn to something else, you’ll notice the…
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2020-2021 Mastermind Book Reading List

In the mastermind, we read one books every two months. We also only read outside of education.  This choice is intentional: School leaders read enough about education.Many education books “sound”…
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How to make better decisions

A few reasons we make poor decisions: If you’d like to start making better decisions today, let me introduce you to the “Decision Journal.”  I originally learned about this “decision…
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Checking-in

Right now there are roughly 100 leaders I serve in the mastermind, roughly the size of many school faculties. Checking-in during this crisis is very important, but maybe not doable…
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When they come back to school

Right now the best leaders are devoting time to getting their online schools up and running but they are also planning for the return to school. They have one foot…
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