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…
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Amy Platt: Climbing Big Hills and Navigating past critics
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…
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…
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…
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…
Optimism, Pessimism, or Realism?
Optimists say “We’ll be back to school in May.” Pessimists say “The world is over. Everyone will be homeschooling from now on.” Realists say “I will give the best online…
Chris Jones: Communication Tips for Principals
Chris has been an educator in Massachusetts for 19 years and just finished his 11th year as a building administrator. He is currently the Principal of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School…
Communicating during a crisis
When a crisis hits we meet the real leader that is you. How do you want to show up? We see this playing out before our eyes as leaders around…
March 2020 Results & OKR Reflection
Each month I post my dashboard results. I do this for myself first because these metrics are important and by making a post it holds me accountable to do the…
