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Living Overseas
I’ve lived overseas for the last 3-years. I cannot begin to explain that entire experience in a blog post, but I can say it’s been a wonderful cultural experience. One thing you notice as an expat: the way you grew up “doing things” isn’t the only way of doing that...
It’s too expensive, my district won’t pay for it, and other financial constraints
At Better Leaders Better Schools, we offer high-quality educational leadership training. “The mastermind” is a leadership community specifically designed for school administrators.
Cale Birk: Observable Impact
Cale Birk is a District Principal of Innovation in British Columbia, co-author and imagineer of "PLC 2.0 - Collaborating for Impact in Today's Schools", "The PLC 2.0 Toolkit" and "Changing Change Using Learner-Centered Design". As a former Principal of a model...
Fishbowls and leadership
Being a fish is a hard existence. Living in a fishbowl offers no privacy. People peer into your world unless the lights are out. Fishbowls also work in leadership. To inspire massive change, influence the biggest fish, not all the fish. We used this strategy at Brooks...
What a principal IS and what a principal IS NOT
This post is a list of tips for new (and aspiring) principals. And if you’re a veteran, the list serves as a great reminder to do what works in leadership.
Empty cups, boxes, and mindfulness
I'm getting excited about this summer's live event. This week I continued to draft out the gathering's agenda. It's available here (no email required), but please note it is a working draft. Things will change ? If you read The Art of Gathering we are going to be bold...
The problem with unicorns
Have you ever met a unicorn? They think the world revolves around them. And when we are lazy presenters, we might as well be a unicorn standing on the stage. When an audience gifts their attention, tell them stories they'll find interesting, not the ones you think are...
Chris Rothwell: Improving Schools and Creating Inclusive Classrooms with Tech
Chris Rothwell is the Director of Education for Microsoft UK. He oversees a team that helps to deliver Microsoft’s vision to empower every student and educator to achieve more, helping them make the most of technology to save time and increase the impact of teaching...
I almost quit
I almost gave up twice on Better Leaders Better Schools. Quitting Part 1 Before launching the podcast, I lost 2 recordings with influential leaders I respected. I lost one recording with the principal of the #1 school in the state of Illinois. The second lost...
