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4 Steps to Creating a School Vision
I’ve written before on creating a meaningful school vision. It’s a fresh and unique approach to what typically is a vanilla and uninspiring process. In today’s post, I will describe the 4 steps to building your vision.ONE: Do it on your own and outside of school....
My January 2020 Results
Three 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. You can read the December post here. This post is focused on transparent leadership and how I track the key...
Effective School Principals Do These 10 Things to Be Proactive
Today I thought it would be helpful to share some things I’ve learned coaching effective school principals on proactive leadership. Some of the ideas are helpful reminders, some might be new information for you. All of these ideas are actionable and represent the...
David Wood: Four Steps to Master Tough Conversations
David built the world’s largest coaching business coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. He now coaches high performing executives, entrepreneurs, teams, and even prison inmates, to create amazing results and deep connections. One tough...
10 Powerful Leadership Quotes
I think you already know this, but it’s an important reminder. In the things that truly matter, give your best. Don’t just meet spec. Go beyond. If you are willing to do that, you might just do something remarkable. I cringe when I see leaders who talk big...
5 Secrets every principal should know about leadership development
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 from the sheer amount of questions we get throughout the day. “Hey Leader … what should I have for...
The one question you need to ask each day
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 save you hours of time on the back end? Ruckus Makers know this to be my why: "Everyone wins when a leader gets better....
Hanlon’s Razor: Are Your Coworkers Evil or Just Dumb?
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat 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 worst intent of others is really easy to do. In...
A fun way to start your next faculty meeting
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 start your next meeting: We did this in the mastermind last night. Here is what courageous leaders gave...
