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3 Activities That Will Boost Your Self-awareness
When I went to school emotional intelligence (EQ) wasn’t taught. I don’t think that’s changed for the majority of students today. And for leaders -- this is a critical skill to help you be successful. According to Emotional Intelligence 2.0, EQ can be broken down into...
2019 Letter to the BLBS Tribe
To the Loyal Members of the BLBS Tribe (aka Ruckus Makers): I started the tradition of writing a letter to the tribe in 2017. Shane Parrish of Farnam Street inspired me. This year I read a book titled The Bezos Letters which encouraged me to continue with this...
Winston Clement: Extreme Ownership and Building Resilience
Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up. Nobody is born...
Leadership Guilt: Why It’s So Hard to Prioritize Yourself
Whether it is a personal budget or the school’s finances, it’s tough to justify spending on yourself. After all, everything we do is for our students. And that’s a fantastic filter to put decisions through: How does this impact students? Will it make their experience...
My November 2019 Results
Last month I started writing to update the BLBS tribe on my monthly results. You can read that first post here. In that post, I talk about why dashboards are important and tell a fun story about my friend JB getting stuck in the middle of nowhere because he ignored...
How to Build Your Ideal Week
If you feel like you don’t have enough time to get everything done, you’re right. Everyone has a finite amount of time each week. That’s 168 hours for you and me. That amount won’t change so what matters is how you use it. “Newspapers are full of articles...
Heather Bell Williams: Community Innovation That Leads to Student Growth
Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up. As a new...
The Elephant and the Wolf
The mastermind is not only the best PD available to school leaders in the world, it’s also a second family. We are intentional about doing things that create a culture of community and collaboration. One thing we’ve done is name all our cohorts. This was a democratic...
The Kid Was Devastated …
The other day in the mastermind, Gene was telling a story. He was walking through the hall when he came across a 1st grade student sprawled out on the hallway floor ... devastated. What was he so down about? (it's not what you think) Check out the video below for all...
