The Ultimate Principal Entry Plan: Lead from Day One, Not October
Whether you are a new, aspiring, or experienced school principal, a strong entry plan is important. It helps you find key steps as you start at a new school.
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Is your school leadership style getting you poor results? Use the 5 levers of school leadership most principals don’t realize are available
Whether you are a novice searching for your school leadership style or a veteran needing a tune-up this year, this post is for you. There are many things you can…
Let it burn
An easy way to reduce the number of hours you work in a day: collect your fires and extinguish them at once. I’ve learned this about so-called “emergencies.” Most are…
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…
Checklists and Templates for Online Meetings
Pre-meeting checklist for the facilitator Here are a few things I think about from a process point-of-view prior to starting a meeting: Have I created a Zoom room for this…
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.
Do I have enough time?
The other day my friend Karine asked us in the mastermind about the most interesting work we face in education and the percentage of time spent on it. Applying that…
Second-Order Thinking: Forget the Immediate to Focus on the Future
Second-Order Thinking: Forget the Immediate to Focus on the Future Estimated reading time: 5 minutes (+ videos) What is second-order thinking? Second-order thinking is our ability to think past the…
