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…
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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…
My Friend’s Favorite Educational Leadership Quotes
Quotes are powerful and quote posts, popular. Bur rather than write a post by myself, I figured I’d invite some of my friends from our leadership community, “The mastermind.” It’s…
Leading in tough times
Today you have a choice. Challenges show us what we’re made of. You can decide to push someone out of the way or you can lend a hand. You can…
Mastermind Agreements
A few things to know about our mastermind experience. If you agree to these ideas, you are welcome in our community. I’m posting these in public because it’s important to understand…
Tips for leading online learning
Better Leaders Better Schools is run almost entirely online for our community’s mastermind meetings, working with leaders 1:1, running webinars, recording podcasts, and writing. Here is what I’ve learned over…
What does an effective school look like?
Many leaders scour the internet for the roadmap. There is no roadmap. So instead of giving you the answer (and how to score an “A” on the test), what I…
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.
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.…
