Ripple Effect
If you change one person’s life, is it worth it? A 90-second riff on the ripple effect: Click here to dream with me about the next 3-years and how I…
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Don’t Treat Your Staff Like Children
When I was an English teacher one strategy for teaching vocabulary was using a non-example. This is a great way to teach leadership too. One way to consider how to…
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…
10 Powerful Leadership Quotes
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.…
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…
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…
Hanlon’s Razor: Are Your Coworkers Evil or Just Dumb?
What 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…
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…
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…
