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...
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...
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...
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 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...
The mastermind is soooo much more than a book club, but we do read loads of great books. Time and again, members tell me that they appreciate what we read. I love the reading — it has really inspired me and made me a more thoughful leader. -Rosemary We avoid...