Learning on your own

by | May 28, 2020 | Mastermind, Leadership, School Success

“I believe in the discipline of mastering the best of what other people have figured out.”-Charlie Munger This quote captures the essence of the mastermind. All of us are better than any of us. Individually our circle of competence is small. Collectively, we have...

Consistency counts

by | May 25, 2020 | Leadership, Mastermind

If you show up at the same time, at the same place, doing the same thing you are consistent. Consistency builds trust. The trust earned by your consistency is then evaluated by the quality of what you are putting into the universe. That didn’t work out well for...

Not rocket science

by | Apr 20, 2020 | Mastermind, Leadership

“If you want to be a good reader, read, or a good writer, write. But if you pass thirty days without reading and turn to something else, you’ll notice the consequences.”-Epictetus The mastermind is about exposure. Exposure to great leaders. This encourages and...

Checking-in

by | Apr 13, 2020 | Mastermind, Leadership

Right now there are roughly 100 leaders I serve in the mastermind, roughly the size of many school faculties. Checking-in during this crisis is very important, but maybe not doable at scale with intention. So what could you do? Use the org chart. As principal, focus...