“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...
COVID-19 has turned the world upside down and many leaders are wondering what to do for teacher appreciation week this May 4-8, 2020. The usual stuff won’t work (like snack carts) so what can we do to spread some love and show appreciation? There are still plenty of...
Right now the best leaders are devoting time to getting their online schools up and running but they are also planning for the return to school. They have one foot in the present and at least a big toe in the future. School will be back to “normal” someday and you...
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 meeting that I can reuse in my Zoom account? Alternatively, you can integrate Zoom with your...
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 the past 5 years and I hope that it helps you...
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 can do is provide a framework for building an amazing school. Frameworks are better than scripted answers because...