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...
When I am entertaining where to invest I look at value and impact. Like you, I also consider the cost. The problem with most conferences: too many sessions, very little implementation. Can you relate? 60 sessions over 2-days and I feel like I’ve been in a whirlwind....
I retold this great story from David Foster Wallace before: “There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, ‘Morning boys. How’s the water?’ And these two young fish swim on a bit,...
This Jim Rohn quote is everywhere, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” The quote changed my life. Because of it, I built Better Leaders Better Schools. That quote is why I joined the Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind. The Rohn quote is...
I’ve been reading Blue Ocean Strategy with a group of “edupreneurs” recently in our mastermind. A red ocean represents a crowded space filled with sharks. The idea behind a blue ocean is that you create a category where you’re the only one in...
Joseph Campbell wrote, “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” In leadership, it doesn’t help to be someone else, even if...