School Leadership Reimagined

The wrong way to do 90-day planning

Aug 30, 2023

All of a sudden, 90-day planning is now sexy. Schools across the country are claiming that they are shifting to a 90-day planning cycle. Problem is, they are creating 90-day plans that look a LOT like their yearly plans. Too many goals. An over-focus on data without taking time to make sense of the data first....

How Builders Approach Team Building

Aug 23, 2023

It’s that time of year again when everyone is participating in “ice-breakers” and “team building.” And, while these activities can be fun (or unfortunately in many cases, NOT fun), they don’t go far enough to build a team that can withstand whatever this year has in store for us. That’s why Builders...

Success Secret #8: Don't leave success to chance

Aug 16, 2023

In this last of the success secrets series, we discuss one of the biggest Success Secrets all Builders know: Builders don't leave success to chance. Instead, Builders deliberately engineer success. Tune in to discover exactly how Builders ensure success for their schools so that you too can make success...

Success Secret #7: Do ONE thing at a time

Aug 9, 2023

In this final installment of our Summer of Success Series, we’re talking about how Builders approach their work. Instead of having a miles-long to do list, Builders have a one-item to-do list. Instead of dividing their time, energy, and attention among a million tasks, Builders focus on what matters most and ignore...

Success Secret #6: Don’t talk about it. Be about it.

Aug 2, 2023

Ready for some straight talk? On today’s episode we’re unpacking one of the biggest Success Secrets of Builders -- Builders don’t talk about it. Builders choose to BE about it. Instead of consuming more and more information, talking aspirationally about “all kids,” waiting for permission or support, and...