Leading on the #RoadToAwesome
I’ll never forget the end of my first year as a high school principal. I walked out of the building that last day in early…
Continue reading From Chaos to Clarity: A Year-End Guide for Overwhelmed Leaders
This past weekend, I came across a post on social media that caught my attention.Someone considering a move into school leadership asked a simple but…
When I was a high school principal, the final stretch of the school year always made me a little uneasy. After months of hard work,…
Continue reading Three High-Impact Leadership Moves to Finish the Year Strong
When I was a building principal, much of what we had going was working pretty efficiently. Our systems were dialed in, and the culture felt…
Continue reading Solving Challenges Without Sacrificing Culture: 5 Leadership Moves That Work
I spend a great deal of time working one on one with leaders. One of my primary goals is to help them spend time reflecting…
Continue reading Leading From the Balcony: Why Reflection Matters for New Leaders
On a recent visit to one of the school districts I support, an elementary principal asked me the following question, “how do you motivate and…
As a school leader, how often do you start your day with the best of intentions, only to find yourself consumed by urgent crises and…
Continue reading Managing Priorities: A Must for School Leaders
In less than two days my new book (co-authored with Katie Kinder), Culture First Classrooms: Leadership, Relationships, and Practices that Transform Schools will officially launch.…
Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Culture First Classrooms: A Movement for Education
TL;DR: Why Every Leader Needs to Lead Like a Coach Leading like a coach means developing and empowering your team instead of just directing and…
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