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Episode 209: STOP Being A Professional Firefighter and START Being A Professional Fire Preventer
I have a nephew named Kevin. He used to be a professional firefighter in North Carolina.
One day, Kevin was inside of a burning building when the floor collapsed. As he was falling into the basement, Kevin grabbed a...
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Episode 208: When A Teacher’s Crisis At Home Starts Affecting Their Performance At School
We will call her Julie.Â
Julie walked into my office, closed the door and said, “Do you have a minute?” Julie sat down and told me about a serious personal crisis.
It involved a family member experiencing a...
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Episode 207: Overcoming The 3 Biggest Problems Caused By "Nice Guy/Nice Gal Syndrome"
I know a few things about you:
You care deeply about people.Â
You want your teachers to feel supported.Â
You want parents to be happy.Â
You want students to feel safe.Â
You don’t enjoy conflict, and you certainly...
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Episode 206: 4 Most Common Lawsuits Filed Against Private Schools (How To Reduce Your Risk)
Goldilocks. You remember the story. One bowl of porridge was too hot. Another was too cold. The third was just right. One bed was too hard. Another was too soft. The third was just right.
School leaders need that same...
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Episode 205: Parents Can Handle Bad News WAY Better Than Surprise News
I don’t like surprises.Â
I know some people love them. They love walking into a room and hearing everybody yell, "Surprise!" They love mystery trips where somebody else packs the car and refuses to tell them where...
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Episode 204: Are you leaving Title II money on the table every year?
Have you ever been in a meeting and heard one of these phrases?
“We need to circle back on that.”
“Let’s put a pin in it.
“We need to think outside the box.”
“We need to find the low-hanging fruit.”
“Let’s make sure...
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Episode 203: 4 Keys To Making Your Weeknights And Weekends More Restorative
I think that there’s a pretty good chance that this has happened to you:
You finally get to Friday afternoon. You’re exhausted. You tell yourself, “I just need the weekend to get back on traffic.”
And then somehow...
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Episode 202: You're The Chief Optimism Officer (Even When You Don't Feel Like It)
In the corporate world, there are many recognizable acronyms that are thrown around pretty freely. CEO, ROI, MBA, CFO, EOD, R&D and PTO are known by most employees and leaders in the business world.Â
A company’s...
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Episode 201: The Top 20 Leadership Lessons From The First 200 Episodes (Part 2)
You probably already know that I love a good list and I especially love a list that is a countdown. During my teen years, I would tune into Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 Countdown every Saturday night. Of course, I...
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Episode 200: The Top 20 Leadership Lessons From The First 200 Episodes
During the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of people worldwide were stuck in their homes. Some learned how to make sourdough bread and some people got a pet for the first time. Indoor houseplants had a moment and lots of...
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Episode 199: OREO Cookies Can Help You Tame Your Email Inbox
Has this ever happened to you?
You are out and about in the school and you come back to your office.
While you were out of your office, you expended emotional energy and now you are feeling some decision fatigue and...
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Episode 198: A Great School Year Rarely Happens By Accident (Do These 3 Things On Purpose)
In 1928, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming returned from vacation to find that one of his petri dishes had accidentally become contaminated with mold. Normally, that would have meant throwing the dish away and...
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