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Episode 168: 4 Leadership Lessons From Captain Sully And "The Miracle On The Hudson"
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport, bound for Charlotte. Just 94 seconds after takeoff, the plane struck a flock of geese.
Both engines failed, at just under 3,000 feet, over...
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Episode 167: If You Only Make 1 New Year's Resolution, Please Make This One
If you watch TV between Christmas day and New Year’s Day, you will see a lot of commercials for gym memberships. In fact, if you watch the New Year’s Eve coverage from Times Square, you will immediately notice that...
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Episode 166: The Top 10 Leadership Nuggets Of 2025
If you have listened to even a few episodes of this podcast, you know that I like lists. It might be “The 4 Strategies To…” or “The 5 Secrets Of…”, but I love to organize my thoughts into lists.
I especially love...
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Episode 165: The #1 Frustration Of Private School Leaders Right Now (And What To Do About It)
We all have pet peeves. For some reason, most of mine tend to happen at the grocery store.
It bugs me when the person in front of me has 35 items in the “10 items or fewer” lane or when someone is walking really...
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Episode 164: Do These 3 Things When A Parent Hijacks Your Emotions
On June 21, 1985, a domestic flight in Norway (Braathens SAFE Flight 139) was hijacked mid-flight. The aircraft was a Boeing 737, carrying 121 people (116 passengers and 5 crew.)Â
The hijacker had an air gun that...
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Episode 163: The 3 Biggest Indicators Of A Healthy Culture And How To Get Them At Your School
Back in the summer of 2021, one of my daughters was driving a Chevy CRUZE with over 110,000 miles on the odometer. She needed to trade it in and get a more updated used car, with less miles on it.
We found a car that...
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Episode 162: When The Best Thing About Your School Is Also The Worst Thing About Your School
A little bit of fire, under control, is a good thing.
I love grilling in my back yard and a hot dog always tastes better straight from the grill.
When my daughters still lived at home, we would really enjoy making...
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Episode 161: How To Turn Fragile Kids Into Resilient Kids
Do you have any fragile kids at your school?Â
Do some of your students give up easily when faced with a challenging problem or concept?
Are your students sometimes too worried about “looking smart?”Â
Do any of your...
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Episode 160: Luke Skywalker And Katniss Everdeen Can Help You Solve Your Most Expensive Problem
I know that the title of today’s episode is a little bizarre, but just trust me. I promise, by the end of this episode, you’re going to see how the heroes from The Hunger Games and Star Wars can help your school save...
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Episode 159: The Emotional Price Tag Of Suspending Or Expelling A Student
I was a private school leader for 33 years.
When I think back on some of my favorite things about my job, a few things immediately come to mind:
Spirit Days and seeing all the kids dressed up and having fun
Home...
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Episode 158: Handle Problem Parents By Being More "Teflon Skillet" And Less "Saturated Sponge"
I want you to use your imagination.
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Imagine that you are a stick figure. Now imagine that this stick figure has a sponge for a heart.
You go through your day and your sponge keeps absorbing other people’s emotions....
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Episode 157: This 1 Framework Will Make You A More Effective AND Happier Leader
What do the following four things have in common?
A meatloaf recipe
The 2nd grade math curriculum
The NFL rulebook
A grading rubricÂ
They are all examples of frameworks.
Frameworks give us structure. They give us a...
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