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Episode 188: Don’t Finish The School Year Without Asking Yourself These 4 Questions
I have never run a marathon. My right knee gets sore when I drive 26.2 miles.
That said, I have a lot of respect for people who have finished a marathon. My wife’s side of the family lives in Northeast Ohio and many...
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Episode 187: The 4 Reminders You Didn't Know You Needed TODAY
Have you ever had one of those days where you leave school completely exhausted and yet somehow also wondering if you did enough?
You solved problems all day. You answered emails. You handled parent concerns. You...
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Episode 186: Confidence Is A Result, Not A Prerequisite
confidence
noun
us /ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/ uk /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future
prerequisite
noun [ C ] formal
us /ˌpriːˈrek.wə.zɪt/ uk ...
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Episode 185: There's No Such Thing As A Secret In A Private School (Let's Fix That)
Has this ever happened to you?
You tell one person something in confidence. And then somehow, by the end of the day:
Two teachers are talking about it in the hallway
Three parents know
A board member texts you and...
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Episode 184: How To Avoid The #1 Mistake That You're Making With Upset Parents
Let me ask you a question.
Have you ever walked into a meeting with an upset parent and thought:
“OK, I just need to stay calm, explain the facts, and this will be fine.”
And then 10 minutes later…
The parent is...
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Episode 183: The 3 Keys To Having A Strong Finish To This School Year
You have probably heard the quote that “a school year is a marathon, not a sprint.”
That being said, the weeks between now and the last day of school sure feel like a sprint. Not only that, when you get close to the...
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Episode 182: You Can't Make Everyone Happy, So Stop Trying
You have so many people that you serve.
Students, parents, teachers, staff, board members, coaches, volunteers, grandparents, donors and alumni make up just a part of your entire school community.
All of these...
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Episode 181: The Leadership Lie That Is Keeping You Stuck
On August 15, 1973, Richard Nixon gave a televised address to the American people from the White House.
During that speech, Nixon said, “I had no knowledge of the Watergate break-in and I had no involvement in it.”...
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Episode 180: The Email That You Should Never Send
Has this ever happened to you?
You receive an email from an upset parent, an upset teacher or an upset board member.
The email makes you angry.
You immediately write a response to that upsetting email.
You hit...
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Episode 179: How To Be The Leader Your School Needs You To Be Right Now
Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s, I was a basketball coach. I coached Boy’s Varsity for nine years and coached 5th/6th Grade Girls for seven years.
I wasn’t the same coach the entire game:
If my team was making a...
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Episode 178: 5 Strategies That Will Boost Your Enrollment Before August
Where I live, we are lucky enough to have all four seasons. Last week, I saw the first robin of the year and some of the daffodils are starting to pop up.
Spring is a wonderful season because it means winter is over...
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Episode 177: Extraordinary Empathy: The Hug That Changed Everything
On October 17, 1995, Kyrie and Brielle Jackson were born at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. The twins were 12 weeks premature and each baby weighed just two pounds.
Kyrie was gaining...
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