Episodes

This week, I'm showing you what your most powerful leadership strategy is. This magical skill set is not glamorous, fancy, or high-tech. It’s as simple as it gets, and it might feel too good to be true, but you’ll discover how this is the most...

Tune in this week to discover the amazing journey Jena has been on with a few years of coaching under her belt, how it intersects with topics like interviewing and money mindset, and how you can take some time to process your own relationship with...

Listen in this week as my guest Wendy Cohen shares what she’s discovered about the art of feedback, evaluation, and teacher observation. She’s transformed her experience from one of stress and dread to value and fun, and she’s sharing the time...

This week, I'm letting you in on my experience of making the decision to leave school leadership. I’m showing you why you might be feeling trapped and unhappy, how to be honest with yourself as you navigate your decision, and my three-step process...

Discover how to create a school climate of pride, motivation, and certainty. I’m diving into what you are making test scores mean about you and your career, how to take back your mental and emotional power when it comes to tests, and some alternate...

The topic of teacher buy-in comes up a lot in my coaching work, and this week, I have a story that comes directly from one of my clients that I’m using for context so you can apply what I’m sharing to your situation. Whether you’re not yet...

Listen in this week as I share my tips for making staffing decisions stress-free. I know it sounds impossible right now, but you’ll discover why it could be a blessing to have teachers resign, how to involve your staff in the decision-making...

Discover how to start creating demand as a school leader to make more money! I’m showing you what will make you an in-demand principal, how this is the gateway to more of everything you want, and the framework for creating value beyond what you...

Tune in this week to discover how to start asking for what you want. I’m sharing why we are so reluctant to just ask for what we want, and I’m giving you my tips for facing the discomfort and asking for exactly what you want.   Get full show...

Join me this week as I invite you to embrace the after-break blues, and show you why doing so is crucial. And once you’ve recognized that this phase is completely normal, I’m offering the first steps for creating a system for you and your staff...

Tune in this week if you’re a school leader who has ever been a victim of a hater, or group of haters. This episode is going to be so useful, whether you’re going through this right now, you’ve been traumatized by it happening in the past, or...

Spring is a busy time for testing, so tune in this week to discover how to approach raising test scores even if it feels like you’re behind right now. I’m sharing how to start thinking differently so you can see where you have actual control over...

How deciding now takes so many negative outcomes out of the equation.

How failure is the path to the success you’re looking for.

How the balance of AND stretches your mind to consider what’s possible for you.

How to know when you’ve reached an emotionally-based goal.

How to see what you want to change as you move into 2022 and what’s possible for your future.

What I believe the people who bug you are there to teach you about yourself.

How to deal with the guilt and discomfort that might come with taking a real break where you prioritize yourself.

How to create real balance in your daily life.

The core problem behind unproductive staff meetings.

How to lead your teachers and students through their emotional experience using our emotional resiliency work.

How a lack of resilience shows up among your teachers and staff.

How to make sure the students and staff experience the full benefit of your data meetings.