School Leadership Reimagined Podcast
1) The Hidden Feedback Loop Running Your School
What if your school has been giving you feedback all along and you just haven’t been listening in the right way? In this episode, we’ll look beyond surveys and suggestion boxes and explore the real fe...Show More
2) The Feedback Habits That Hurt (And the Myths That Made Them Seem Like a Good Idea)
We’ve all been handed the same tired feedback advice: “Start with a compliment.” “Ask a reflective question.” “Get into 10 classrooms a week.” It sounds good on paper, but in practice, it’s leaving sc...Show More
3) Why Some Teachers Ignore Your Feedback (even when you’re right)
You give teachers feedback because it’s your job, but deep down, you’re not sure it’s making a difference. Maybe they nod politely. Maybe they push back. Or maybe they just… do nothing. In this episod...Show More
4) Start the Year Aligned: How to Bring a Fractured Staff Together Fast
This week, I’m tackling one of the biggest challenges principals face at the start of the school year: how to align a fractured staff. Whether you’re dealing with a wave of new hires, lingering resist...Show More
5) School Year Resolutions
Every August, we make “school year resolutions”—we’re going to give better feedback, protect our time, stop doing so much. But most of those resolutions fall apart by September, not because we’re undi...Show More
6) Summer Rewind: The Secret to an Amazing School Year
The secret to a successful school year is to F.O.C.U.S. - Follow One Course Until Successful. And while that may ring true, HOW do you determine which course to follow? And, how can you stay the cours...Show More
7) What if you're doing the right work but the wrong way?
If you’ve been doing everything they told you to do—giving feedback, supporting teachers, holding people accountable, working on culture—and still not seeing real change in your school, I made this ep...Show More
8) You don't have to do it alone
In this episode, I’m talking about the double isolation that so many principals silently carry: First, the weight of being the only one in their building who can’t show weakness, who’s expected to sol...Show More
9) Stop Chasing Compliance. Start Building Alignment
It’s go-time. The halls are getting decorated, the PD agendas are set, and you’re knee-deep in first-day prep. But here’s the hard truth: all that effort? It won’t build alignment. And if you’re not i...Show More
10) 3 Mistakes That Sabotage Staff Alignment Before the Year Even Starts
Preservice week comes with a lot of pressure. You’re expected to set the tone, cast the vision, get everyone excited—and somehow make it all stick. But if you’ve ever walked into the year full of ener...Show More