Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up.
In this episode, Danny is going to do two things. One, he’s going to share a handful of quotes that have really pushed his thinking in the past few months. This is a gift to you as it will push your thinking as well. Two, Danny shares where BLBS is going over the next quarter and then talks briefly about goals and systems.
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at betterleadersbetterschools.com
1.) “Am I going to find my place in the world or make my place in the world?”
This quote comes from a great book called Niche Down by Christopher Lochhead. Christopher was a guest on BLBS Episode 168: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-legendary-by-being-different/id1036167679?i=1000422486207
2.) The next quote comes from a book called Reboot by Jerry Colonna. Jerry has his own podcast. He is a former financial guy and now coaches tech startup executives.
Jerry says, “The toughest part of being a leader -- is meeting the world as it is and not as we wish it to be.”
3.) One of Danny’s favorite books is The Art of Possibility. He often talks about Rule #6 (which is a mastermind core value) and the practice of giving everyone an A.
“Here’s the quote: “It’s all invented anyway, so we might as well invent a story or framework of meaning that enhances our quality of life and the life of those around us.”
Niche Down by Christopher Lochhead
Reboot by Jerry Colonna
The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
This is Marketing by Seth Godin
Measure what matters by John Doerr
Read the Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap by Daniel Bauer
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Reflection: Take time to reflect on the previous school year and include the pros and cons in your current thought process as you are starting your new year. Reflection is vital to every leaders growth. There are many ways to reflect. Try writing it down in a journal, audio tape your reflection each week, consider blogging and vlogging. You will be glad you did.
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Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up.
A lot of school leaders feel frustrated with the red tape and bureaucracy while doing their jobs as educators.
In this episode, we talk with a man who might be able to offer a solution...without leaving your “this is stressing me out” job.
Dr. Spodek, a TED speaker and holder of 5 Ivy League degrees, offers advice on how to take initiative in the workplace so you can feel better and make a stronger impact as an educator.
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at betterleadersbetterschools.com
Key Milestones of the Episodes
[5:40] Feeling stuck and story of Rafael
[7:50] Helping Rafael through the gridlock
[11:38] Why it’s more important to have the right skills than “know the right people”
[16:52] How does Dr. Spodek’s ideas about initiative apply to school leaders
[20:21] Creating change you believe in with management
[25:00] One practical exercise listeners can make to be a stronger leader
[29:00] The story of Joanne
“It’s a real big deal to jump ship.”
“There’s opportunities all over the place.”
“Taking initiative doesn’t have to mean ‘entrepreneurship’.”
“What gets media attention tends to be the more high-tech stuff.”
“Having a perfect idea keeps some people from starting but motivates other people to go…”...
“...something like 5 or 10% of people are naturally going to come up through their natural life to have an idea, what about the other 90-95%”
“It’s easier to succeed at something you don’t like when people are paying you for it...but it doesn’t necessarily create meaning.”
“Most people are working below their potential, not in terms of output..but in terms of alignment.”
“...when the teacher gives you an assignment to read a book that you always wanted to read anyway, it doesn’t feel like work”
Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work)
Leadership Step by Step: Become the Person Others Follow
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Dr. Joshua Spodek is a leadership consultant, blogger podcaster, TEDx speaker, professor at NYU, and author of the books “Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work)” and “ Leadership Step by Step: Become the Person Others Follow”.
Dr. Josh Spodek Contact Info
Joining a Mastermind: Just like networking, sometimes you need to invest financially in your own development. We do this through continued education and now it is common to do this with masterminds. By meeting regularly with equally driven leaders, individuals can accelerate their leadership development and crush their personal and professional goals. By the way, we organize education masterminds, but seats are limited.
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Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up.
How do you create a school-wide change that impacts the students, teachers, staff and community….without fundraising? Be proactive like Adam Drummond.
Adam Drummond created an innovative school-wide “economy” where students applied for jobs, were paid a “salary” and couly buy items and experiences.
In this episode of Better Leaders Better Schools, Dr. Drummond shares the mindset behind this innovative economy and his lessons on transforming the entire culture of school for the positive.
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at betterleadersbetterschools.com
[5:00] The school-wide economy experiment
[7:50] What unexpected good things happened during your experiment?
[9:00] Partnerships with the community and local businesses-How did you get buy-in from the community for your experiment?
[17:30] What is student-centered decision-making and what does it look like?
[20:21] Creating change you believe in with management
[25:00] One practical exercise listeners can make to be a stronger leader
[29:00] The story of Joanne
“We wanted kids to do the right thing because it was the right thing to do. Others needed some of that extrinsic motivation.”
“It really starts with building out relationships.”
“It’s [The education industry] really become this competitive landscape.”
“I think the power of success happens within the opportunities we create for kids.”
The Instructional Change Agent: 48 Ways to Be the Leader Your School Needs
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Find you local Chamber of Commerce
Adam Drummond, EdD is the director of Professional Learning for the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), a keynote speaker, and author with leadership experience at levels of education.
Holding Office Hours: Hold office hours one day a week for an hour before school starts. This gives the staff uninterrupted time to meet with you and discuss important issues without having to worry about a class starting or getting home to feed the kids.
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You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/
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Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up.
In this episode, Danny speaks with repeat guest, Mike Roberts who offers some words of wisdom about persistence, pursuing excellence, and leveraging success as a school leader. Mike shares his experiences running marathons, teaching 8th grade English, and presenting leadership lessons to other teachers.
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at betterleadersbetterschools.com
[4:28] Mike’s transformation from a man who couldn’t run one mile into an ultra marathoner
[9:41] Why Mike didn’t quit
[12:37] Getting 1% better
[18:15] Dealing with Comparison Envy
[26:47] You learn the most from difficult things
“Giving up is the easiest thing to do.”
I want you to look at me as a person who teaches and I’m going to look at you as a person who is a student ``
“As educators, the more consistent we can be with who we are...the better off it is for our school community.”
“I don’t think next year is going to be easier than next year. I expect it to be tougher...but you build up those skills...along the way from the challenges.”
Chasing Greatness: 26.2 Ways Teaching is Like Running a Marathon
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Billionaire CEO Sara Blakely Says These 7 Words Are the Best Career Advice She Ever Got
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Eat Well & Exercise: If you want to optimize your performance mentally and physically you will prioritize eating well and you’ll start or continue exercising. Exercise is a great stress relief and some of your best ideas will be generated while outside of the office or while lifting or running. Make Eating well and exercising a part of your daily schedule.
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You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/
You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://teachfx.com/
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Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up.
In this episode, Danny talks with his colleague, expert coach and new Better Leaders Better School Mastermind cohort leader Dr. Kelly Crane. Dr. Crane shares her experience moving up the career ladder from assistant principal to district administrator while raising children, going through a divorce and working on her specialist and doctorate degrees. Along the way, Dr. Crane shares the insights she learned about school leadership, decision making, and networking.
[3:20] The unexpected way that Dr. Crane became a principal
[5:26] How did Dr. Crane balance her really busy life as a school administrator, Mom, Volleyball coach, District sub coordinator, and being a student herself
[7:34] Climbing the corporate ladder
[8:20] Networking Tips
[13:40] Creating your “vivid vision”
[15:29] Joining the Better Leaders Better Schools mastermind
[20:48] Leadership Guilt
“I have a choice every day and that was to get up and make it the best day or not. I choose to make it the best!”
“Always believe that something awesome is about to happen”
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at betterleadersbetterschools.com
Read the Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap
You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/
You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://teachfx.com/
Copyright © 2019 Better Leaders Better Schools
Welcome to the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast. This is a weekly show for ruckus makers -- What is a ruckus maker? A leader who has found freedom from the status quo. A leader looking to escape the old routine. A leader who never, ever gives up.
In this episode, Danny speaks with Chanie Wilschanski, early childhood strategist and school leadership coach (a return guest!) about owning and leveraging the ripple effect as a school leader. Chanie shares how everything a leader does, from the way they answer emails to the way they deal with interruptions, sets the tone for the entire school. She provides practical tips and strategies designed to help you make the most of your impact as a high-performing leader.
[6:48] Understanding the “School of Excellence” concept
[9:00] The importance of environments in shifting your perspective
[10:54] Getting into a high-performance mindset
[18:22] Habits and routines of a high-performing leader
[28:14] Dealing with the constant interruptions
[38:00] Favorite book
“The answer to that question is ‘What do I need to do so that this happens?”
“The school culture and whatever you want to have in your school is an effect of the leader’s daily behaviors, routines, and habits.”
“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” (Jim Rohn)
“Everytime you walk into a school building, it is a performance.”
“What adjective do you want to show up as?”
“As a school leader, we have to look at the game film.”
“The average director (in a study of early childhood educators) spends four hours a day fielding interruptions.”
“A teacher’s emergency is not yours.”
“The school leader who is always available isn’t listening.”
We hope you enjoy the podcast. All the highlights, resources, and next steps can be found below. Listen to the full episode here and learn more at betterleadersbetterschools.com
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Dr. Kelly Crane, expert coach at BLBS shares a tip about an app called Scanner Pro. Scanner Pro is the best app for quickly scanning and saving a digital version of a paper document. Scan any papers, ranging from a receipt to multi-page documents. Scanner Pro will automatically detect borders, correcting distortion and geometry. Share, email, fax and upload your perfect scans. Use OCR to convert any scan into a text. It is a free app-go to your app store or https://readdle.com/scannerpro.
You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/
You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://teachfx.com/
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