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Tired of school change efforts that stall, or worse, never get off the ground? If you’re a principal, assistant principal, or instructional coach who is ready have a transformative impact on...
Most principals walk out of a hiring interview with a feeling. A 100% Principal walks out with evidence. In this episode, I'm breaking down...
Your last culture-building moment of the year is already underway — and most principals are about to waste it. It's April. The energy has go...
Every morning you walk into school with a plan. And by 9am it's gone. You're constantly interrupted, constantly pulled into decisions that a...
After eight years, this podcast has a new name, a new format, and one very specific focus: principals who have decided that 100Percent stude...
For the last four weeks I've been naming something you already knew but couldn't say out loud — what's happening with your students, your te...
The teacher you were trained to lead and the teacher standing in your building right now are not the same person, and nobody told you that....
I've spent eight years watching brilliant, dedicated principals do everything right — and still hit the same invisible ceiling. More effort....
Are you doing everything you were trained to do and still feeling stuck? The problem might not be you. It might be the playbook. In this epi...
This month marks eight years of this podcast — and instead of celebrating with a highlight reel, I want to do something more honest: tell yo...
Are you really sure your staff believes in your 100% vision — or are they just saying what sounds right in the staff meeting? In this episod...
Right now, schools everywhere are ramping up test prep, adding review sessions, and trying to make sure nothing slips through the cracks bef...
By this point in the school year, I see the same pattern play out over and over again: a system isn't working, so we compensate. We work aro...
We all love a good redemption story in schools—the students who struggle for years and finally turn things around. Those stories make us fee...
I see this pattern over and over again: capable principals implementing solid ideas, working hard, and still feeling like progress won't hol...
I know I sound obsessed with vision, but in this episode, I'll explain why I can't stop talking about it. You see, everyone says you need a...
If you've ever felt like you're working incredibly hard but not actually building toward anything meaningful, you're not crazy, and you're n...
Last week I shared my big lesson going into 2025—be boring, stop chasing shiny objects, double down on what works—and this week I'm back wit...
As we close out 2025, I'm pressing rewind and revisiting the episode where I named the single biggest lesson I wanted to carry into the new...
During winter break, most principals fall into one of two camps: total disconnection or total overdrive. Either they collapse and avoid thin...
Most principals hit this point in December with the same uneasy mix of exhaustion and pressure. What makes it even worse is that everywhere...
Most leadership team meetings are stuck in a loop—polite updates, recycled problems, and a slow drain of energy that leaves everyone wonderi...
Ask yourself a question: Are you playing defense or are you playing offense? Is most of your day spent reacting to things that come up, or a...
The most effective principals don't start meetings with data, problems, or updates. They start with a simple two-minute ritual that immediat...
Tier 1 may be the hot topic right now, but here's the twist: Tier 1 isn't actually the problem—or the goal. In this episode, discover the on...
If you've ever felt like you're playing academic whack-a-mole—chasing one struggling student after another—you're not alone. Most teachers a...
I've spent years watching principals pour time, energy, and training into Tier 1 instruction—only to walk into classrooms and see the same i...
What if your school's "feedback problem" isn't really about feedback at all? In this special episode, you'll listen in on a real coaching co...
You've built the systems. You've set the routines. You've done everything "right." So why aren't you seeing results? In this episode, we unp...
In an age where every message is a text, email, or Slack ping, we've mistaken constant communication for real connection. This week's episod...
This isn't a typical episode about frameworks or strategies. Instead, I'm stepping back to talk honestly about what I see happening in our p...
Every school drifts, but drift isn't random—it's a hidden pattern that quietly reroutes your plans, scatters your staff's energy, and erodes...
If you're like most school administrators, this is the time of year that we, without even realizing it, are already starting to drift ever s...
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...
We've all been handed the same tired feedback advice: "Start with a compliment." "Ask a reflective question." "Get into 10 classrooms a week...
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 th...
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. Wheth...
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...
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 deter...
If you've been doing everything they told you to do—giving feedback, supporting teachers, holding people accountable, working on culture—and...
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 t...
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: al...
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...
For years, I believed that staff buy-in was the key to real school transformation. I thought that if I could just get everyone excited, insp...
We tend to treat people problems as if they are all different and require different solutions for each situation. But in today's episode, I'...
At their best, PLCs are a space where teachers solve real instructional problems, grow together, and make a measurable difference for studen...
It's here! Our annual Summer Reading List episode, and it's one of our most popular for a reason. This year, I'm sharing five non-education...
You've got the vision. You've listened to the podcast. You've even started trying some Buildership moves in your school. But if you're still...
If you're always the one carrying the plan—chasing the deadlines, keeping the vision alive, and pushing things forward while your team drift...
You're probably wrapping up the school year and already planning for next year, believing better plans mean better results. But what if that...
You've written your 100% Vision, embraced the language of Buildership, and maybe even started using some of the tools, but if you're still m...