Schools Of Excellence Podcast
234 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratingsIf you are an Early Childhood director or owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 little kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies - equipping you to build schools with higher staff retention, teacher motivation, parent partnership, collaborative culture, and a beautiful quality of life.
Every week, Chanie shares the truth about the journey to excellence, the strategies that are working TODAY, and the mindset about the critical decisions and choices that you make everyday which impact yourself, your teachers, parents, family, and children who you serve everyday.
In addition to weekly solo episodes, she'll also be inviting industry leaders and the changing makers of the landscape of education to give listeners the insides knowledge of what it takes to sustain excellence.
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92. Part 1: How to Prepare for the New School Year - Anchors vs. Enhancers
August 09, 2022 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBThis week I'm sharing a new 3-episode podcast series, How to Prepare for the New School Year, to give you strategies for navigating the first few weeks and months of the academic year. You'll learn how to take better care of yourself, your team, and your school community. We'll explore the importance of prioritizing your daily routines to stay grounded and finding greater peace during the chaos of the new school year. We'll also take a look at the special kinds of activities that requ...
91. Navigating Grief with Dr. Sherry Walling
August 02, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBThis week on the podcast, I talk with Dr. Sherry Walling about how to find wholeness after loss and the ways you can support your team to overcome grief. You’ll learn how to offer connection and provide a glimmer of hope in the midst of sadness. With Rosh Hashanah right around the corner, I’ve been thinking about some of my family’s cherished High Holiday rituals. We light candles while reciting meaningful prayers. We savor challah bread dipped in honey. We try out new activities...
90. How to Prioritize Positive Mental Wellbeing
July 26, 2022 02:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBAre you prioritizing your mental wellbeing? If you’re anything like the many directors and owners I’ve worked with, your answer probably depends entirely on the season. Student enrollment? Staff hiring? “Forget about it, Chanie.” I know—I understand how it goes. When we’re caught up in a constant state of hypervigilance, we find it diffucult to slow down, rest, and take in life’s little pleasures. For me, I experience this struggle more than ever when I’m out in...
89. You're Not The Only One: Leading The Team
July 19, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBHas a difficult conversation with someone at your school ever left you feeling guilty? Me too. I can recall times when the guilt was so intense that I just couldn’t shake it. As a school leader, you can’t avoid difficult conversations. Whether it’s with teachers who aren’t getting along, admin staff falling short of their performance goals, or something else, avoiding the problem is worse than confronting it. When those conversations get uncomfortable or don’...
How to Become a Better Decision Maker
July 12, 2022 02:00 - 14 minutes - 11.3 MBAs a mom of four, it often feels like I’m supposed to have all the answers. Whether it’s a homework problem, an argument with a friend, or making the monster under the bed go away, my kids trust that I’ll know exactly what to do. When people look to you as a leader, it’s easy to put pressure on yourself to get it right every time. You may even fear that getting it wrong could have disastrous consequences. But in reality, decision-making is a skill that you build over time. ...
88. You Are Not The Only One: Guiding the Parents
July 05, 2022 02:33 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBHow do you respond to difficult situations with parents? I know many resourceful school leaders just like you who Google solutions. But this approach is limited by what you can find on your own, and there’s always some trial-and-error involved with going it alone. When I need new ideas and solutions, I prefer to lean into the power of community. Instead of going it alone, I ask, “Who can help me?” It’s not always easy to ask for help, but it’s worth it. Seeking community opens me up ...
Creating and Nurturing Confident Staff
June 28, 2022 02:00 - 9 minutes - 7.21 MBThere are few things more heartwarming than seeing a child beam with confidence after overcoming a challenge. You can see the shift happen almost instantly—their eyes light up, they smile widely, and they stand just a little bit taller. It’s as if they believe that from that moment forward, they can do anything they set their mind to. Whether a child in the classroom or a staff member on your team, the key to building a person’s confidence is showing them that they’re capab...
87. You Are Not The Only One: Leading Yourself
June 21, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBAs a leader, you need to learn how to separate yourself from your team. Because if you try to stay at the same level as your teachers or the other staff, your business will implode. In this special three-part series titled You Are Not the Only One, we open the closed doors to real stories of real people so we can start to normalize the struggle, the joy, the grief, and the milestones of what it takes to build a school of excellence. I hope that through this series, you'll be able to re...
Skills to Build Awareness
June 14, 2022 00:00 - 10 minutes - 8.44 MBWhen was the last time you felt truly seen? I’m talking about the type of connection where you feel heard, validated, and unafraid of being judged—where you feel safe enough to be fully vulnerable. For me, it was when I met up with my friend from high school during a conference in Dallas. We rented an Airbnb, ordered takeout, and hung out just like the old days. We spent 18 hours in that Airbnb, but only 5 of them were spent sleeping. For the other 13, we connected on a lev...
86. Plan the New School Year with Wise Decision Making Filters
June 07, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBToday’s episode will help enlighten you on planning the school year with discernment and wise decision-making filters. Because if we don't filter, everything becomes important, we then lack focus, and it's difficult to plan and be prepared. This invites chaos, uncertainty, and a lot of ambiguity into the day or year and doesn't allow us to follow through and be accountable. Understanding your business objectives, setting clear financial goals, investigating the impulse of projects and stress...
85. The Paradox of Self Reliance and Community
May 31, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBThis episode is from a live training where I share with you an interesting topic of the paradox of self-reliance and community. Full schedules are not full lives. As leaders, we have to recognize that no one is coming to check on us or manage our workload. When we are stuck in our stories, our minds are trying to protect us and the ego wants to make our story unique to us; nobody has this level of difficulty. We need to lean on a community and realize that we are not alone, but we als...
84: A Letter of Appreciation & Gratitude for Yourself
May 24, 2022 04:47 - 16 minutes - 9.55 MBIn today's episode, I share a compelling practice of self-love and self-recognition; writing a letter of gratitude to yourself. Writing this letter to yourself is a radical opportunity to pause and appreciate who you are and where you've been while providing inspiration for your next stage of growth. Gratitude is a huge part of the School of Excellence Framework and as a director or owner, it is important that you realize that it is very different from gratitude for others. When we show ours...
83. Strategies to Help your Staff Think Big Picture
May 17, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode, we dive into how you can help your staff to start thinking of the big picture by understanding the bigger context. Seeing the big picture, getting into the details, seeing the details, and connecting it all back to the bigger picture can be a beautiful dance. Helping teachers to start thinking about the big picture is essential because that is how you create a consistent alignment that is connected with your company’s mission and culture. Tune in to learn more a...
From the Archive: How to Run the End of Year Staff Meeting with Reflective Questions
May 12, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 38.4 MBMay is an incredible time for reflection regardless of whether you run a 10-month or a 12-month academic school year. End-of-year reflections serve two important purposes - a gauge for determining how we can continuously improve on our processes and a reminder of the kind of mistakes we've made so that we can avoid making them in the subsequent years. The only way to have awareness of how far you've come is by being reflective of what you've done in the past academic year. In today's, fro...
82. Priorities Reset: Reflect, Restore, Recast Part 2
May 10, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBThis is part 2 of this exclusive inside look at a members-only call on Priorities Reset: Reflect, Restore and Recast. In today's episode, we're digging into the third phase of the priorities reset call, where we recast our commitments into a real calendar and decide what we want to invite back and what we can eliminate. We share insights into the habits that we need to stop doing, besides checking emails, but to stop the thoughts in our minds that are not serving us, that are being tox...
81. Priorities Reset: Reflect, Restore and Recast Part 1
May 03, 2022 02:28 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBThis episode is an inside look at a members-only call on Priorities Reset. This session is divided into three core parts; reflect, restore and recast. In part 1, we are going to reflect on our last 90 days and then restore ourselves to what our current priorities are. Part 2 will look at the commitments we'll recast in our next 90 days. 20% of your time (and your budget), is your margin. And margins aren't created by default - you have to be honest, give yourself grace and create one. ...
80. Build to Last: How to Navigate and Deal with Conflict
April 26, 2022 00:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBWelcome to the final part, part 4, of the Build to Last workshop series. From improving our mindsets and inviting calm to learning about theme days, time blocking, and calendar creation to our previous episode: building a culture of excellence, it has been a transformational experience. In today's episode, I share tips on inner team conflicts and understanding how to navigate these conflicts. As directors and owners, we spend an average of 4 hours a day fielding interruptions and navig...
From the Archive: Teacher Appreciation Week
April 21, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBGratitude and appreciation need to be a habit - a constant in your life. And having a week in a year that is focused on key stakeholders that drive success in your school, is really special. It shows that you value them, and reinforces a culture you'd want to see in a school of excellence. While we may not remember every single detail of what happens in our lives, we will always remember specific moments of experiences. In this week’s episode, I share ideas on how you can make your teacher...
79. Build to Last: How to Build a Culture of Excellence
April 19, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBWelcome to part 3 of the 4-part series, the Build to Last workshop series. During each episode in this series, we’re going to be digging into specific areas that will uplevel and give you the confidence, decision-making skills, and practical strategies and mindsets for your center from the field of play. In today's episode, I'm joined by Sara Schreiner and Susan Sholar, members of our inner circle who are from Sunshine Academy in Montana. They share with us their specific habits and ro...
78. Build to Last: How to Manage your Time with Theme Days and Time Blocking
April 12, 2022 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBWelcome to part 2 of the 4-part series, the Build to Last workshop series. During each episode in this series, we’re going to be digging into specific areas that will uplevel and give you the confidence, decision-making skills, and practical strategies and mindsets for your center from the field of play. In today's episode, I'm joined by Jo David, a director who is a member of the Director’s Inner Circle and is a time blocking practitioner. Jo shares with us strategies of how to work on ca...
77. Build to Last: How to Improve your Mindset with Vision Casting and Decision Making
April 05, 2022 03:41 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBWelcome to part 1 of the 4-part series, the Build to Last workshop. Every single week, over the next four weeks, we're going to be digging into specific areas that will uplevel and give you the confidence, the decision-making skills, and practical strategies for your center. In this episode, I am joined by Sharon Hopson. She is the owner of the Bella Vita Montessori in Omaha, Nebraska. We share tips on understanding what you tell yourself, the thoughts that you believe in, and how the...
76. How to Mentor Veteran Staff
March 29, 2022 02:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBWe all need a sense of belonging. And when new teachers come in, they come with this innate human need to belong to a community. So how do you, as a school leader, facilitate this? In this episode, I share tips on how you can create a culture of belonging at your school. Remember, just because your new teachers are on the payroll, and they have a spot in the teacher's room, doesn't mean they belong. They are still trying to fit in. Connecting them with people who've walked this path be...
75. The Importance of Celebrating Milestones and Reflecting on our 1 Year Anniversary
March 22, 2022 02:14 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBIt’s the 1 year anniversary of the Schools of Excellence podcast! What a perfect time to reflect on how far this show has come, because this is a huge milestone at the Schools of Excellence. We just wrapped and returned from the Summit of Excellence which was held at the beginning of March. As I unpack and process everything that happened over the 2-day in-person event, I find myself reflecting and am so grateful for so many of the things that happened at the event. This inspired me further ...
74. The Myth of The Open Door Policy
March 15, 2022 03:00 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBYou pride yourself on how freely your staff can come to talk to you, right? As a school leader, you always want to be seen as an approachable and available director or owner that makes your staff feel heard. The “open door policy” has trickled into our school culture, because we think that it makes our staff feel valued and appreciated since they know they can come to talk to us at any time, for anything. In corporate, the open door policy means that all employees can bring their concern...
73. The 5 Signs of a Thriving Leader and School
March 08, 2022 03:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBThis is a re-air of one of the most downloaded episodes in my special summer series that originally aired last year. I wanted to bring this back for those who are newer listeners. This summer series was all about the different ways that you can prepare yourselves for an upcoming school year. After nearly two decades in this field and speaking with hundreds of school owners and directors. There are very specific patterns of behavior I have noticed in successful school leaders. In thi...
72. Difficult Conversations: Blame
March 01, 2022 03:00 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBThis is a re-air of one of our most downloaded episodes in the Schools of Excellence Podcast. As one of the first episodes I ever released, I wanted to bring this back for those who are newer listeners. I hope you enjoy and get value out of this episode. Like it or not, schools are home to a number of difficult conversations. Discussing topics such as... Pay and benefits Inappropriate behavior Underperformance These can be uncomfortable. But having successful one-on-one conversatio...
71. The Gratitude Matrix: Achieve Higher Retention & Collaborative Culture for Your School
February 22, 2022 03:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode, I discuss how by implementing the Gratitude Matrix, you can achieve higher retention and a more collaborative culture for your school. After 30 days of implementing the Gratitude Matrix, one of the executive directors in our Membership Program, Kerstin, went from 17 callouts in September to 4 callouts in August. What did she do? She implemented the Gratitude Matrix in her school, and saw an almost immediate shift because her staff felt valued and appreciated. This is why I ...
70: Reair: Break the Cycle of Excuses with Personal Accountability
February 15, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBThis episode is a re-air of an episode I did a few months back and I wanted to do a throwback to it for a couple of reasons. Because I've been getting so many questions from leaders around how to stop the cycle of excuses Because creating a culture where people really level up and take personal responsibility for their actions is the premise of everything that we're doing at the Summit of Excellence. In this episode, I discuss breaking the cycle of excuses. Everyone makes excuses....
69: How to Coach Staff to Navigate Conflict: Part 2
February 08, 2022 03:00 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBTraining and coaching your staff to navigate conflict takes work. It requires attention and it’s not an overnight event. As the leader, you need to constantly be able to pour into yourself, uplevel, and recognize the skill gaps in your team. Only then can you lead from a place of bravery and courageousness, so that you can guide your team to level up in the same way. In this episode, I talk about how you can help your team look at conflict from a different perspective. I also sh...
68. How to Coach Staff to Navigate Conflict: Part 1
February 01, 2022 03:12 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBWe spend so much time talking about how to discipline children and how to work on child behaviors, yet there's very little training on how adults need to be self-disciplined. Just because you're a grown-up, it doesn't mean you enter adulthood knowing how to be self-disciplined and regulate your emotions. This episode is part one of a two-part series on how to coach your staff to navigate conflict. Because when they avoid the slightest disagreement, they’re compromising their true feeli...
67: Ordinary Moments: When is Enough Enough with Sharon Hopson
January 27, 2022 03:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBWatch the video interview of this episode: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments-6 Get all the details about the 2022 Summit of Excellence here: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments When we're constantly seeking fireworks, extraordinary wins, and giant momentum, we exhaust ourselves. We burn ourselves to the ground, and we can't be in business forever. We are putting too much effort into giant, extraordinary things and it will take a lot of discipline, self-a...
66. Ordinary Moments: Choosing Business and Family - You Can Have Both with Mandy Moore
January 25, 2022 03:37 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBWatch the video interview of this episode: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments-5 Get all the details about the 2022 Summit of Excellence here: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments Are you a childcare owner or director who is a parent raising kids? This conversation is for you. In this episode, I speak to Mandy Moore, the owner of Steadfast Academy - a daycare center in Pasadena, Texas. Mandy sheds light on choosing work-life integration, choosing both family ...
65. Ordinary Moments: Choosing Focus Over Busyness with Aliya Roberts
January 20, 2022 03:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBWatch the video interview of this episode: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments-4 Get all the details about the 2022 Summit of Excellence here: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments Do you find yourself constantly operating in survival mode and making excuses for your busyness? In this episode, I speak to Aliya Roberts, the owner of Pratt Street Learning Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Aliya and I connect on a lot of different things, one of th...
64. Ordinary Moments: The Power of Difficult Conversations with Kathy Cameron
January 18, 2022 03:03 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBWatch the video interview of this episode: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments-3 Get all the details about the 2022 Summit of Excellence here: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments If you struggle with letting go, giving up control, and trusting the process, then this episode is for you. Today's episode is the third of my six-part series, where I'm interviewing and having conversations with owners of childcare centers across the nation, on how they ...
63. Ordinary Moments: The Cost of Doing it All with Jessica Kelley
January 13, 2022 03:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBWatch the video interview of this episode: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments Get all the details about the 2022 Summit of Excellence here: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments Owning a school of excellence is a constant practice and process. It isn't something that's one-and-done. Today’s episode is another episode in my six-part series of what it takes to build and sustain a school of excellence. I get to interview school leaders from across the na...
62. Ordinary Moments: Transition from Manager to CEO with Sara Schreiner
January 11, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBWatch the video interview of this episode: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments Get all the details about the 2022 Summit of Excellence here: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments Are you a school leader who wants to remove yourself from the day-to-day, and truly into the visionary CEO role? Do you want to hear the real, the raw, and the messy of what it takes to become such a school leader? Today’s episode is the first episode in my six-part series o...
61. Kind vs. Nice in your School Culture
January 04, 2022 03:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBWant to be a great school leader? Stop being nice. Being nice works well with strangers, but leaders who care about the long-term growth of their teams are not nice. They are kind. Niceness is the short game. And when you're a leader, you're always playing the long-term vision game. Today's episode is a conversation that I had with Lori Buxton, who's the Managing Director at Association for Early Learning Leaders. Lori and I have monthly conversations on leadership on our social chann...
60. An Exclusive Look Inside the Summit of Excellence
December 21, 2021 03:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBOne of the things that we teach a lot at the Schools of Excellence is the quality of decision-making. When potential clients or attendees connect with me, I always talk about giving them all of the data and the information so that they can make an informed decision. A lot of times we feel kind of insecure about our decision-making, or we're unsure. And a lot of that comes from just a lack of data. This is why in today’s podcast episode, I take a very unique inside look into what the Su...
59. Boundaries During the Holidays
December 14, 2021 03:00 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBThe holiday season can evoke feelings of sipping warm drinks by the fire, reuniting with loved ones, and opening gifts. But for school leaders who already juggle a lot of responsibilities throughout the year, the holiday season can also bring an added layer of anxiety and even stress. In the quest to “do ALL the things,” they may find their holidays not so merry and bright after all. In this episode, I share tips on how to set boundaries during the holiday season, so that you can be wh...
58. Break the Cycle of Excuses with Personal Accountability
December 07, 2021 03:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBEveryone makes excuses. We've all made excuses, and we will continue to make excuses. But what does it take to break this cycle of excuses and encourage personal responsibility in our schools of excellence? It's not about eliminating, it's about learning how to break the cycle. Allowing the cycle of excuses to continue is normalizing behavior and work ethic that is completely against our values, morals and ethics. If you (or your staff) spend most of your time giving justifications rat...
57. Break the Cycle of Dependency with Effective Delegation
November 30, 2021 07:37 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBAs a leader, you likely live, sleep and breathe your school. You want to remain comfortable making the same decisions you have always made. You probably believe you can do a better job yourself because you don’t want to risk losing control of the situation or outcome. While you may think you are staying on top of the game, you actually are fueling the cycle of dependency among your staff! In this episode, I share with you how you can use effective delegation to break the dependency cyc...
56. Break the Cycle of Stress and Burnout
November 23, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 26.2 MBBurnout not only hurts our productivity, it also affects our mental and physical well being. In fact, there is evidence that links burnout to weakened immune systems and even cardiovascular disease. It’s interesting how people are afraid to ask for help, yet in my mind, it is a sign of strength, not weakness. In this podcast episode, I share strategies that will help you break the cycle of stress and burnout among your staff. This is the first of a 3 part series - Break the Cycle in Yo...
55. 2 Mindset Shifts to Increase Retention
November 16, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBWhat does it mean to have a team that is accountable, hardworking, and responsible? Employees no longer feel compelled to serve companies that do not serve them. This makes understanding employee retention key to attracting and retaining those top performers. It’s time for school leaders to start to create an environment that fosters and builds a team of excellence. Today's podcast episode is a very unique conversation. I talk about the two mindset shifts to help you increase ret...
54. Work Ethic Redefined with Scott Wayman
November 02, 2021 02:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBWhat does it mean to have a good work ethic? In today’s episode, I share a special conversation from my Owners Only membership program with Scott Wayman. Scott is the Founder and CEO of Kangarootime, and in this week’s episode, we talk about redefining work ethic and both of our personal definitions of it. We dive into cultural norms, how to shift the narrative and the conversation around work ethic, and ways to lean into conflict and really understand what building and sustaini...
53. Changing the Narrative of School Leadership with Daniel Bauer
October 26, 2021 02:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBAs a school leader, you play a pivotal role in affecting the climate, attitude and reputation of your school. You are the cornerstone of how your school and community functions and grows. With successful school leadership, schools become effective incubators of learning, places where students are not only educated but challenged, nurtured and encouraged. Today, I’m excited to share with you my interview with Daniel Bauer. Daniel is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands ...
52. Do You Feel More Satisfied When Your School Succeeds Because of You or Without You? With Lori Buxton
October 19, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBToday's episode is part of a special live streaming that we do once a month on our Facebook page. In today's conversation, we talk about a very thought-provoking question that Lori Buxton of AELL, had in mind. And her question was, "Do you feel more satisfied when your program or your business succeeds because of you, or without you?" By the end of the episode, you will get a better understanding of stories that we create for ourselves, the context around the type of story that we want...
51. Up Level Staff QUICKLY!
October 12, 2021 02:00 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBAs a school leader, you have a lot on your plate. You have a ton of responsibilities and your to-do list likely never ends. However, pausing and thinking about the training and up-leveling of your current staff is going to have a tremendous ripple effect on alleviating a lot of mental space and emotional labor that comes with starting a new school year. In this episode, I talk in detail about the three components of up-leveling your staff. Training, mentoring, and coaching never end. Thes...
50. Do you know HOW to stop and pause?
October 05, 2021 04:49 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBMany school leaders feel time-pressured, tethered to their smartphones so they can stay on top of work and home responsibilities. It can be tough to step off the daily merry-go-round, put your phones, laptops, and to-do lists aside, and find decent chunks of quiet time to reflect on your life. In fact, we may not even be sure how. Today’s episode is number 50 for the Schools of Excellence Podcast! With this milestone, it’s also an invitation to pause. An invitation to tune into your body a...
49. The 3-Step Marketing Method To Attract The Right Families For Your School with Mike Michalowicz
September 30, 2021 21:07 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBIf you rely solely on referrals to fuel your school, you’re making one of the most common mistakes a school leader can make. This puts the fate of your school entirely into the hands of your school’s families. They determine when (or if) you get your next family. Today, I’m excited to share with you my interview with Mike Michalowicz. Instead of living in the constant cycle of feast or famine, Mike Michalowicz shares a way to keep the “marketing machine” running 24/7 to help you attract th...
48. You Can’t Plan Your Way Out of Chaos
September 23, 2021 14:00 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBSometimes we think we can plan our way out of chaos, or if we plan enough then we can avoid chaos entirely. But this isn’t always the case. Because you can never plan enough! That’s the perfectionist mindset. What you actually need is the mental toughness and resilience to rise back up again after chaos. In today’s episode, I take you through a few common things regarding chaos that I see in schools, and some powerful ways to combat it. If you’d like to know why having a community tha...