If you’re an educator, you’ve heard about PLCs, professional learning communities. Some see these as a way for groups of educators to gather and talk about students, outcomes, and future plans. Others see these as an excuse for another meeting.

The problem with PLCs is that there’s no focus on the educator; it’s all focused on someone else’s ideas of what outcomes should look like. That’s why I was so excited to welcome Danny Bauer back to the podcast to talk about his new book and how we can truly support educational leaders outside of the classroom so they can really make the impact our students need.

We talk about the value of masterminds, why it’s so vital that school leaders have mentors, scarcity mindset vs. abundance thinking, and how Ruckus Makers can help transform schools.

If you haven’t listened to Danny’s first episode on this podcast, be sure you tune into that too!

 

About Danny Bauer:

Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences. 

Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader is a book that reimagines what professional development for school administrators looks like in order to meet the needs of all school leaders who currently feel isolated and overwhelmed.

 

Jump in the Conversation:

• [1:34] Danny’s new book
• [1:43] Better leaders, better schools
• [3:25] Surprise requests for help
• [4:11] Scratch your own itch, do this stuff in public, connect with others
• [4:34] The enemy of school leadership is isolation 
• [6:06] Big name sponsorship for Danny’s podcast 
• [9:10] Learning abundance vs scarcity mindset
• [12:28] There’s plenty to go around
• [14:45] Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader
• [18:52] ABCs Framework
• [22:38] What is a mastermind
• [27:30] Ruckus Makers - leaders want to make change
• [28:24] Turbo Time
• [32:43] How other Ruckus Makers can help to transform schools
• [33:12] Danny’s Magic Wand
• [35:15] Maureen’s Takeaways

 

Link

• Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader
• Buy Danny’s book here with signed copy and bonuses 
• Radical Candor with the suggestion of procrastinating on purpose
• The Clues to a Great Story TED talk by Andrew Stanton
• Episode 28: Encouraging Leadership Development
• Email Maureen
• Maureen’s TEDx: Changing My Mind to Change Our Schools
• The Education Evolution
• Facebook: Follow Education Evolution
• Twitter: Follow Education Evolution
• LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution
• EdActive Collective
• Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids
• Micro-school feature on Good Morning America
• The Micro-School Coalition
• Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition
• LEADPrep