Everyone tells you that the key to building trust is transparency, but no one ever tells you how to achieve that transparency. So, we either try to be "strategically transparent" sharing some thing while withholding others (which often leads to more distrust) or we feel that we have to strop ourselves naked and share everything. Well the good news is, there is a better way. On today's episode, discover how you can be truly transparent and build real trust and still be able to keep confidential things confidential #LikeABuilder.

Are you focused on control, conformity, or alignment? Your answer will likely determine whether you have a toxic culture, a good enough culture, or a 100% culture. Tune in today to discover why trying to stay in control of your school will lead to burn out, toxicity, and failure, why conformity is a trap that keeps your school locked in “good enough,” and how to build true alignment that not only unleashes creativity and innovation, fosters true accountability, and frees you and your team to be your best selves #LikeABuilder.

The difference between a toxic, good enough, and 100% culture can usually be boiled down to how each culture pursues its work. Toxic cultures are reactionary and pursue their work from a sense of panic. Good Enough cultures pursue their work to alleviate the tension between where they are and where they need to be, often settling for whatever will relieve the tension regardless of whether it is right for students. But Builders know that in order to sustain true urgency around the work, they need to keep a laser focused on the most important work. On today’s episode, discover how you can foster a true sense of urgency in your school  #LikeABuilder.

One of the biggest traps leaders face is that they have been trained to focus on making their staff comfortable instead of safe. The challenge is that once you start focusing on your team’s comfort, you end up making people comfortable where they are instead of challenging them to pursue something better. On today’s episode, discover the steps you need to take to transition your school culture from a culture of comfort to a culture of safety so that your teachers feel empowered to take risks, pursue bigger goals, and ultimately achieve your vision for 100% of your students  #LikeABuilder.

This week, we have a real treat in store. We're sharing one of the most popular segments of the live recording we did of the Culture Cure Course! This segment outlines the 4 core stories every school tells and challenges you to determine what story your school is currently telling. So listen in on this segment of the Culture Cure Course and then identify the story your school is telling. Because, once you understand the story your school is currently telling, you can transform that story into a success story #LikeABuilder. 

Do you feel like you are the only person in your school who truly believes that success for 100% of your students is really possible? Does it feel like you have to drag your school towards your goals? Are people openly or passively resisting your 100% vision. If so, this episode is for you. Discover the 3 steps you need to take to get your entire culture on board and building success for every student  #LikeABuilder.

Ready for some straight talk? Many of us are doing the “right” work for the wrong reasons. So in this episode, we’re having the hard conversations about what really drives our work. Discover how to remove one of the biggest barriers that prevents you from being effective and exponentially multiply the impact you can have on the lives of those you serve #LikeABuilder.

Last time (episode 200) we looked at the 5 types of cultures typical of schools. Unfortunately, if you want to achieve success for EVERY student you serve, you need something MORE than the typical school culture. You need a 100% School Culture. So on today’s episode, we’ll look at the 4 characteristics of a 100% School Culture and how you can begin to build one in your school #LikeABuilder.

Normally when we think about school cultures, we think that a culture is either healthy or toxic. But, did you know that there are actually five different types of school cultures? In today's episode, I’m breaking down the characteristics of each of the 5 types of school cultures. But here’s the thing. No matter what kind of school culture you have, there are challenges and pitfalls. So tune in today to discover what type of school culture you have and how you can avoid the challenges that come with each type of school culture #LikeABuilder.