The Assistant Principal Podcast

Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 31-August 4, 2023.

Passion!
Remember when you were just starting out and you wanted to set the world on fire? I know, you
are in school leadership, so you are still setting the world on fire – in a good way – but maybe
some days it feels like your box of matches is running a bit low. Maybe? Today we have a very
special guest who is on the front end of her career, with matches to spare. Her passion and
wisdom are contagious, and whether you have an abundance or dearth of matches, or are
somewhere in between, today’s guest will bring a smile to your face and a spark to your heart.

Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 24-28, 2023.

You can’t do it alone! Building a support network is essential to any leader’s success but is critical to first-year assistant principals. A good network consists of four roles which we will explore today.

Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 17-21, 2023.

Accountability is compassionate. Conflict builds trust. Switches influence our mindset. At first glance, none of these statement may seem to make a lot of sense, but 30 minutes from now you will probably be embracing the ideas behind them – ideas that lead us to powerful truths which will improve life and leadership. Today, we dig into compassionate accountability with a very special guest. 

Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 10-14, 2023.

What if I could give you three strategies to magically prevent burnout? Do I have your attention?
Full disclosure – I don’t have three strategies, because burnout isn’t about you. It’s about
something bigger. And you can’t prevent burnout. It requires something greater. Sounds a bit
confusing? Playfulness aside, today we are looking at something essential to everyone listening.
We are going to talk about burnout, but I promise you this will be a unique conversation and
something different from the “walk away from work and get your exercise” that is typical of
burnout conversations. Yes, we will encourage you to get exercise, but today is more about
reframing than rejuvenating.

Today’s episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 3-7, 2023.

One of my favorite books is Jim Collins’ Good to Great – a book about what separates great companies from good ones. Collins’ book focuses on organizations, so what about leaders? What separates a great assistant principal from a good one? If you aren’t at the level of leadership you’d like to be, how do you get to being awesome? Today’s guest will help us take a few important steps on that journey down the road to awesome!