The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Today I'm excited to bring you a conversation from Sideline Sessions, another series I host on the BE Podcast Network. On Sideline Sessions, I speak with coaches and performance experts from across the sporting landscape — including the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Olympics, youth academies, and more — to draw out their practical advice and deep insights for those who coach at the youth and scholastic levels, as well as parents and student-athletes. If you're involved with sports as a coach, administrator, or parent, this show is for you. Listen and subscribe here: https://ss.bepodcast.network 

My guest is Jared Zeidman, a basketball coach with 15 years’ experience in college athletics who authored the new book Nail the Recruiting Process.

This conversation touches on Jared’s direct experience plus his conversations with numerous coaches and athletes, as we explore evidence that suggests the college athletics landscape is changing rapidly. For student-athletes hoping to get recruited, and the coaches and parents who are supporting them, this information is a must-have. 

We discuss:

• How the college sports landscape is changing
• The myths about how college coaches think
• What coaches are looking for: Talent, Attitude, Resilience, Communication
• How athletes can get confirmation of their ability and the schools they should target
• Jared’s GEAR Framework (Growth-Oriented, Engaged, Aware, Ready)
• Red flags in the recruiting process
• Developing the right network
• Find the book Nail the Recruiting Process here: https://www.nailtherecruitingprocess.com

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

Emer O’Donnell has over 20 years of experience in psychology, working in global organizations and as a qualified behavioral change coach. She joins the show to discuss the critical and timely topics of stress and anxiety in our teenagers. 

Emer’s book is called Understanding Teen Stress & Anxiety.

A warning for listeners: this episode features a brief discussion of teen suicide. 

Our conversation covers:

• Teens are bombarded with messages that they’re not good enough. Where does that come from?
• What’s going on in the teenage brain?
• Sources and risks of stress and anxiety
• “Bad day behavior” and how this shows up and works
• Why young people struggle to connect and form positive relationships
• What impacts the quality of a parent's relationship with their teenager?
• Parents: what we want vs. what we do
• Tips for active listening and delivering feedback to support your teen

Understanding Teen Stress & Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Building Love And Connection is available wherever you get your books. Find it on Amazon or learn more at http://www.teenreconnect.com/EmerODonnell 

If you’re interested in interviews with professional, collegiate, Olympic and amateur sports coaches, season 2 of my show Sideline Sessions has just launched. We have advice for coaches, parents, and student-athletes. Check it out here: https://sidelinesessions.transistor.fm/subscribe 

About today’s guest

With over 20 years of experience in psychology, working in global organisations and as a qualified behavioural change coach, Emer O’Donnell, in 2016, recognised a gap in young people's education. She went on to build a company that proactively gives them the tools to learn how to live a life they love to guard against tragedies like suicide. Emer now focuses all her work on empowering young people, parents and educators to create meaningful connections and relationships, emphasising the importance of well-being for sustained performance. Emer is passionate about making a difference, believing that young people deserve better. Follow her on LinkedIn. 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

Today, I’m discussing a research-based method for hands-on leadership development with Dr. Michael Palanski, a social scientist and Professor of Management in the Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Michael is an active researcher in the area of leader development and business ethics and teaches classes in leadership, business ethics, and cross-cultural management.

We talk about his book, The Me1st Method: Hands-On Leadership Development for New Roles and Big Challenges. 

The conversation covers:

• How this book helps “Next Big Challenge Leaders” (those taking on new roles and big challenges)
• Does focusing on self first mean being self-centered?
• The hurdles Next Big Challenge leaders are facing
• “From face to embrace”
• Should leaders “go it alone?”
• Avoiding the appeal of the quick fix
• Your Personal Leadership Purpose Statement and how that connects to organizational change
• Engaging one’s team

Learn more about The Me1st Method at http://mikepalanski.com 

About today’s guest

Mike Palanski is a social scientist who is dedicated to developing better leaders and organizations. He’s a pracademic, meaning he strives to combine the academic-oriented pursuits of teaching and research with the practice-oriented pursuits of writing, speaking, coaching, and consulting. 

He is a Professor of Management in the Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. He teaches classes in leadership, business ethics, and cross-cultural management and is an active researcher in the area of leader development and business ethics. Follow him on LinkedIn. 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossromano 

I also host Sideline Sessions, a podcast for coaches and parents of student-athletes. The show features conversations with coaches and performance experts in the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Olympics, and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Rp0QGt 

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we bring you an extra “Best Of” episode focused on supporting teachers. 

Amber Harper, a kindergarten teacher, podcaster, and Teacher Burnout Coach joined the show to talk about her book Hacking Teacher Burnout.

We discussed:

• Amber’s “burnout story” and how she came to this work
• What makes teacher burnout different from the burnout in other roles and professions
• The types and stages of teacher burnout
• “Your burnout isn’t your fault, but it is your responsibility”
• Going from isolated to empowered
• Better support for new teachers
• Developing your Teacher Brand and how this benefits the whole school

Hacking Teacher Burnout is published by Times 10 Publications. Learn more HERE.

Learn about Amber’s work at http://www.burnedinteacher.com 

About the guest

Amber Harper is a Kindergarten Teacher, author of Hacking Teacher Burnout, podcaster, and Teacher Burnout Coach. She gives struggling teachers a path to follow as they navigate their way out of burnout by helping them grow through their burnout and take their next best steps toward what they want from their career in education and in life. You can learn more about her and the services she offers at www.burnedinteacher.com 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

Danielle Nuhfer is a former public school teacher turned coach who has spent the last 20+ years navigating the ebbs and flows of the current school system, while helping her clients prioritize their own well-being. She focuses on helping teachers to be their best inside and outside their classrooms and schools.

In this episode, we talk about the advice in her book, The Path of the Mindful Teacher. 

We discuss:

• How Danielle defines work-life balance
• The basics of mindfulness practice — and how teacher mindfulness changes schools
• Intentional decisions: Calm over Chaos; Serenity over Stress
• Chaos and Stress are things we choose?
• The contagion of stress
• Burnout prevention, recovery, and alleviation/management
• How teacher wellness corresponds to student wellness
• Listen to the related episode, Hacking Teacher Burnout with Amber Harper: https://bit.ly/3WtM8BR 

Learn more about The Path of the Mindful Teacher at https://teachingwell.life/book 

About today’s guest

Danielle Nuhfer is a former public school teacher turned coach, author of The Path of the Mindful Teacher and founder of Teaching Well. She's spent the last 20+ years navigating the ebbs and flows of the current school system, while helping her clients prioritize their own well-being so that they can be their best inside and outside their classrooms and schools.

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossromano 

I also host Sideline Sessions, a podcast for coaches and parents of student-athletes. The show features conversations with coaches and performance experts in the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Olympics, and more. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Rp0QGt 

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

In this "Best Of" episode, I speak with Nolan Bushnell — the “father of electronic gaming” who has founded 20+ companies, including Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s — and Dr. Leah Hanes, CEO of the Two Bit Circus Foundation.

Nolan and Leah are currently working together on the gamified education company ExoDexa and have co-authored the book Shaping the Future of Education: The ExoDexa Manifesto, an Amazon best seller. 

We discuss innovations that have the exciting potential to shape an all-new future of education. Our conversation includes:

• How Nolan got interested in tackling education
• A question from Steve Jobs: “What if you’re in a room and everybody thinks you’re wrong, but you think you’re right and you’ve thought more deeply about it than anybody?”
• The vision and goals of the school of the future
• What it really means to be designed around "students first"
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and why we should embrace it
• Entrepreneurship in the classroom
• “Competing” with video games vs. leaning into their organic ability to support learning
• Challenges and opportunities of using video games in the classroom
• “Games should be easy to learn but difficult to master.” Are schools focusing on mastery?

Shaping the Future of Education is available on Amazon. Learn more at https://www.exodexa.com. 

Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. 

About today’s guests

In 1972, Nolan Bushnell created an industry when he founded Atari and gave the world Pong, the first blockbuster video game. Today his design credo―that games should be “easy to learn and difficult to master”―is inspiring a new generation of developers. A prolific entrepreneur, Bushnell has started more than 20 companies, including Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater; Catalyst Technologies, the first Silicon Valley incubator; and Etak, the first in-car navigation system. Bushnell was the first and only person ever to hire Steve Jobs, which he details in his 2013 book, Finding the Next Steve Jobs.

He is chairman of ExoDexa, a gamified education company; CKO of Moxy, a “play to earn” game and token platform; and an advisor to companies in the gaming and eSports spaces. He was named one of “50 People Who Changed America” by Newsweek. A biopic about Bushnell, tentatively titled “Atari,” was acquired by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company and is in pre-production.

Leah Hanes, PhD, is CEO of the Two Bit Circus Foundation (2BCF). During her tenure, 2BCF has developed a strong voice in the current STEAM education discourse. Bringing potent creative play allies like T4T.org, STEAM Carnival, Imagination.org, and LA Makerspace under the 2BCF big top helped increase both reach and impact in education.

Prior to joining 2BCF, Dr. Hanes held a variety of positions focused on children and education. Most recently, she taught courses on adult developmental theory and ethics at Antioch University Los Angeles. Her PhD included a study of ethical decision-making and gender at Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change. 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn.

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

Kristin Vogel-Campbell, Ed.D. has twenty years of experience in Special Education. She is currently a Coordinator of Special Education for the San Mateo Foster City School District. 

Kristin’s research centers the perspectives of parents and families from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. Her book is Partnering with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families in Special Education (Rowman & Littlefield).

Our conversation covers:

• Kristin is an internationally ranked pinball player
• What has motivated her to spend her career in special education
• IEP process — what should the team be, what are the shortcomings?
• What FULL participation looks like for families
• Barriers to full participation for those with cultural and linguistic differences
• The "must-dos" that educators should put into place at the beginning of a working relationship with families
• Dr. Liz Murray, Early Childhood Education Assembly of the NCTE (National Counsel of Teachers of English): “A must-read for pre-service and in-service teachers.”

Partnering with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families in Special Education is available on Bookshop.org, Amazon and more. Find it here: https://linktr.ee/drkvc

If you’re interested in interviews with professional, collegiate, Olympic and amateur sports coaches, season 2 of my show Sideline Sessions has just launched. Check it out here: https://sidelinesessions.transistor.fm/subscribe 

About today’s guest

Kristin Vogel-Campbell, Ed.D. (she/her/hers) has twenty years of experience in Special Education. She began her career as a Special Education aide at the Chinatown Head Start in New York City and has taught in various settings in California with students aged 5-14. She has served as a district-level Program Specialist and Director of Special Education and is currently a Coordinator of Special Education for the San Mateo Foster City School District. Her research centers the perspectives of parents and families from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. She is an avid reader and internationally ranked pinball player in her spare time. Follow her on LinkedIn. 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

In this "Best Of" episode, we replay my conversation with veteran K–12 educator, speaker, and author Patrice Bain. 

As a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year and a Fulbright Scholar in Europe, she has been featured in national and international podcasts, webinars, presentations, and popular press, including NOVA and Scientific American.

Patrice is co-author of Powerful Teaching and author of A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching, which reinforces the “Teaching Triangle'' of student, parent, and teacher collaboration.

We talked about:

• The traditional state of the Teaching Triangle
• How kids learn
• Why it’s important for parents to know how kids learn
• The “power tools”: retrieval, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition
• Daniel Willingham: “Children are more alike than different in terms of how they think and learn.”
• What are some of the other critical things for educators to communicate to parents?
• How educators can become better at creating parent engagement
• Book recommendation: Initium by Emma Turner

A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching is published by John Catt Educational. Learn more at https://www.patricebain.com. 

Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. 

Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.

About today’s guest

Patrice M. Bain, Ed.S., is a veteran K–12 educator, speaker, and author. As a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year and a Fulbright Scholar in Europe, she has been featured in national and international podcasts, webinars, presentations, and popular press, including NOVA and Scientific American. In addition to Powerful Teaching, she also co-authored an essential practice guide for educators: Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, in collaboration with the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Bain’s latest book A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching reinforces the “Teaching Triangle'' of student, parent, and teacher collaboration. Patrice was one of two U.S. teachers on the working task group: Neuromyths vs. Neurotruths, sponsored by (IES) and the National Commission of Educational Research (NCER). In addition, she was a contributor to the United Nation’s UNESCO ISEE (International Science and Evidence-based Education) Assessment, outlining the vision for world education by 2030. 

Connect with Patrice at https://www.patricebain.com and @patricebain1. 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R maintains a private practice in Harrison, NY. She is also the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit 501c3 organization, and an adjunct faculty member at New York University (NYU) teaching a graduate course in Mindfulness Practice. 

Her latest book is Ace Your Life: Unleash Your Best Self and Live the Life You Want.

We talk about:

• Identifying core values
• How do our core values help guide us in making sound decisions to foster our satisfaction and contentment for a thriving life?
• How do we learn to trust process over outcomes?
• What gets in the way of us keeping up with good habits and maintaining meaningful changes?
• Emotional avoidance
• ACE: Acceptance, Compassion, Empowerment
• How to cultivate self-acceptance and self-compassion to increase our overall well-being
• Bouncing back when things don’t go right

Find Ace Your Life wherever you get your books or learn more at www.michellemaidenberg.com 

If you’re interested in interviews with professional, collegiate, Olympic and amateur sports coaches, check out my new show Sideline Sessions: https://sidelinesessions.transistor.fm/subscribe 

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About today’s guest

Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R maintains a private practice in Harrison, NY. She is also the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that offers free clinically-guided videotaping to chronically medically ill individuals who want to leave video legacies for their children and loved ones.

Michelle is adjunct faculty at New York University (NYU) teaching a graduate course in Mindfulness Practice. She is a Board of Directors member at The Boys & Girls in Mount Vernon and is a member of the American Red Cross Crisis Team. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Trauma Network (WTN) in Westchester, NY.

Listen to Michelle’s TED TALK: Circumventing Emotional Avoidance. She is also a blogger for Psychology Today. 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. 

Today I’m pleased to share an episode of The Mid-Career GPS Podcast on which I was a guest. 

If this is the year you plan to get that promotion or level up your career, what is your pathway to growth? 

It can’t be to do more, spend more time on the job, and work harder. You have to be more intentional and strategic to create whatever is next for you and your career. 

But what are the right moves? 

In this episode, I had a chance to share my insights with John Neral about how you can create those pathways to growth while remembering to place your career in the context of your entire life.

We discuss how to identify a great work opportunity, how to remove the fear of helping people grow “beyond you,” and how to best identify your "Hell Yeahs" and "No Ways."

Connect with Ross:

If you enjoyed this episode – or get value from The Authority Podcast as a series – and you’re seeking answers to the challenges, goals, and dreams in your own career, let’s connect. I help high performers in all industries and roles solve their biggest pain points, clarify their vision, identify strategic decisions that lead to growth, and feel encouraged along the way. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano , LinkedIn, or schedule an intro call. 

About The Mid-Career GPS Podcast:

John Neral had a mid-career moment that changed his path and direction. Building a Mid-Career GPS helped guide him to create what was next for his career. Now, he’s here to help you do the same. Join him and his guests as they share their stories, strategies, and tips to help you create whatever is next so you can find a job you love or love the job you have.

Learn more about today's sponsor, Playworks:

We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.

If you’re a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. 

These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation.