These posts are for the PrincipalPLN podcast that I record with Theresa Stager and DrSpikeCook and can be found at principalpln.com.
One of my good principal friends, Amber Teamann, started a blog series this July called #askanadmin. In this series of posts this summer, you’ll find answers from oustanding practicing school leaders to tackle many of the questions that aspiring administrators and practicing administrators ask one another. You can follow all of these posts at her … [Read more…]
First of all, to those of you who have followed my blog and asked me where I’ve been…thank you! To those of you who thought I fell off the face off the planet, I promise that is not the case. I have been working at balancing my home and work life, along with extra time … [Read more…]
Being a principal is my passion; a role that I am grateful to have and enjoy *almost* every day. While their are many positives to school administration, one of the pitfalls is the isolation that comes with being an administrator. I have previously written and shared in presentations (along with Curt Rees, Jay Posick and Matt … [Read more…]
School has been out for three weeks and I have: Read 5 books (mix of fiction and personal development) Enjoyed a family camping trip filled with fun and relaxation Enjoyed fishing and water skiing/tubing outings Acquired enough sunlight to get a tan (for me anyways) Ran 33 miles (one run was a 5K race with … [Read more…]
This is a cross post from the #PrincipalPLN podcast: How do you handle to stress? Does this sound like you? Maybe you just feel that way at times, which is certainly common in our overwhelming roles as school leaders. But, it doesn’t have to be! In this episode, the #principalpln crew have an amazing … [Read more…]
A common topic of discussion on the #PrincipalPLN podcast is on productivity, because principals have a LOT of work to do while wearing many different hats and never enough time to get it all done (seriously, time could stop and we still couldn’t catch up). One of my favorite apps for keeping my to-do list in … [Read more…]
Is Inbox Zero possible? Sounds like flying unicorns to me. I’ve often heard Curt Rees talk about getting to Inbox Zero and even though I accomplished it a few times (literally only a few!). After Curt join us on the PrincipalPLN podcast he helped me understand how and why to get to Inbox Zero. He … [Read more…]
We are the best at taking care of others, the worst at taking care of ourselves. In this episode we share tips to take care of yourself first so you can be the best principal you can be to last the whole school year long! Spike’s book is out! Check it out: Connected Leadership: … [Read more…]
If you haven’t checked out the new podcast yet, you can go to principalpln.com or download it on iTunes or Soundcloud. As we add podcasts, I’ll also cross-post them here (although I missed the last couple of posts). In this episode we catch up on what we’ve each been working on, what we wish … [Read more…]
Many leaders in my PLN are writing outstanding blog posts for #LeadershipDay14. I love this topic each year that it comes around, however, I’m feeling too busy to write a quality, reflective post in response to it (especially when incredible leaders like Curt Rees overachieve and create awesomeness like THIS!) Instead, I’m just going to use … [Read more…]