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The Expectation of Information
June 9, 2026
How Blue Painter’s Tape Can Help You Get Unstuck
June 5, 2026
Survive the May Gray
May 26, 2026
Ghost Students
May 19, 2026
Promote Yourself to Chief Wellness Officer
May 13, 2026
More is Not More
May 5, 2026
Start Leading What Matters: A Productive Conversation Podcast
April 29, 2026
Just Hit Send
April 22, 2026
An Analog Renaissance
April 14, 2026
Hit Delete: Why the Most Productive Act You Can Do is Stop Doing Three Things
April 8, 2026
Radical Sustainability
March 30, 2026
Ultimate Boredom: The 10 Minute Do Nothing Challenge
March 24, 2026
Closing Time – On the Importance of a Shutdown Ritual
March 17, 2026
The Un-Newsletter
March 10, 2026
The Anti PD Checklist
March 3, 2026
Plan for the Unplanned
February 26, 2026
Be More Boring
February 18, 2026
5 Productivity Tools We Love
February 11, 2026
Words Matter
February 3, 2026
This Might Not Work
January 28, 2026
Purpose Over Presence: Why the Next Tech Tool Needs a Better Strategy
January 22, 2026
The Tiny Screen vs. The Big Picture
January 14, 2026
The One and Only Productivity Rule That Matters
January 6, 2026
New Year, New Glue
December 31, 2025
Powerful Productivity: The Teachers on Fire Podcast
December 23, 2025
3 Ways to Protect Your Winter Break from School Work
December 16, 2025
Pain Points, Delegation, & Communication: Joining PodcastPD
December 11, 2025
Managing the Holiday Hype: 5 Strategies for Keeping Students Focused in December
December 2, 2025
Mastering Productivity: Joining the Dave Burgess Podcast
November 25, 2025
Why Benjamin Franklin, America’s Original Productivity Guru, would have loved Autopilot
November 17, 2025
The Open Door Policy
November 12, 2025
Start with Productive-ish
November 4, 2025
Autopilot Launch Day
October 27, 2025
Autopilot: Coming Soon!
October 21, 2025
Our Last Dumpster Fire
October 14, 2025
Did you change a life today?
October 8, 2025
The River is Alive
September 30, 2025
Who will run the school?
September 24, 2025
Six Years Later
September 17, 2025
Back to Basics
September 10, 2025
May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor
September 4, 2025
Reimagining Back to School Night
August 26, 2025
The Opposite of a Good Idea
August 19, 2025
We Keep Losing (and Losing)
August 12, 2025
A Complete Guide to Switching Up Staff Meetings
August 7, 2025
The Spotlight
July 30, 2025
Autopilot & The Great Summer Lie – A Podcast
July 23, 2025
Teacher or Facilitator?
July 17, 2025
Recognizing Your Cul-De-Sac
July 8, 2025
Enhancing PD & School Leadership Podcast
July 2, 2025
Autopilot Book Cover Reveal
June 25, 2025
180 Days
June 18, 2025
The Great Summer Lie (and How to Find a Better Way)
June 12, 2025
Learn When No One’s Looking
June 5, 2025
A Map or a Maze?
May 30, 2025
The Point of Games
May 22, 2025
The Pivot
May 12, 2025
The Customer is Always Right
May 7, 2025
Short Attention Span Texts: PD with Intention
April 30, 2025
Take Two Steps Back
April 24, 2025
Noon to Four
April 14, 2025
We Will Write
April 7, 2025
The Firewall
April 1, 2025
What School Needs to Be
March 27, 2025
Too Much Too
March 21, 2025
Delegate and Elevate
March 14, 2025
Ignore the Rest
March 6, 2025
Distraction is a Problem
February 25, 2025
The Sweetest PD
February 11, 2025
Happy Birthday ROGUE Leader!
February 4, 2025
The Great Time Heist
January 28, 2025
Assigners Assemble
January 21, 2025
In Cahoots
January 16, 2025
Interesting Problems
January 6, 2025
The Commitment Commitment
January 2, 2025
A man walks into a bar…
December 26, 2024
The Non-Specific
December 20, 2024
Stuck in Traffic?
December 10, 2024
1,000 Pieces
December 3, 2024
The Power of Rehearsal
November 27, 2024
The ROGUE Guide, Revisited
November 19, 2024
The Post-Truth Classroom
November 11, 2024
Teachers = Free Agents
November 5, 2024
Email Templates
October 30, 2024
Rinse and Repeat
October 24, 2024
The Advantage of Fallacies
October 15, 2024
You Are Here
October 10, 2024
High Noon
October 3, 2024
The EZ Way Out
September 26, 2024
5 Takeaways from The SECRET SAUCE
September 17, 2024
The Power of a Spoon
September 10, 2024
Productivity Reboot
August 29, 2024
Define Enough
August 21, 2024
Perfectly Imperfect
August 12, 2024
Still Need a Revolution?
August 7, 2024
What a New Teacher Wants (and Needs)
August 1, 2024
Little Plastic Green Soldiers
July 22, 2024
My Best Hiring Advice
July 17, 2024
Drive-Thru Meetings
July 8, 2024
The Quicker Picker Upper
July 1, 2024
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The Expectation of Information

  We live in the world of the instant update. It's constant information sharing. If it isn't shared, liked, or posted within minutes, it's almost like it didn't happen. Some…
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Posted by rczyz June 9, 2026
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How Blue Painter’s Tape Can Help You Get Unstuck

  Brian Eno is a world renowned musician, songwriter, and record producer. Many would consider him to be a genius. It's his unconventional methods that have made him so influential…
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Posted by rczyz June 5, 2026
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Survive the May Gray

  There are very few days remaining. The end is in sight, and everyone is struggling to show up meaningfully. It's the annual May gray, the time of year when…
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Posted by rczyz May 26, 2026
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Ghost Students

  The names are checked off on the attendance list. They are not absent. Bodies are occupying chairs. The students should be curious, engaged, and risk taking. But they are…
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Posted by rczyz May 19, 2026
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Promote Yourself to Chief Wellness Officer

  There's a chance that those supervising aren't looking out for your well being. You might hear platitudes about self-care. You might receive messages about taking care of yourself while…
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Posted by rczyz May 13, 2026
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More is Not More

  Inspired by the Next Big Idea Podcast episode, “You’re in the Hospitality Business (Whether You Know It or Not)” with Will Guidara. Even though he works in the restaurant…
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Posted by rczyz May 5, 2026
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 12!
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 12!

  Thanks for joining us for the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we announce our twelve winners!   Each of our 12 winners gets to pick a…
Posted by rczyz December 13, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 11
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 11

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on making a difference for Every Child in our classrooms.   Share out your…
Posted by rczyz December 12, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 10
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 10

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on Connections in our schools.   Share out your reflection at #4OCF12Days for a…
Posted by rczyz December 11, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 9
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 9

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on Utility in Classroom Design.   Share out your reflection at #4OCF12Days for a…
Posted by rczyz December 10, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 8
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 8

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on Authenticity in our classrooms.   Share out your reflection at #4OCF12Days for a…
Posted by rczyz December 9, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 7
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 7

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on Support in our classrooms.   Share out your reflection at #4OCF12Days for a…
Posted by rczyz December 8, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 6
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 6

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on the use of Time in our classrooms.   Share out your reflection at…
Posted by rczyz December 7, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 5
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 5

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on Errors in our classrooms.   Share out your reflection at #4OCF12Days for a…
Posted by rczyz December 6, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 4
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 4

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on Relationships in our classrooms.   Share out your reflection at #4OCF12Days for a…
Posted by rczyz December 5, 2019
12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 3
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12 Days of SECRET SAUCE – Day 3

  Welcome to the 12 Days of SECRET SAUCE Reflection Challenge! Today, we will be reflecting on Culture in our classrooms.   Share out your reflection at #4OCF12Days for a…
Posted by rczyz December 4, 2019

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