The Firewall

The Firewall

  You need a firewall. It keeps you safe. While digital distractions are relentless, you need to filter what gets in. Set a boundary for your attention. Don't let others…
Delegate and Elevate

Delegate and Elevate

  Many of us suffer from being busy. Visible activity, often mistaken for productivity, keeps us trapped.  Instead, let’s choose inaction. Not laziness but being strategic and deliberate. We are…
Distraction is a Problem

Distraction is a Problem

  Inspired by the latest episode of The Next Big Idea podcast titled How to Break Up with Your Phone.   If you are currently reading this on your phone,…
The Great Time Heist

The Great Time Heist

  I'm listening to Jon Acuff's audiobook All It Takes Is A Goal. In the book, Jon describes stealing time in fifteen minute increments. Waiting to pick up a child…
The Non-Specific

The Non-Specific

  As educators, we try to be masters of multitasking. While it’s not a strategy that I would suggest, teachers try to juggle lesson plans, grading, meetings, parent emails, professional…
Email Templates

Email Templates

  You just sent out an email notifying families that back to school information is available in the parent portal. Within ten minutes, you have a dozen emails with very…
Productivity Reboot

Productivity Reboot

  I am in the process on working on a new book, Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders (working title). While my target audience is school leadership, district administrators, instructional…
The Quicker Picker Upper

The Quicker Picker Upper

  School’s out for summer. While students and teachers are home enjoying well-deserved rest and relaxation, school administrators are still at work. Of course, it’s much more quiet during the…
Autopilot

Autopilot

Have you ever driven to work and not realized how you got there? Autopilot. We get used to routines and go about our day without thinking. Don Hahn, in his…