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The Open Door Policy
The open door policy is killing your productivity. Trust me. I’ve been there. It feels good to say “my door is always open." It feels noble. You’re available. You’re…
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Start with Productive-ish
You feel like you could be more productive. You also feel swamped and overwhelmed on a regular basis. Our jobs as school leaders are hard. They are complex, and…
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Autopilot Launch Day
It's a struggle for many school leaders. It’s the endless stream of emergencies, the back-to-back meetings that should have been emails, and the inbox that refills faster than you…
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Autopilot: Coming Soon!
I'm happy to announce that my new book Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders hits the streets on Monday, October 27th! Are you struggling to get it all done?…
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Our Last Dumpster Fire
It has been 0 days since our last dumpster fire. The dumpster fire has unfortunately become a recurring part of our daily rituals. It could be an overwhelming email,…
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Did you change a life today?
The bell rings. There’s a pile of papers, a sea of emails in your inbox, and you just fought with the copy machine for twenty minutes. By the end…
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The River is Alive
We’ve taught science in a very specific manner for a long time. We’ve pinned down the facts, labeled the parts, and drawn diagrams to help us understand the physical…
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Who will run the school?
Several years ago, I was getting ready to leave our school campus to attend an in-person district meeting. On my way to the parking lot, I bumped into a…
Six Years Later
It’s hard to believe that it’s been six years since the release of The SECRET SAUCE: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching. There’s one ingredient from the book that has…
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Back to Basics
Sometimes, we are trying to find problems for our solutions. Our days are shoehorned in ways they don’t need to be. We try to fix things that don’t need…