Leaders are readers and readers lead by sharing their learning. Here are five books for you for this fall. One to help with decision making, one to help with perspective, one to help develop as a leader, one to help your mindset, and one to build your capacity to support others through reflection.    The Art of Clear Thinking (Leadership and Decision Making) The Noticer (Empathy and Leadership) The Leap to Leader (Leadership, Leadership, & Strategy) Yes to Life (Mindset &...

Being a fan of those around you is a leadership quality. Join us for a reflection of the key characteristics of great fans. Great fans are constantly cheering for you, promoting you and guiding you.    List the people you’re a fan of. Describe how you are as a fan for others. List who’s in your fan club.

Parenting can be so difficult and rewarding all at once. Take a listen as we reflect on how to support your children with great parenting skills.    

Driving change and being thoughtful are critical in change management. Change often fails because we are not intentional in investigating why things exist before we change them. Take a listen and learn away to avoid this mistake.  Describe where you can institute the Chesterton principle List decisions you’re facing that could apply the principle. Identify a lesson you’ve learned from breaking the principle.

Being yourself is difficult. Listen as we share a process to speed transitions and support authenticity so that more people are successful. This is a simple process that will accelerate relationships, trust, and collaboration. 

Leadership lessons are everywhere - -well that is of course if you're looking. This week join us for a discussion on the power of empathy and the lessons learned from a young adult fiction novel. Empathy is a key driver in supporting the success of others.  Describe how you practice empathy  List your empathy reflective questions Describe to yourself what it would be like to be YOU today in the eyes of others.    Book: Unteachables by Gordon Korman 

Need a framework for focusing on the positives? Take a listen as we explore asset v. deficit thinking and the impact it has on the world around you! Smart Thinkers - -they bet on the strengths of others!    Describe your habit. Do you lean asset based or deficit based? List those in your life that would benefit from hearing more about their assets. Describe how you can be a better leader by focusing on your own assets.   

It is time for us to create the conditions for success in communications in schools. Flexibility/freedom & protections/permissions.   Listen as we explore two f's and two p's and how to use a tool to set expectations and create empowered and engaged staff!    List the boundaries you can establish for yourself and others Describe a process you can use to collect your cultures communication needs and expectations List one communication habit you need to address in yourself…. Like emailing...

What is your process to monitor your life? How are you proactively stopping yourself from burning out? Take a listen as we discuss the symptoms, signs and solutions for burnout and share a process for you to check yourself!  Describe the behaviors you have when you know you need a reboot List your processes for reducing stress and being present Describe a time when you needed a reboot

Here are four books to read and two artists to listen to this summer. Books: The School of Life: Confidence Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More With Less The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Be Your Future Self Now Listen: Ben Folds: What Matters Most Inhaler: Cuts and Bruises 

What is your message to those in transition and graduating? Take a listen as we break down the four areas to focus on to support others to be the best version of themselves and help you.    These are the prompts to add into your graduation cards or notes to those you serve:  Describe what frustrated you this year and how you will avoid that in the future. (Frustrations) Analyze the opportunities you have this coming year and describe how you will take advantage of them. (Risks) Identify a...

What are the keys to a great relationship?   Simple- give and take as needed, don't keep a scorecard, the playground rule of "do over's" and traditions. Take a listen as we explore those tenants and learn a bit about how to improve your relationships with those you serve and love.    Describe relationships that help you List the people you can serve better with the 70/30 principle Develop a code to support others – like “do over”

The history of others can help you lead people in new ways. Take a listen as we explore Ted's great-grandfathers history and how a little curiosity goes a long way to remember the leadership, service and impact of others.   List those in your world you need to learn more about. Describe a story within your DNA that explains more about you and your family. List people you need to share your story with.

We owe it to those we serve to create practices that increase predictability and reduce anxiety. Take a listen as we explore a strategy to end the year with a preview and reduce worries over the summer.  Describe your opportunities to create predictability in your world. List where you would like more predictability Describe a time when you became anxious as a result of a sudden shift - -what did you learn?  

Listen to a process so that you can take advantage of the end of the season (school year) and create the conditions so that staff and students can come back next year stronger!    Check Out Prompts: What matters to me most here is… This worked really -- really well… I’m grateful that we… I’m grateful for… This person deserves to be recognized… I’m happy that we… What I need to be successful… Next year we need to avoid… Next year we need to continue… I wish that (big idea or innovation)…

Take a listen as we explore the perseverant life of Susan Rogers. Imagine if your teacher could say "I am a neuroscientist who has also worked with Prince, Van Morrison, T-Bone Burnett, The Violent Femmes, The Bare Naked Ladies, David Byrne and many others." This was an incredibly enlightening discussion!  

We'll explore how positivity is learned and takes discipline to master. We also learn about a tough little one that can give us the courage to take on any size storm.  PLUS - Two great processes to support your culture, family and life as well as a new mindset: 70/30! Describe the typhoons you are facing that will challenge your positivity. List which processes you will employ to support the discipline of others Describe what you can do different to increase your positive discipline.

Negative contractions need to be eliminated from your culture and the focus needs to be on the positive ways in which we've worked. As we finish the year - finish strong focusing on how little time we have left to make a difference!  Describe where you can drop the use of negative contractions. List the people who need to reflect and review the joy. Describe where you can apply a review process to provide the fuel needed to end the journey optimistically.

It is critical to regularly check up on those you care about. Listen as we discuss a quick process to use to ensure you avoid the "weirdness" too often associated with demonstrating care for others.    Describe your approach to checking in. List people who you need to purposefully check in with. Describe your approach for building confidence in your conversations with others.

Take a listen as Ted rapidly reviews and suggests a few books to support your growth and leadership.    This is What It Sounds Like- Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas The Creative Act: A Way Of Being – Rick Rubin Unreasonable Hospitality – Will Guidara The Anxiety Toolkit – Alice Boyes Wake Up With Purpose – Sister Jean

We discuss the leadership lessons from Ted Lasso. Our Ted, breaks down quotes he captured while watching the show and discusses the practical applications of the "other" Ted's ideas. 

Too often we sit around and blame the younger generations for everything and we fail to recognize that we created that generation. We modeled for them, we supported them, and we created the way they are. Take a listen as we discuss how to increase your skills and stop blaming systems while owning the success of the next generation. 

Take a listen to this interview that is filled with amazing ideas and strategies to create optimism around students and even each other. Kelsie and Byron bring the energy and enthusiasm that we all need all the time in the service of children and each other!  List what’s strong with you. Describe the assets of the people you serve. Review what you heard and how you will apply it.   Book: Hacking Deficit Thinking: 8 Reframes That Will Change The Way You Think About Strength-Based Practices...

You are a one person organization and you need a Board of Directors. Listen as we discuss a process that allows you to identify, collaborate with, and use a Board to support you, your leadership and those you serve. List your BOD Describe the gaps on your board of directors. Describe how you could use this tool to support others?

Take a listen to this great discussion between two ADHG (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Gifts) leaders and learners. We promise you'll walk away thinking a lot about our impact as leaders as well as ways in which you can be better for those around you. "We teach what we most need to learn" Tim quoting someone---- "We teach kids so that we can learn life." Ted being philosophical.