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TheSchoolHouse302 Blog
The School House 302 Leadership Blog
Our primary blogging category is school leadership, and each month we dive into the specifics of one topic under the umbrella of leading better and growing faster. Our hope is to bridge business managment tools with educational leadership so that you can elevate your practice as a school or district leader.
We are always looking to create content that helps deliver on our goal, which is to inspire better school leadership for a brighter tomorrow for all children. If you have specific challenges that we can help to tackle with our blog or through a guest on our podcast, drop us a note on our contact page.
#SH302: Resilience–Six Techniques for Bouncing Back
Being resilient, possessing the ability to withstand various challenges and then quickly bouncing back from setbacks and adversity, regardless of their magnitude, is something we all desire to have in our leadership toolbelt. Life is a maze of new ground to...
#SH302: The Passion-Culture Formula
Introduction Passion is the fuel that drives every great leader to be their best and to influence the success of those around them. Passionate leaders are contagious because their work transcends the routine policies and practices that are designed to drive a task;...
#SH302: 3 Ways to Get Ahead–Looking Beyond Your Shadow for Better Weather
What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same and nothing that you did mattered? ~ Phil Connors in Groundhog Day Minding Your Mental Map As leaders, we have to be mindful of the map that our brains make of ourselves, other...
#SH302: Tribal Forces–3 Vital Elements in the Creation of Your Tribe
“A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to...
#SH302: Fulfillment–Satisfaction Beyond the Surface
Fulfillment is something we all seek, but it’s a hard concept to grasp in terms of the strategies we need so that it manifests itself through real experiences. Perhaps it’s because fulfillment is unique to the individual or our own sense of fulfillment can change...
#SH302: Avoiding the Performance Trap: Staying Focused to Improve Time, Energy, & Efficiency
Jonathan glanced up at the clock, it was half past 6:00PM, he felt a slight wave of anxiety ripple through him; he was supposed to be home by now. He knew Becky, his wife, would understand. But that wasn’t the issue. The harsh reality is that Jonathan’s nights are...
Productive Disruption–Cultivating Organizational Growth as a School Leader
School Leaders Have to Manage Change Schools are constantly subjected to forces of change. Some change is driven by internal considerations, while others are due to external factors, some out of necessity, while a few are fueled by inspiration and drive. When we...
#SH302: The Five Cs of Professional Dialogue: Taking the Fear Out of Giving Feedback
A culture of excellence requires time, commitment, and ongoing care. To cultivate excellence, it must be rooted in professional dialogue to launch and sustain your organization’s growth and development, which requires employees to be engaged. Unfortunately,...
#SH302: Great Leaders Win from Failure–Don’t Earn Any of These Three Fs on Your Success Report Card
We hear of incredible stories of accomplishment amid severe hardship and constant rejection. Whether we consider Abraham Lincoln’s early failures in politics and business, and revere his perseverance at becoming one of our greatest presidents. Or using a more...