Episodes
March 18, 2023
Bridging the Gap Between Instructional Leaders and Teachers
Unfortunately, it is common for gaps (sometimes really BIG gaps) to exist between instructional leaders and teachers. What's even more unfortunate is that it feels nearly impossible to bridge that gap! And the effects of this...
March 6, 2023
How to Nail Your Instructional Leader Interview
YOU can be the one to STAND OUT!!! And my friend, Allison Petersen , and I can help you to do that! Interviews of any kind can be nerve-wracking! That's not unnatural or uncommon. EVERYONE experiences a little nervousness or ...
March 5, 2023
Scripting Critical Moves with Vision-Casting Tools
According to C. Heath & D. Heath (2010), one surprising truth about change is that what looks like resistance is often a lack of clarity. In their book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard , these authors explain...
Feb. 25, 2023
Leveraging Data to Strategically Move Teams Forward
At the crux of making change happen is DATA- more specifically, the emotions tied to data. Unfortunately, a preoccupation with data itself can have negative side effects of decreased commitment and burnout as teachers relent...
Feb. 14, 2023
Going Live for Our Favorite FORTY!
What better reason to go live and record an episode than simply to celebrate my 40th birthday? In this episode, my dear friend and mastermind partner are celebrating forty years of life with a 10 x 4 game. We share 10 of ou...
Feb. 6, 2023
What is Working Genius Anyway?
Would you believe me if I told you that burnout has less to do with being overworked and more to do with doing the wrong kind of work? In this episode, I share about Patrick Lencioni's Working Genius model and how it can be ...
Jan. 30, 2023
Finding Ways to Say What "Can't" Be Said
For just a moment, I want you to imagine you're in the beginning phases of what could turn into a crucial or difficult conversation. You feel yourself getting offended. Maybe you notice you're beginning to disagree with wha...
Jan. 24, 2023
The Seven Deadly Assumptions: Part 2
Bada-da-da-da, I'm loving it! You know the place- McDonalds! Yesterday my son and I were heading to the local Farmer's Market and I had a craving for some Mickey D's breakfast- a sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin to be exac...
Jan. 21, 2023
The Seven Deadly Assumptions: Part 1
Are you ready to talk about the "seven deadly assumptions"? Wondering what I mean by that? Let's see if any of these statements ring true for you or your teams: Team gatherings feel like a waste of time because they are unp...
Jan. 14, 2023
A Teen's Perspective On Cohesive, Vision-Driven Teams
We’ve got an interesting #collaboration convo for you in this session! I'm joined with my sons, Brian and Hayden, to hear their teenage perspective on what interests ME most- #cohesive, vision-driven #teams. To make things ...
Jan. 14, 2023
Where Your Time Is, There Your Impact Will Be
Do you wonder sometimes why people put their time and effort into certain things? Things that you believe may not yield the greatest impact? What can we do to help #teachers and #instructionalleaders focus on what matters? ...
Dec. 30, 2022
Using PLC Questions to Analyze, Inspire, and Transform Teams
Are #teams in your school or organization all they're cracked up to be? Or are there signs that they could use some inspiring or maybe even transformation? I've come to find that building collective efficacy means we must...
Dec. 20, 2022
3 Ways to Kill Collaboration FAST
In this episode, I share about 3 fast ways to KILL collaboration and what you can do to instead BUILD effective collaboration! This episode is perfect for team leaders, instructional leaders, aspiring leaders, and anyone who ...
Oct. 2, 2022
Launchpad Seasons: Hope in the Future, Joy in the Now
What is a "launchpad season"? How do I know if I'm in a launchpad season? If you've ever found yourself questioning the impact you're able to have, experiencing burnout, or feeling like you've reached a glass ceiling, you m...
Sept. 11, 2022
Stories of Grit, Grace, & IMPACT
Welcome, welcome!! Today's episode is special to me and is easy to write about as a blogpost along with the recording. In this podcast episode, I take on two roles: the role of an etymologist and the role of a story-teller...
July 22, 2022
Setting Norms that Matter
Norms matter, only if the norms matter. In today's episode, you'll hear about Marco Polo, how to craft norms, and get a free PDF to download and use throughout the year! When I first started hosting group chats in Marco Polo...
July 9, 2022
5 Best Practices for Implementing New Communication Apps (like Marco Polo)
If you are an instructional leader or teacher who is eager to amplify her impact, this workshop series about Marco Polo is a perfect start! In this session, we're learning about how to effectively introduce the app to colleag...
July 2, 2022
Why & How You Should be Utilizing Marco Polo as an Instructional Leader
This week I was BEYOND excited to lead a live session on Facebook to share about an app that I utilize on a daily basis as an #instructional #leader , #coach , and #consultant . If you have any desire to foster a greater sens...
June 19, 2022
What Holds You Back?
What's holding you back from unleashing your impact? What's keeping you from influencing others. In this episode, we're going to find out about some things that hold you back: LACK OF Something 😞 and FEAR OF Something 😱! G...
June 15, 2022
What exactly IS an Impact Coach & Consultant??
When I introduce myself as an impact coach & consultant, I often get blank stares or people that try to make assumptions about what they means lol. They think I'm a sports coach and maybe I do some consulting somehow with ed...
April 16, 2022
Coaching Through Overwhelm Using the Enneagram
In this episode, I'm joined with fellow educators and coaches, Lindsey Babczak, Michelle Bulin , and Allison Petersen . Collectively, believe that you can coach anyone, anywhere, and through anything! You can come in to a co...
April 2, 2022
How to Coach Educators Through Overwhelm
From Merriam-Webster Online: Definition of overwhelmed 1: overcome by force or numbers 2: completely overcome or overpowered by thought or feeling Overwhelm is exactly the problem we're addressing in today's episode! Educato...
March 9, 2022
How to Identify the Native Genius in Teachers
Hey There Fellow Educator! I recently wrote a guest blogpost for Samantha Shields , Instructional Coach and creator of Your Coaches Corner , an online organizational platform built specifically with instructional coaches in ...
Feb. 12, 2022
4 MAJOR Collaboration Killers You Should Combat!
Hey Listeners!! You don't want to miss this episode all about four major collaboration killers and three mindsets you can take on to combat them! In this episode, I talk with Aimee Gilbert and Valerie Ayers , two instructio...