All Episodes

#188: The Coaching Mistake We Make When Teachers Are Exhausted

#187: Why Change Feels Scary: Naming the Real Fears

#186: [Resistance Chronicles] Ownership Mindset

#185: Decision Making Magic: Using Intuition to Make Clearer, Faster Leadership Decisions

#184: [Resistance Chronicles] Growth Mindset

#183: A Debate: Is Setting Team Norms Effective?

#182: [Resistance Chronicles] Success Mindset

#181: Stop Calling It Collaboration When It’s Just Compliance: How Leaders Can Tell the Difference Between Real and Fake Collaboration

#180: [Resistance Chronicles] Belonging Mindset

#179: When Your Questions Have an Agenda: Unpacking the Subtle Ways Control Sneaks into Coaching

#178: [Resistance Chronicles] Value Mindset

#177: How to Read a Room and Adjust PD in Real Time

#176: When Consistency Backfires: The Leadership Tension No One Talks About

#175: If One More Person Says “Self-Care,” I Might Scream: Why Educators Are Burning Out

#174: Is a Little Resistance Actually Healthy?

#173: Short on Time? Skip the Observation, Not the Pre-Conference

#172: Can Too Much Empathy Hinder Decisive Leadership?

#171: How AI Can Spark (Not Replace) Your Leadership

#170: The Leadership Support Gap

#169: Best of 2025 Series: I Stopped Trying to Convince Teachers...That’s When Everything Changed

#168: Best of 2025 Series: The Art of Interrupting—How to Jump In Without Shutting Others Down

#167: Best of 2025 Series: Stop Curriculum Chaos: Getting Real Engagement

#166: Best of 2025 Series: Why Being “Naturally Gifted” Can Backfire as a Coach

#165: Perfectionism's Impact on Resilience & Well-being

#163: Coaching Through Student Learning Production Behaviors

#161: Beyond Policies & Promises: How Real Leaders Create Conditions for Equity

#162: Why Building Trust Might Not Be Working

#160: How a One-Hour Intervention Shifted Outcomes for Years

#159: Why Teachers Don’t Want to Use Data and What to Do About It

#158: Why Ownership Requires Agency (And How to Build It)

#164: Why Your Teacher Support Needs a Tiered System

#157: How Gen Z is Misunderstood in the Workplace

#156: Give Feedback So They Can Hear It

#155: This Teacher Leader Ditched the Fix-It Mindset and Escaped the Complaint Trap

#154: It's Not Fear of Change. It's Fear of Loss.

#153: Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak: Why Great Leaders Pause Before Acting

#152: The Science of Depletion: Why Small Changes Can Feel Impossible

#151: Radically Simple PD Systems: Cut the Clutter & Focus on What’s Essential

#150: A Trust-Based Observation Tool: Working from a Strengths-Based Lens

#149: How to Stress Wisely and Bounce Forward: Dr. Robyne’s 5 Pillars of Resilience

#148:“I Stopped Trying to Convince Teachers... That's When Everything Changed."

#147: He Had 17 Behavior Calls a Day—and What Finally Changed

#146: Stop Hoping, Start Coaching For It: Why Optimism Isn’t Optional

#145: When Your Inner Critic Runs the Meeting

#144: When You’re Coaching Someone Who Should Get It By Now

#143: It’s Not Transformation If You're Just Getting Compliance

#142: Understanding ≠ Agreement: The Listening Shift Every Coach Needs

#141: Time Management Without the Guilt

#140: Authenticity vs. Self-Indulgence: What’s Driving Your Leadership?

#139: High Agency Coaching: Helping Educators Take Action

#138: The Readiness Gap: What the Research Says About Why Good Ideas Still Fail

#137: Coaching Alternatively Certified Teachers: Why Different Paths Need Different Coaching

#136: Seed and Soil: When Culture Cancels Out Your Coaching

#135: Why Adult Dysregulation Looks Like Resistance (And What to Do About It)

#134: “I’m Doing It Because I Have To”—This Tool Helps You Shift That

#133: The Art of Interrupting—How to Jump In Without Shutting Others Down

#132: The Part of Coaching You Secretly Gave Up On: Where's Your Fixed Mindset Hiding?

#131: Leading on Empty? How to Stop Burnout Before It Stops You

#130: Why "Kill Them with Kindness" is Killing Your Culture of Belonging

#129: The Clarity Cycle: Why That Same Problem Keeps Coming Back

#128: Ownership Mindset vs. Compliance Culture – How to Build Agency in a System That Kills It

#127: Stop Curriculum Chaos: Getting Real Engagement

#126: Hope Isn't Fluff- It's a Leadership Strategy

#125: Exhausted From Fixing What’s Broken? Lead From Your Strengths

#124: Humanizing Imposter Syndrome

#123: Why “Just Ask Questions” is Bad Coaching Advice (and What to Do Instead)

#122: Why Growth Mindset Isn't Enough: The Five Mindsets You Need to Drive Change

#121: Compliance Doesn't Create Commitment

#120: Protocols: Helpful or Holding You Back?

#119: What Professional Development SHOULD Be

#118: Why Being 'Naturally Gifted' Can Backfire as a Coach

#117: Defining a Coach's Role: The Four "Hats" a Coach Wears

#116: Is Growth Mindset Actually Good?

#115: Increase Your Level of Joy on the Job with Working Genius

#114: Why Feedback Can Feel Threatening (And What To Do About It)

#113: How Your Rewards System Can Sabotage Your Goals [Research Rundown]

#112: When Buy-In Isn’t Enough: The Teacher Engagement Continuum

#111: Strategies to Shift From a “Gotcha Culture” to a Growth Culture

#110: **BEST OF** SERIES: Untold Secrets of Teacher Retention and School Culture: The Art of Listening For What's Not Being Said

#109: The Brain Science Behind Supercharging Teacher Engagement

#108: Harnessing Brainwaves for Better Coaching Outcomes

#107: The Reset Mindset

#106: The ADKAR Model: Building Buy In and Sustaining Change [Research Rundown]

*B.O.Y. Favorite* Breaking Through Resistance (Part 4)

#105: Levels of Coaching Intensity: Supporting Your Teachers on a Continuum of Support

*B.O.Y. Favorite* Breaking Through Resistance (Part 3)

#104: What's your conflict handling style? [Research Rundown]

*B.O.Y. Favorite* Breaking Through Resistance (Part 2)

#103: From Chaos to Calm: Coaching Systems That Will Save Your Sanity

*B.O.Y. Favorite* Breaking Through Resistance (Part 1)

#102: The 16 Basic Human Motivations [Research Rundown]

#101: Beyond the Words: How Nonverbals Can Make or Break a Coaching Conversation

#100: From Resistance to Relationships: 100 Lessons Learned

#99: How to Manage Your Stress and Bounce Back Quickly

#98: Cracking the Code: The Mindsets Behind Growth [Research Rundown]

#97: How to Assess Your Coaching

#96: The Real Reason People Won't Change [Research Rundown]

*BONUS* My Favorite Professional Development Starters

#95: Is Work-Life Balance Unattainable Bullsh*t?

#94: The Type of Change We Need to Be Addressing with Our Teachers [Research Rundown]

#93: Humanizing Data: When Does It Become Too Much?

#92: Beyond "Just Say No": The Science Behind Willpower [Research Rundown]

#91: How the Change Adoption Curve Helps Build Buy-in

#90: Understanding Teacher Behavior with Choice Theory [Research Rundown]

#89: When "Being Nice" Can Be Harmful

#88: Research Rundown: What research says heals burnout

#87: Beyond Confusing Behavior: Understanding How Teachers Tick Using the Enneagram

#86: The Brain Science Behind Overcoming Learning Plateaus: Helping Educators Embrace Challenge

#85: The Teacher Appreciation Week Fallacy: What Educators Really Need

#84: Exhausted to Energized: Cultivating a School Culture that Retains Teachers

#83: How to Have Tough Conversations

#82: When You’re Having the Same Conversation Over and Over

#81: Why People Resist Feedback

#80: Stop Teacher Stagnation! 5 Disciplines to Ignite Adult Learning

#79: How Leadership is Full of Contradictions

#78: The Key to Student Achievement: Teacher Collective Efficacy

#77: Don't Just Tell Them, Show Them: The Visual Leader's Toolkit

#76: Outsmart Your Brain: The Surprising Science of Decision-Making

#75: Hacking the Hierarchy: Amplifying Teacher Voice

#74: Is Your Coaching Stuck on Repeat? Take Them From Clueless to Masterful

#73: Confessions of a Recovering Advice Monster: How Shutting Up Improved My Coaching

#72: Beyond the Perfect Score: Know When You're in the Performance Zone vs the Learning Zone

#71: Breaking the 21-Day Myth: The Realities of Habit Development

#70: Why Teaching Growth Mindsets Might Not Be Working

#69: Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work (and How This Connects to Coaching)

#68: Leaving Them Feeling Appreciated

#67: Engaging Professional Development Tips

#66: It doesn't matter what you say. It matters what they hear.

#65: The One Where Becca Gets Interviewed

#64: The Mental Skills Needed to Function

#63: Implicit vs. Explicit Agreements: Their Impact on Trust

#62: When They Go Back to Their Old Ways

#61: A Coaching Tool That Supports Your School Improvement Plan

#60: The Predictive Index: Improve Leadership Self Awareness, Team Cohesion and Job Satisfaction

#59: Overcoming Our Addiction to Being Right

#57: The Choice Map: A Guide to Shifting Mindsets

#56: Their Coaching Model Made Them National News

#55: New Teacher Success Strategies

#54: How One District is Retaining Early Career Educators

#53: Sustaining Your Energy Throughout the School Year

#52: Beginning of Year Series: Building a Growth Mindset Culture

#51: "Noticing" and "Wondering:" A Coaching Conversation Tool

#50: The Unexpected Skill Needed for a Growth Mindset

#49: Untold Secrets of Teacher Retention and School Culture: The Art of Listening For What's Not Being Said

#48: Why she ditched her coaching sentence stems

#47: How to find time for impactful conversations

#46: How Intentional Dialogue Changes Your Brain

#45: Being busy can reduce your effectiveness

#44: Addressing team false harmony and how to start the school year strong

#43: When you think you're coaching, but you're actually not

#42: Where Unproductive Behaviors Come From: How to Address Limiting Beliefs

#41: Don't treat people the way you want to be treated - EXPLAINED!

#40: Reducing Resistance with Transformative Learning

#39: Where Feelings Belong in Coaching

#38: The Most Important Skill of a Coach

#37: Understanding Human Motivation

#36: Toxic Positivity Damages Your School Culture and Relationships

#35: Do You Experience Imposter Syndrome?

#34: Why You're Not Completing Your Coaching Cycles

#33: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Building Authentic Relationships

#32: The 6 Coaching Focus Areas to Address Different Barriers to Growth

#31: Being helpful can be harmful

#30: How to advocate for your time and money

#29: Breaking Through Resistance Series - Part 4

#28: Breaking Through Resistance Series - Part 3

#27: Breaking Through Resistance Series - Part 2

#26: Breaking Through Resistance Series - Part 1

#25: Stop Being Passive About Your PD

#24: The 4 Types of Classroom Observations

#23: Are you a Humanistic Leader?

#22: Taking care of your body so your mind is more productive

#21: How Can We Normalize Coaching?

#20: How to Manage Your Never Ending To Do List

#19: Happiness isn't what you think it is

#18: Unique Ways to Build Teacher Relationships

#17: How Luis Torres Builds a Culture of Coaching (Part 2)

#16: How Luis Torres Builds a Culture of Coaching

#15: How Coaches Dramatically Improve Your School's Grade

#14: What's Missing From Your Coaching Cycles

#13: The Most Impactful Type of Feedback

#12: Launching a School Year Where Teachers Thrive, Not Just Survive

#11: How Perfectionism Diminishes Quality Teaching

#10: Back to the Future Protocol

#9: Building a Powerful Principal-Coach Relationship (Part 2)

#8: Building a Powerful Principal-Coach Relationship (Part 1)

#7: How Leaders Can Prevent Burnout

#6: The Summer Band-Aid Effect

#5: Which of Your Teachers Are Most Likely to Burnout?

#4: False Growth Mindset

#3: Teacher Engagement vs Compliance

#2: What's Been Missing

#1: My 4 Biggest Mistakes

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