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The Private School Leader Podcast — 202 episodes
Episode 202: You're The Chief Optimism Officer (Even When You Don't Feel Like It)
Episode 201: The Top 20 Leadership Lessons From The First 200 Episodes (Part 2)
Episode 200: The Top 20 Leadership Lessons From The First 200 Episodes
Episode 199: OREO Cookies Can Help You Tame Your Email Inbox
Episode 198: A Great School Year Rarely Happens By Accident (Do These 3 Things On Purpose)
Episode 197: 3 Strategies To Feel Less Overwhelmed AND Get Everything Done Before The First Day Of School
Episode 196: 4 Ways To Improve Your August Teacher In-Service Days
Episode 195: It's Not Too Late For You To Have A Restorative Summer
Episode 194: 2 Important Leadership Lessons From "The Karate Kid"
Episode 193: Is Your School Ready For The "Unplugged Movement" And "The Digital Delusion" Backlash?
Episode 192: Want Less Parent Stress This Fall? Do 1 Of These 4 Things Now
Episode 191: Your Employee Handbook Revisions Should Be Written For Your Best Teachers (Not Your Worst)
Episode 190: Productivity Lessons From A Garden Hose (How To Go From "Mist" To "Jet")
Episode 189: "Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become." James Clear
Episode 188: Don’t Finish The School Year Without Asking Yourself These 4 Questions
Episode 187: The 4 Reminders You Didn't Know You Needed TODAY
Episode 186: Confidence Is A Result, Not A Prerequisite
Episode 185: There's No Such Thing As A Secret In A Private School (Let's Fix That)
Episode 184: How To Avoid The #1 Mistake That You're Making With Upset Parents
Episode 183: The 3 Keys To Having A Strong Finish To This School Year
Episode 182: You Can't Make Everyone Happy, So Stop Trying
Episode 181: The Leadership Lie That Is Keeping You Stuck
Episode 180: The Email That You Should Never Send
Episode 179: How To Be The Leader Your School Needs You To Be Right Now
Episode 178: 5 Strategies That Will Boost Your Enrollment Before August
Episode 177: Extraordinary Empathy: The Hug That Changed Everything
Episode 176: Here's Your Survival Mode Escape Plan
Episode 175: The 2 Problems That 90% Of School Leaders Face (And How To Fix Them)
Episode 174: You Will Lose Good Teachers And Good Families If You Keep Doing These 2 Things
Episode 173: 4 Leadership Lessons From The 1988 Jamaican Bobsled Team
Episode 172: The 4 Things That Teachers Wish Their Principals Knew
Episode 171: Your Biggest Strength Could Also Be Your Biggest Weakness
Episode 170: How To Handle The Concerning Shift From "Helicopter Parenting" To "Snow Plow Parenting"
Episode 169: 3 Ways To Lift Your “Leadership Lid”
Episode 168: 4 Leadership Lessons From Captain Sully And "The Miracle On The Hudson"
Episode 167: If You Only Make 1 New Year's Resolution, Please Make This One
Episode 166: The Top 10 Leadership Nuggets Of 2025
Episode 165: The #1 Frustration Of Private School Leaders Right Now (And What To Do About It)
Episode 164: Do These 3 Things When A Parent Hijacks Your Emotions
Episode 163: The 3 Biggest Indicators Of A Healthy Culture And How To Get Them At Your School
Episode 162: When The Best Thing About Your School Is Also The Worst Thing About Your School
Episode 161: How To Turn Fragile Kids Into Resilient Kids
Episode 160: Luke Skywalker And Katniss Everdeen Can Help You Solve Your Most Expensive Problem
Episode 159: The Emotional Price Tag Of Suspending Or Expelling A Student
Episode 158: Handle Problem Parents By Being More "Teflon Skillet" And Less "Saturated Sponge"
Episode 157: This 1 Framework Will Make You A More Effective AND Happier Leader
Episode 156: How to Handle a Veteran Teacher Who’s Resisting Change
Episode 155: Your 4 Biggest Blind Spots: How To See Them And Avoid Them
Episode 154: Are You Running Your School Or Leading Your School?
Episode 153: When A Parent Says, "If you don't _______________, then I'm going to pull my kid out of the school."
Episode 152: Private School Leadership Does NOT Have To Be Death By 10,000 Paper Cuts
Episode 151: 5 Strategies To Overcome Feelings Of Loneliness And Isolation
Episode 150: "So, are you saying that you have no idea where my child is right now?"
Episode 149: Are Your Boundaries Written In Pencil Or Sharpie?
Episode 148: Navigating "The Age Of Outrage" With The Parents At Your School
Episode 147: Your Most Underrated Leadership Trait And How To Build It
Episode 146: Leadership Lessons From A Professional Juggler
Episode 145: Trustworthy Leaders Say These 4 Things
Episode 144: The 6 Keys To Significantly Improving The Culture At Your School (Part 2)
Episode 143: The 6 Keys To Significantly Improving The Culture At Your School (Part 1)
Episode 142: 5 Ways To Improve Your Teacher In-Service Days
Episode 141: Use "The Focus Funnel” To Increase Your Productivity
Episode 140: Leadership Lessons From Your Windshield And Your Rearview Mirror
Episode 139 Prioritizing Problems: Elephants, Wolves and Termites
Episode 138: Bosses Make You Feel Anxious, Leaders Make You Feel Safe
Episode 137: The Secret Struggle: Mental Health And Private School Leadership
Episode 136: 4 More Powerful Leadership Lessons From Atomic Habits
Episode 135: Do 1 Of These 4 Things This Summer To Have A Better 25/26 School Year
Episode 134: "‘My Child Is Not the Problem’: How To Handle Defensive Parenting
Episode 133: Do These 4 Things Before Your Body "Pulls The Emergency Brake"
Episode 132: 5 Strategies to Avoid Getting Sucked Into The "Tyranny of the Teacher Drama"
Episode 131: Leading Your School While Caring For Aging Parents
Episode 130: The 5 Keys To Making Sure That The Parents Don't Steal Your Joy
Episode 129: Does Your Spouse/Partner/Best Friend Have "Listening Fatigue?”
Episode 128: Do 3 Things Now And 4 Things Later To THRIVE During "The 100 Days Of May"
Episode 127: This One Strategy Will Significantly Increase Your Productivity AND Make You Better At Delegating
Episode 126: The 4 Keys To Surviving "Tough Conversation Season"
Episode 125: This Is An Eviction Notice For The Parent That Is Living Rent-Free In Your Head
Episode 124: How To Overcome The “Sunday Scaries”
Episode 123: 4 Ways To Deal With The Teacher That Is An "Energy Vampire"
Episode 122: How To Navigate Complex Emotions When You Get The Parent Survey Results
Episode 121: 3 Reasons Why You Should Start Your Own Instagram Account At School
Episode 120: It May Be Time For You To Consider A Continuous Enrollment Model
Episode 119: Reminding Your Parents That Attendance Is A Privilege And Not A Right
Episode 118: What To Do When The Parent Group Chat Becomes A Problem
Episode 117: There Is Joy On Your Campus, It’s Just Not In Your Office
Episode 116: Answer These 3 Questions To Have A Great Start To 2025
Episode 115: The Top 10 Leadership Nuggets Of 2024
Episode 114: 7 Ways To Turn Encouragement Into Your Superpower
Episode 113: The 6 Keys To Retaining Your Teachers
Episode 112: How To Handle The Rise Of Deepfake Content And NCII (Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery)
Episode 111: Who Gets The Credit And Who Takes The Blame?
Episode 110: The 4 Secrets To Being A Great Leader
Episode 109: How To Help Your Child Navigate Being "The Principal's Kid"
Episode 108: Grace AND Revenge: The Paradox Behind What Parents Want
Episode 107: How to Effectively Lead Boomers, Gen X, Millennials & Gen Z
Episode 106: How To Avoid "Amygdala Hijack" In High Stress Situations
Episode 105: The 4 Types Of Problems That You DON'T Have To Solve
Episode 104: The Emotional Price Tag Of An Ongoing Lawsuit
Episode 103: Make Parent Satisfaction SKYROCKET By Using "The Nordstrom Way"
Episode 102: The 4 Most Toxic Quotes In Private School Leadership
Episode 101: The 5 Steps To Managing Unrelenting Stress
Episode 100: Your Email Inbox Is A Chronological List Of Everyone Else's Priorities
Episode 99: Do You Want Happier Parents? STOP Doing These 4 Things
Episode 98: The 8 WORST Leadership Habits And How To Break Them
Episode 97: Overcoming Perfectionism (B+ Is Always Better Than An Incomplete)
Episode 96: These 4 Things Will Help You Crush The Hustle Culture Mentality
Episode 95: The 5 Keys To Being A More Visible Leader This Year
Episode 94: How To Drive More Traffic To Your School's Website
Episode 93: What To Do When A Teacher Quits In August
Episode 92: How To Handle The "Underminer" And The "On The Job Retiree"
Episode 91: 6 Leadership Lessons From A Shepherd
Episode 90: The 7 Keys To Becoming A Better Public Speaker
Episode 89: 6 Ways That AI Can Help You Do Your Job
Episode 88: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Laws 15-21)
Episode 87: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Laws 8-14)
Episode 86: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Laws 1-7)
Episode 85: If You Only Read One Book This Summer, Read This One
Episode 84: The 5 Things That You Should Definitely Do This Summer
Episode 83: Make Sure That You Take Time To Celebrate These 6 Accomplishments
Episode 82: The 8 Keys To Being A More Resilient Leader
Episode 81: The 9 Steps To Having A Difficult Conversation With One Of Your Teachers
Episode 80: This One Productivity Hack Will Save You 1-2 Hours Per Week
Use The 7-38-55 Rule To Have Better Conversations With Parents And Teachers
Episode 78: Do These 4 Things To Feel Less Stressed At School
Episode 77: 6 Things That We Need To Stop Doing To Our Teachers
Episode 76: 6 Ways To Overcome “Isolation In A Fishbowl”
Episode 75: Stop Inviting Parents Into Your Home After 7:00PM
Episode 74: Does The Homepage Of Your School’s Website Answer These 5 Questions?
Episode 73: The 3 Keys To Becoming A More Strategic Leader
Episode 72: The 5 Ways That Social Media Is Making You A Less Effective Leader
Episode 71: Do You Treat Your Self Care Like Tylenol Or A One-A-Day Vitamin?
Episode 70: Have Better Meetings With Upset Parents By Using The 4 S's
Episode 69: The 8 Keys To Improving Your Relationship With Your Board President
Episode 68: 6 Ways To Make Better Decisions In High Stress Situations
Episode 67: The Surprising Truth About What Really Motivates Your Teachers
Episode 66: 7 Important Things To Remember As You Lead Your School
Episode 65: Business Made Simple For Non-financial School Leaders
Episode 64: The Best Leaders Avoid These 12 Communication Mistakes
Episode 63: The Top 10 Leadership Nuggets of 2023
Episode 62: How To Escape Your Echo Chamber
Episode 61: 5 Ways To Multiply Your Time
Episode 60: When Your Parents Complain, The First Problem Is Sometimes Not The Real Problem
Episode 59: The 4 Biggest Lies That Most Private School Leaders Believe
Episode 58: Your Leadership Kryptonite And How To Avoid It
Episode 57: How To Create More "Friction" Between You And Your Email Inbox
Episode 56: Do This When You Feel Like Giving Up
Episode 55: What If Your Head Of School Was A Social Media Influencer?
Episode 54: Would you hang out with people that talk to you the way that you talk to yourself?
Episode 53: The 5 Most Powerful Leadership Lessons From Atomic Habits
Episode 52: The 5 Things That Are Probably True About The Parents At Your School
Episode 51: How To Significantly Increase Student Retention By Creating A "Culture Of Anticipation"
Episode 50: How To Reverse Engineer Your Portrait Of A Graduate
Episode 49: The 8 Biggest Strengths Of The Introverted Leader
Episode 48: You Can Overcome The “Hustle Culture” If You Stop Doing These 6 Things
Episode 47: How I Led My School While Dealing With Grief
Episode 46: Leadership Lessons From Eastern Airlines Flight 401
Episode 45: The 4 “Soft Skills” That Can Ensure A Long Career As A Private School Leader
Episode 44: 6 Strategies To Turn Your Parents Into “Raving Fans”
Episode 43: The Unexpected Power Of A Handwritten Note
Episode 42: Extreme Ownership (Leadership Lessons From A Navy SEAL)
Episode 41: Watch For These 5 Red Flags When Enrolling New Students In August
Episode 40: Use These 4 Strategies To Improve Your New Teacher Orientation
Episode 39: Make Sure That Your Teachers Fill The "Narrative Void" Before Your Parents Do
Episode 38: Do These 8 Things And You Will Be A More Authentic Leader
Episode 37: This ONE THING Will Make You A Happier And Better Compensated Leader
Episode 36: If Nelson Mandela was your Head of School....
Episode 35: The Top 10 TED Talks That Every Private School Leader Should Watch
Episode 34: The Top 10 Time Management Books For Busy Private School Leaders
Episode 33: The Top 10 Leadership Books for Private School Leaders
Episode 32: Ask yourself these 6 questions TODAY so that NEXT year will be better
Episode 31: Try these 7 strategies when you are "feeling off" but don't know why
Episode 30: "Performance Punishment" May Be Destroying Teacher Morale At Your School
Episode 29: These “3 Little Words” Will Change The Way That You Lead
Episode 28: How To Improve School-wide Classroom Management
Episode 27: Use These 6 Strategies To Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Episode 26: How To Handle The 5% Of Parents That Are Trying To Destroy Your School
Episode 25: Having Clear Expectations For Your Teachers Is WAY More Important Than You Think
Episode 24: The 8 Ways To Avoid Toxic Positivity By Displaying Hopeful Optimism
Episode 23: My 5 Biggest Leadership Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
Episode 22: How To Respond To The Death Of A Student
Episode 21: Your Teachers Have Emotional Bank Accounts And You Are The Banker
Episode 20: Use The Power Of Storytelling To Increase Student Retention And Recruitment
Episode 19: Do You Treat Your Car Better Than You Treat Yourself?
Episode 18: How To Have A Successful Meeting With An Upset Parent
Episode 17: 9 Ways To Avoid The "False Productivity Trap"
Episode 16: When Your Children Attend The School That You Lead
Episode 15: The 8 Ways To Feel Less Overwhelmed At School
Episode 14: Leadership Lessons From The Top Of Mount Everest
Episode 13: How Gratitude Can Make You A Happier And More Effective Leader
Episode 12: The 7 Best Strategies For Overcoming Decision Fatigue
Episode 11: The 4 New Year's Resolutions That Every Private School Leader Should Make
Episode 10: The 5 C's Of Effective Parent Communication
Episode 9: 8 Strategies To Increase Student Retention That Actually Work
Episode 8: How To Overcome Burnout With Boundaries
Episode 7: The Top 4 Productivity Hacks For Busy Private School Leaders
Episode 6: The Top 10 Things That Servant Leaders Do
Episode 5: How Servant Leadership Can Transform Your School's Culture
Episode 4: Turn "Pedestal Kids" Into "Gritty Kids" By Implementing Growth Mindset
Episode 3: The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Private School Leaders
Episode 2: The Top 5 Ways To Build Effective Relationships With Difficult Parents
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