Interrupting the Pipeline of Parents to Principal: A System for Handling Parent Concerns
October 21, 2026
If every parent concern eventually lands on your desk, are you leading your school or functioning as its customer...
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“Managing Up” As A Principal – Step 1: Get Your Supervisor on Board
October 16, 2026
One of the biggest mistakes principals make is thinking that “managing up” means simply responding to whatever comes down...
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Reimagine the School Secretary Role: How to Hire the Person Who Can Help You Lead Your School
September 28, 2026
In a recent coaching call with one of our Foundations Course Graduates, we discussed the challenges of finding and...
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Why Your Self-Imposed 24-Hour Email Response Time Is Killing You and Undercutting Everyone Else
August 10, 2026
Somewhere along the way, we confused responsiveness with service. They are not the same thing. Responding quickly is an...
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The End of the “Open Door Policy” As We Know It
July 27, 2026
One of the most detrimental habits I confront when coaching executives is the “Open Door Policy”. When an executive...
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The Good Life EDU Podcast Featuring The Breakthrough Coach: Reclaiming Time for Instructional Leadership
July 21, 2026
Jill Pancoast, President of The Breakthrough Coach, joined host Andrew Easton on The Good Life EDU Podcast for a...
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The Secret to Getting Staff to Embrace The Breakthrough Coach: Win Hearts Before Changing Habits
July 3, 2026
Start With Trust, Not Procedures One of the biggest leadership mistakes Foundations Course Graduates make is introducing your new...
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Better Schools Begin with a Better Principal-Secretary Partnership
May 6, 2026
What if one of the biggest obstacles to school leadership success has nothing to do with budgets, discipline, or...
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Are You Doing Everyone Else’s Job…Except Your Own?
March 26, 2026
Walk into almost any school today and you’ll find an incredibly busy site principal answering emails, covering classes, resolving...
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