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Listening as a Form of Empowerment with Elena Aguilar
Power Quote: I noticed… and I wonder…Description:Welcome to the third and final part of my interview with Elena Aguilar. Today we dive into how we can reconnect people...
What’s Your Story? with Elena Aguilar
Power Quote: Behind every action is a beliefDescription:Today we dive into part 2 of my interview with Elena Aguilar. Part 1 was a must listen and we released in back ...
Your First Year as an AP: Real Talk from the Trenches
I’ve been connecting with many new and nearly new APs recently and my conversations inspired me to put together a diverse panel of assistant principals to have a conve...
Support and Grow (4 year anniversary episode)
Teaser:“Hello colleagues and welcome to the Assistant Principal Podcast. I’m your host Frederick Buskey. The goal of this podcast is to Improve the quality of life and...
Help Me Understand with Stand Tall Steve
Power Quote: “Climate is the emotional state felt within the physical space”Description:I had so much fun recording today’s show. My guest stands tall (literally and f...
The Listening Muscle with Elena Aguilar
Power Quote: “How do you want me to listen?”Description:Today’s guest is someone I consider to be a master at the art of coaching, which is appropriate as she wrote th...
The Pillar of Empathy with Jim Carlough
Link to post on LinkedIn for book giveawayDescription:Today’s interview will be a bit different as my guest is coming from four decades of leadership experience in the...
Uncovering Rocks with Will Lepech
Power Quote: “Uncover the rock”Description:If you haven’t begun reflecting on the year yet, today’s episode will get you in the mood. I encourage you to pause today’s ...
Teacher-centric PD with Cathy Lacey
Power Quote: “If we want better outcomes for students, we have to create better outcomes for teachers.”Description:I hope this doesn’t sound too egotistical but I LOVE...
Two for the Price of One (!) with Frederick and Darrin
Two for the Price of One (!) with Frederick and Darrin Link to the NCMLE Leadership Excellence Network: https://ncmle.org/cohort-home Description:Today’s show is actua...
SAM I Am with Mark Shellinger
Description:“Sam I am, I do not like green eggs and ham!” Our guest today is not Dr. Seuss, but he does talk a lot about SAM, not the peddler of a strange breakfast, b...
SWOT!
SWOT ***Free SWOT and STCC tools available for download here: https://adept-experimenter-3588.kit.com/0cd1576fe5 Teaser:We are half-way through May and hopefully you h...
Just Say “No!” with Charles Williams
Power Quote: “Somebody has to be able to say “pause!”Description:Have you ever listened to one of those podcasts where the host asks a question, the guest gives an ans...
National High School AP of the Year Saani Perry
Power Quote: “If I make them better, that makes me better”Description:Today’s guest is the 2025 NASSP National High School Assistant Principal of the year – how cool i...
On Trust and Kindness with Dr. Chris Culver
Power Quote: We are wired to belongDescription:You’ll hear me compliment today’s guest on his affirmative presence. He’s the kind of person you want to be around. It w...
They Want to be Heard with Principal Todd Shadley
Power Quote: “I’m still learning, but we will figure it out together.”Description:You are going to LOVE today’s show! As with last week, you may want to take notes. To...
A Culture of Connection with Erika and Tiffany
Power Quote: You are who you eat lunch withDescription:Today’s show is so packed with gold nuggets, you might want to take notes or listen twice. You will hear many of...
Is Your Best Good Enough? With Leigh Ann Alford-Keith
Description:How are you? I confess to having mixed emotions about how to respond to this question. On the one hand, I’m having fun in my business and everyone around m...
The Motivation Equation
Show title and release date: The Motivation EquationNote on Sponsorships:Help cover the cost of producing the podcastMotivate me to produce a better productGive you ac...
(Teacher) Team Leadership with Dr. Chad Dumas
(Teacher) Team Leadership with Dr. Chad Dumas Description:If you’ve been listening to me or following my daily email, you’ve heard me talk about 5-minute coaching, th...
Follow up Questions for From Fires to Fulfillment
Today I’m digging into some questions I received from participants in my recent GAMSP training on moving from Fires to Fulfillment. Podcast episode 242, released two ...
The First Step to Great Relationships with Joe Pettit
Today’s show is high energy with lots of thoughts and concepts that will grab your attention and your intention. My guest and I talk a lot about the power you have as ...
Final Questions First with Joe Pettit
#243: Final Questions First with Joe PettitDescription:This is just a short tease for the full interview coming out on March 11th, 2025. I had forgotten to ask Joe the...
From Fires to Fulfillment
If you read my daily email, you likely know that my big goal for 2025 is to give 25 keynotes and presentations. On Monday, February 24, I gave my first ever keynote at...
8 Actions to Lift People Up
Today’s episode is inspired by a book study I did last week with 25 building and district school leaders. The focus of the book study was stage 5 of A School Leader’s ...
Turbulence
We are in a moment of significant change. There’s a lot of instability and unpredictability and people don’t know what’s going to happen – good, bad, or indifferent. W...
Be the Mirror with Tequila Lamar
Description:Today’s guest is Tequila Lamar. The name should be familiar to you because I just featured my first interview with Tequila as the “Greatest Episode of All ...
#238: Can Adults Just Act Like Adults? With Frederick
| A couple weeks ago in one of my daily emails I asked for people’s experiences, perspectives, and questions about culture. A reader responded: As far as culture, my...
Helping Teachers Call Home With Jamie Brown
In May, on episode 199, I had Jamie Brown on the show and he took us through a very simple but effective script for having a restorative conversation with a student. T...
Culture Questions From Claude Part II
236: Culture Questions From Claude Part IIShow Description: | Last week I asked Claude AI to give me 12 questions I could answer that would help elaborate on school cu...