Interview Questions
I get a lot of requests for “interview questions,” and I promise you can find what you’re looking for a little later in this week’s newsletter, but I wanted to….
Category: Relational Leadership
Problem or Annoyance?
At your friendly neighborhood wing place, you have choices of how much heat you want on your food. Most wing spots have cool (hot?) names for their levels, including “burn….
Get Ahead with Brian Buffington
Our partner in producing Carpool Karaoke for the Department of Education, podcasts and videos for the world, and fun wherever we are, Brian Buffington is in the spotlight this week….
Schoolnights
Taylor Swift recently released her album “Midnights” which captured key moments of her life’s journey. We at the Principal Matters! are dropping this album of leadership reminders on you in….
Dream Team? Your Admin Team!
How do you account for the principal’s success in leading the school? Here’s something I’ve noticed in eleven years of coaching principals: the ones with the greatest struggles almost always….
Teacher Observations Are The Beginning…
Not The End!
Making a Difference for Others Part 2: Influence and Inspiration
You impact some; you influence others; you work to provide inspiration for everyone. While the scarcity of time prohibits you from impacting a large number of people, the savvy leader….
Making a Difference for Others Part 1: Impact
I want to make an impact on the people around me. That’s something that you might have stated as a goal for your work as a school administrator. So, how….
Your Teacher’s Drive
Daniel Pink, author of When, as well as To Sell is Human penned a book a few years ago that touches specifically on school, learning, and why people do what….