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Sep 15, 2020

How Much Leadership is Enough?

I was working on a project outside this weekend and had to chuckle to myself about the leadership that's been required from educators...

Aug 26, 2020

Trust, Feedback, and Growth

Leaders rely on accurate information to inform their decisions. It's no different than driving. When we glance down at the gas gauge we...

Jul 10, 2020

About those Batteries

At some point as a leader you just have to decide what fuels you. What's the mission? Not in a "This sounds catchy" kinda way, but deep...

Feb 5, 2020

5 Things Your Plate Wants Your Principal to Know

Educators are seriously struggling with the demands being piled upon them. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say many of these dedicated...

Dec 18, 2019

When Good Leaders Choke (and Why You Should Too)

I got a new car this year that's teaching me all kinds of things. The new car is ten years old, but I believe it's what people in the...

Dec 16, 2019

Reclaiming Our Calling T-Shirts

I’ve had people asking about T-shirts with a message from my newest book for awhile...and they’re finally here. The main text on the...

Nov 20, 2019

4 Questions to Help You Change THIS

THIS will impact your classroom or school’s culture. How you approach THIS says a lot about who you are. As a matter of fact, THIS could...

Nov 13, 2019

Burn the Ships

One of the challenges we face as educators is knowing what to hold onto and what to let go of. This tension applies as much to ideas as...

Oct 23, 2019

3 Things Principal School didn’t teach Us about School Culture

Most of us have been conditioned to believe that changing school culture takes several years. While there's some truth to this, I'm...

Aug 1, 2019

The Surprising Thing about Lines in the Sand

This is one of those blog posts where I’m reflecting on my own thinking and evolution as an educator. (I often enjoy reading other...

BRAD GUSTAFSON