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Hello Colleagues and welcome to this week's 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Actually, this will be our last episode of 5fF and instead of recapping… explain how I reached this decision.Lens of 3 epiphs:123Here's the story:MM complaining too much to do… Jeff asked, I said… Daily em 2 pod episodes Ldr program Course dev Courses on building  CRC 1st Epiph: too much to doJeff suggested ways to streamline – time managementBut I was trying to do it all2 epiph: I get to choose Jeff asked purpose My thinking But… Jeff… why are you still doing it: no fun, not serving a purpose Hard answer: ego Quitting Numbers 3rd Epiph: My own ego over developing things that will be useful to others Or what's best for my business? Too often, we operate on auto, and our actions and values come into misalignment.Still do Tuesday: High value for you (I hear from you) I enjoy doing the interviews Helps me grow Pod is integral to my business start I want everything to be educational – to add value, I hope you can look inside at your own actions…That's it for Five for Friday. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. If you will miss the 5fF you can always subscribe to my daily email…I look forward to seeing you again next TuesdayI'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Have a great weekend, get outside, laugh, and live! Cheers!Resources:Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to… Those of you reaching out to me via email and LinkedIn! It inspires me to keep going. Specifically, I'd like to thank: Darius Coulibaly Kelly Scarbrough Valerie Jones Annette Brown And a special thanks to Tammi Barker who wrote:I listen to your podcasts on my way to work as I just promoted to a VP in July. Your podcasts motivate and reinspire me when I'm feeling overwhelmed or defeated. This is the first position that I've never been able to complete all of my work before going home. I'm am learning quickly that it will consist of many more of those days. I am working on changing my mindset and trying to rebalance my work and home life.Tammi dm'd me on LinkedIn on a day I was feeling very low and was questioning whether or not I even wanted to record a five for Friday (last week's, not this one). She turned my whole day around  in a text that took two minutes to compose.This s a great example of how simple and easy it is for us to exert positive power by lifting up others.And… Tammi heard about the show via her supervisor. I do not have a strong social media presence and most of our growth comes from word of mouth, so if you don't have time to be present with someone and nurture them, consider forwarding this show to them instead.Okay, let's get to the week's emails.Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of November 13-17, 2023. The week's emails:The takeaway: Obvious takeaway for this week: ASK PEOPLE REFELCTIVE QUESTIONS!Sometimes I think I repeat myself too much, that it is so simple. But then I think about my own leadership, how I am dialed into presence, how I know the questions by heart, and how my sone Colin walked into my office this morning and I barely acknowledged him and did not ask any questions at all. We all fall down on this stuff, we are all too busy. And so I keep emphasizing the power of presence and of asking the right questions. It's as much for me and those of us who know and try as it is for those of you who are just hearing this for the first (or second) time. Collin edits our Five for Friday episodes, so I can say here Collin, I'll do better being present with you next time. And you my dear colleague, who do you need to commit to being more present with? A peer at work, your partner, or maybe even – yourself.That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday when I dig into the six dimensions of organizations. The six dimensions framework is foundational to so much of what I talk about. Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. As I record this, we have 21 ratings and 6 reviews – we are inching forward! Remember increasing those numbers helps others find the show and I really appreciate hearing from you. If you can't rate the show, at least help others find it by forwarding the show link to a colleague. Please! You'll be helping leaders like those mentioned at the top of the show find a PD source that improrves both life and leadership.I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Have a great weekend, get outside, laugh, and live! Cheers!Resources:Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to… my incredible book reviewers. My book on how to move from spending time on tasks to investing time in people id tentatively scheduled for publication in March. One way to tell if people really care about you is to ask for critical feedback. People who aren't really invested with say things like, “great job” or “looks good.” People who care about you will make specific suggestions about how to improve and why they are making those suggestions. So thank you to the following people for helping me create a better book to help people on their leadership journey: Dr. Justin Nutter, assistant superintendent of Lexington 4 SD in Lexington, SC Maria Werner, Founding Principal of Green Charter School, Simpsonville, SC Dr. Heidi Von Dohlan, Associate Professor and Program Director of the NC School Executive Leadership Program (NCSELP) at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC Eleanor MaCauley, Principal, Fairview School, Sylva NC Katie Joiner, AP, Mid-Carolina Middle School, Newberry SC Dr. Efraín Martinez, Princcpal, Conrad Fischer Elementary School and host of the Wisdom and Porductivety podcast, Elmhurst Illinois Dr. Sam Sircey, Prinpal (retired), Buncombe County Schools, NC What a stellar group of leaders – thank you for helping me be a better leader!Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of Nov. 6-10, 2023. The week's emails:The takeaway: I think the common thread this week was assumptions. I may assume that what happens this time will be the same as what happens next time I assume you aren't in trauma, or there is nothing I can do to support you. I assume I have the answers to helping you become self sufficient. I assume you see the same value in something as I do. I think what's really happening here is that we are operating on patterns. Our brains are great at creating patterns to guide our behavior so we don't become paralyzed with decision-making. But those patterns can lead us to making assumptions and those assumptions can have negative impacts on our leadership.So, what can you do? What's not working? Who needs your support? Your own condition? That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday… Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. As I record this, we have climbed to 21 ratings and 6 reviews! What if we could reach 50 ratings by the end of the year? How cool would that be? Increasing those numbers helps others find the show.  I love hearing from you. So please consider emailing me at frederick@frederickbuskey.com.Share a story, a reaction to the show, or a request or suggestion. I do respond to every suggestion.I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Have a great weekend, get outside, laugh, and live! Cheers!Resources:Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4DWAAQosoho3RuY3XaF2SW?si=KzafDMHQQ46wbby2-qHBVAApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/old-soul/1711320997YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mzRLcoDLyYZEIwhoIcnqTVsJ0PncQ0lDM&si=HFVaX5OuajPShBOS

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!The week's emails: What makes a good hike? The impact of alignment on culture The 3-day pocket door series Made a mistake – what should I do? The importance of information, especially opportunity cost We must know others to understand their opportunity cost (e.g. new teacher who is struggling with what to focus on)

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to Matthew Downing, host of the DivingDeep EDU podcast. Matthew was recently promoted to the role of Supervisor of elementary Instructional Technology wih the Upper Darby School District in Pennsylvania. Matthew has also been having other great adventures and in the midst of all that was kind enough to have me on Episode 58 of the Diving Deep EDU podcast where we talked about the journey from urgent to strategic. I'll put a link to the podcast in the show notes.Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of October 16-20, 2023. If leadership is influence, as leadership guru John Maxwell states, how do we influence people?If you read this week's emails, you already know the answer is power.Embracing the power to lead is critical for several reasons: All forms of power are not created equal. You need to know the benefits and liabilities of each form. Because you hold power to influence others, you have an ethical obligation to use your power wisely and to care for those whom you influence with your power. Understanding the sources of your power allows you to cultivate and increase your power. Most forms of power are not hierarchical, meaning you can exert power – LEAD – regardless of your hierarchical position. You don't need to wait to lead. Use your power to lead NOW. Instead of recapping each day, I want to run through the forms of power and provide examples of how each one can be used by different members in your school.Five forms of power: Legitimate T to S P to T S to P Leads to compliance “Because I said so” Informational T: information on college applications P: classroom and teaching assignments DO: rubric for the grant Some people withhold information as a way of keeping control which has a two-edged impact on their influence (increases and diminishes at the same time) Expert Chemistry teacher to future MD; reading teacher to future author AP who can teach others to ask engaging questions of students, OR ask reflective questions to teachers to get them to their own answers “You can help me get to where I want to go” Reward T to S: A, gold star, praise, note home AP to T: promotion, coveted teaching assignment, responsibilities, input/voice, sticky notes, social media recognition, Friday jeans day, donuts “Look at me” Coercive T to S: F, referral/write-up/detention, silent lunch, note/call home, expressing disappointment AP to T: Contractual hits, “write ups”, teaching assignments, scheduling, isolation, intimidation, threats “Do this or else!” Creates resentment Referent “My favorite teacher”  Mentor Admire, respect, care for,  Want to emulate and please Not all power types are equal!The takeaway:For all except legitimate: Students hold the same powers over teachers Teachers hold the same powers over admin Understanding the types of power, you can be intentional about cultivating it That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday when I review some elements of creating a positive classroom culture.Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. Increasing those numbers helps others find the show. You can find out more about me at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/I love getting feedback, so please consider sending me an email or connecting with me on LinkedIn. Of course, all of those links are in the show notes.I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!DiveingDeepEDU Podcast link: https://divingdeepedu.libsyn.com/58-frederick-buskey Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to… Krista8967 who wrote in a recent review:I absolutely love this podcast. Frederick Buskey gives helpful tips that you can put into action right away. This show has been a part of my weekly routine since my journey into educational leadership began.Thank you for the kind words Krista, I am so glad the show is helpful.Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of October 16-20, 2023. I was so excited after recording Tuesday's podcast with Michele Matoon that I rearranged my content for the week and decided to pull five tips from the daily email to reinforce some sound meeting practices. The fifth tip was not on our show and I can't believe I didn't mention it as it transformed the way I view meetings.While there is significant overlap between today's show and Tuesday's, it might be a bit less overwhelming. I'll prove Michele's email address at the end of the show and include it in the show notes as she will send a meeting template to anyone who wants it. If you want better meetings, don't reinvent the wheel, just email Michele!Five biggest takeaways: Have a clear, actionable goal, in an agenda, ahead of time. Allot time to each item and use a timer to signal the end. Write down who is responsible and what the deadline is. Put FYIs at the bottom and do not read or spend time on them. Calculate the cost of the meeting.  The takeaway: Every minute of our day has a price. That price can and should be measured in money, but more importantly in time and attention. Of course, some meetings are necessary. IEP meetings are essential parts of identifying important strategies for working with a vulnerable group of students. However, the value of a meeting should never be measured on its own. It should always be measured against the alternative.Was this meeting as important as developing a support plan for a student in crisis? Was this meeting as important as investing 30 minutes with an early career teacher, listening to their story, and helping him thing through how they want to grow? Was this meeting as important as developing an SOP to help front office staff effectively manage unexpected visitors?In some cases, the answer will be yes and you should absolutely have the meeting. In other cases, it will be no, in which case maybe you should cancel of skip the meeting if at all possible.I know things are pretty hierarchical in most districts, but I can't help but wonder what might happen, if, coming into a meeting 30-minutes late, you announced, “Sorry I'm late, but I have a third-year teacher who is considering leaving the profession and I needed to do some critical problem-solving with her.” What would be the response to that? Again, that may not be an option in your district, but maybe it is but you don't know it? Might be worth a conversation. There is a great visual in an article in the Huffington Post in which they monitored brain activity in people attending back-to-back meetings.  The increase in stress created by back-to-back meetings with no break is striking.Again, I'm not saying all meetings are bad, but if it isn't worth have an agenda with a clear goal and actionable outcome, what's the point?That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday… Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. As I record this, we have 19 ratings and 6 reviews – we are inching forward! Remember increasing those numbers helps others find the show and I really appreciate hearing from you.I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!Michele's Links:Email:  michele@nsrfharmony.org Website: www.nsrfharmony.org X (Twitter) @TheNSRF:  twitter.com/TheNSRF Instagram: @NSRFharmony:  https://instagram.com/nsrfharmony Facebook: Facebook.com/NationalSchoolReformFaculty Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/NSRF/  Threads (logs in with FB):  threads.net/@nsrfharmonyResources:The NSRF's website:  www.nsrfharmony.org  (has libraries of many protocols and activities)Huffington Post article on stress: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meetings-breaks-office-brain-study_l_638e4f82e4b06fdc9d907e03 Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to… IamBlandon who kindly reviewed the show on Apple Podcasts, saying the following…Thank you! I'm so close to completing my journey on becoming an administrator! Thank you so much for this treasure trove of valuable information! Keep up the good work!And thank you IamBlandon, your review and words mean a lot.Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of October 9-13. The emails: The three epiphaniesMonday: Urgent leaders: Put tasks before people. Prioritize what's urgent over what's important. Treat symptoms instead of identifying problems. Mistake action for progress. Tuesday: There is not enough time to do everything.Wednesday: If there is not enough time, I can choose what does and does not get done.Thursday: What I choose to do and not do reflects my values.Friday: Not being intentional dooms you to urgencyThe takeaway: Embracing the three epiphanies is a foundational step for moving from managing time to managing priorities. On the days you do not make intentional choices, like my day battling my computer, you are likely living in urgency.Making intentional choices does not guarantee you will be strategic, but it is a prerequisite.I'm including a simple visual in today's message. If you find the 3 epiphanies compelling, consider printing it off and posting it somewhere as a reminder.Today's intention: Reflect on your week. In retrospect, what is one to-do/not do choice you made intentionally and feel good about? What is something you reacted to, that got in the way of something you valued more? It is Friday, and I would love it if you share with me your biggest takeaway or story from this week!That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday when we feature my interview with Michele Matoon. We take a practical look at how to run a meeting. This is one of those episodes you will want to follow up on because Michelle has some great tips and tools for you.Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. You can find out more about me at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/I love getting feedback, so please consider sending me an email or connecting with me on LinkedIn. Of course, all of those links are in the show notes.I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today I'm celebrating fall! The leaves are beginning to turn color, the nights are getting crisp – which means better sleeping for those of us who like being buried under a mound of blankets – and everything is flavored with apple or pumpkin! Fall also means the end of my garden-grown cucumbers, but we can't have everything, can we?Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of October 2-6, 2023. The emails: Sometimes you can have a bigger impact by working with the willing. Accepting that to be human is to be imperfect opens a world of possibilities. We should think about playing more. We should play more. Be mindful of over-investing in tasks you enjoy doing. Lack of presence leads to messes, with food and with humans. The takeaway:Another week of seemingly unrelated topics provides me with another opportunity to look for the bigger meaning. I didn't plan it this way, but each post has an element of play to it: Working with competent people who trust you and want to get better can feel like play. Over-investing in things we are good at is a version of play. Accepting the imperfection of being human gives us permission to play. Playing helps cultivate presence. And of course, there was Wednesday's message all about the need to play more. Play takes many forms. We can play physically – at the Buskey household one of our backyard favorites is CanJam. We can play games, like Horrify, a really cool strategy game in which the players collaborate to win. We can play with ideas, which I often do while journaling in the mornings. We can play in the kitchen – but maybe not with quesadillas.As I write this, it strikes me that the line between creativity and play is very thin, and maybe that's a bit of insight into why play is so important.Let's wrap this up with a call to action, and if you can't guess what it is, you either don't know me very well or you haven't been fully present to the episode.This weekend, go play! Throw a football around, pull out your watercolors, scribble some poetry, walk in the woods. Do something for yourself, and I turn you'll be better at serving others on Monday. Oh, and Legos. How did forget Legos?That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday when we begin our October emphasis on building a positive classroom culture.Anyway, tune in on Tuesday for a great episode.Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. As I record this, we have 17 ratings and 4 reviews. Increasing those numbers helps others find the show. I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to… Now + Next Cohort 2. Valori, Lisa, Paige, Gail, Jen, Kayla, Michelle, and Emily, thanks for making the program so wonderful. It is a testament to what can happen when inspired leaders prioritize working together, being vulnerable, and fostering interdependence. Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of September 25-29, 2023. Review the emailsTakeawayAs I've shared before, when the week's messages aren't specifically built around a theme, like this week's, I'm always intrigued to come back after-the-fact and think about what the big takeaway is, and this week is no different.In fact, wow. There is a profound message here. It's not me being profound, as this wasn't purposeful, but it is right here in front of us. Here are the five MVPs for each day's message: Sometimes making the same old thing better beats doing something new. Sometimes something BIG doesn't actually matter. What makes one training more powerful than another? Together, transformation, vulnerability, and interdependence can create something special Being fully present is more valuable than having answers. Time and attention are the scarcest resources. While the urgent – quadrant 3 – tasks are a big consumer of these precious resources, so are change initiatives. And too often we focus on the initiatives instead of the people. Nothing against Salesforce or LETRS, but how many lives have the transformed? We can lose focus on people. Improvement can become about ”the thing” instead of about people. And the changes and improvements we are trying to make can actually stop us form impacting people. The busier we are, the harder it is to be fully present. The harder it is to be invested in helping people grow in the direction they want to grow in. The harder it is to be vulnerable. The harder it is to be interdependent.Do less, impact more. Create transformative moments by focusing on others as humans, not as cogs in a machine or rungs on a ladder.And then think about your own leadership and what being present does for you. Here's the rest of the story about the group hug episode…I am not the perfect trainer, but sometimes I am able to help a group come together and do something magical, especially when I focus on serving them, not converting them into the leaders I think they should be. And when that happens, I am also rewarded in a way that cannot be measured.My wish for you next week is to go forward and be vigilant about finding opportunities to be present, to learn how others want to grow, and to then be able to create the opportunities for them to do that.That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday when we feature my interview with Dr. Efrain Martinez on what it means to be a human leading humans. This is an inspiring and emotional episode and I'm so excited to share it with you.Anyway, tune in on Tuesday for a great episode.Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. As I record this, we have ZZ ratings and XX reviews. Increasing those numbers helps others find the show. I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to… Mitchell Hall, Gifted and Talented Education Specialist, Garrett County Public Schools, Maryland who emailed me about the relationship matrix we featured on our August 30th daily email:Hi Frederick,I enjoy the relationship matrix!  As I looked over the different categories on it, I realized why my most effective leaders have taken an interest in my life outside of school.  I forwarded this email to three who have coached me, as opposed to simply advising or teaching me, and thanked them for making that investment.  I just earned my administrator credential here in Maryland, and I really appreciate your podcast and online resources because they help me plan ahead for how I will lead when that opportunity arises.  Thanks for sharing your experiences and your expertise!  Mitchell, thank you for your encouraging words and I'm happy to be supporting the important work you do.Insert introToday's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of September 18-22, 2023. This week I'm sharing five strategies helping me be a better leader right now. Identify the next day's priorities. Block off time in your calendar for important things and capture in your calendar what you do each day. Use a timer to create urgency and keep you laser focused. Morning routines are essential. Have strategies for ending your day. That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. As I record this, we have 17 ratings and 4 reviews. We seem stuck on those numbers so please help us move the needle!  Increasing those numbers helps others find the show. I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to Caitlin and the whole team at EB Academics. Caitlin was kind enough to interview me on episode 243 of the Teaching Middle School ELA podcast. Caitlin is a wonderful interviewer, and we had a powerful conversation about the four essentials: Your support network Healthy morning routine Transition from work Reflection I'll put a link to the show in the notes. Again, Caitlin, thanks for a wonderful discussion.Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of September 11-15, 2023. After several weeks of themed messages, I was back to my more usual pattern of diverse thoughts. Maybe this is a good time to provide a peek into my processes. When I began the daily email in April 2020, and through 2021, I wrote a daily message whenever it came to me. In 2022 I began writing a week at a time, which led to an increased number of themed weeks. As this school year kicks off I've booked time every Monday to do the following week's emails so that we can be further ahead in case something happens and to give Mara more time to schedule things as her schedule has become more intense.These changes have led to more themed weeks as it is easier to write five messages around a central theme. It also makes for an easier podcast episode, but I do miss capturing an idea that I get during the week and expanding it into a meaningful leadership lesson and intention.Over the past two weeks I had multiple things stimulate thoughts and I was able to plan ahead and come up with this week's random thoughts. The fun thing about doing it this way is that when I record the podcast, I challenge myself to find some central them or message and often times there is something unexpected which pops up.Okay, let's roll through this week's messages…Is there a central theme in these messages? Remember, I didn't plan a theme this week, but what emerges as I write this script is the importance of beginning with ourselves.It may sound selfish at first, especially as much as I advocate that people are the purpose, but you cannot take care of others without taking care of yourself. This week you received five lessons about caring for yourself: When breakdowns occur, pause and reflect. Check your purpose as a first step to checking your school culture. As part of working hard, attend to your own revery – that's where you will nurture greatness. Tap your creativity and avoid the prescriptive, rut inducing approach to leadership. Clean out the mental clutter which takes up space without serving you. Take care of yourself this weekend. Engage in recovery and feed your soul.That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. You can learn more about what I do on my website at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. Rating the show helps others find it, and if you want to be a superfan, consider leaving a review. Again, you'll be helping others find the show and you'll be making me smile. And maybe you will even find yourself getting a shoutout at the top of the episode.I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!Link to my interview on the Teaching Middle School ELA Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teaching-middle-school-ela/id1458448897?i=1000626080589 Danny Bauer's LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danielevanbauer_fundamentals-education-blbs-activity-7100109406238830592-pGxN Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast!Today's shout out goes to AJ Bianco, Vice Principal at East Brook Middle School in Hillsdale, NJ. AJ also was a contribute rot last week's episode on veteran teachers. You may recall at the end of that show that I asked for some feedback and AJ kindly responded with these words:I just wanted to let you know that I DID think your episode from last week was GREAT! Not only did I appreciate hearing from others, I thought you did a wonderful job breaking down the information into buckets and explaining what needs to be done to help veteran teachers. Well done my friend! Keep up the great work, and I will be checking out todays episode later tonight.Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of September 4-8, 2023. Guest introCelebrationsMy storyPam's storyLessonsThat is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast. Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. You can learn more about what I do on my website at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. Rating the show helps others find it, and if you want to be a superfan, consider leaving a review. Again, you'll be helping others find the show and you'll be making me smile. And maybe you will even find yourself getting a shoutout at the top of the episode.I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers!Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

TodHello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today's shout out goes to the instructional coaches of Lexington 4 school district in Gaston, SC. Emily, Mary Beth, Kari, Katie, and Amanda, I appreciate you taking time to give me critical feedback on the virtual leadership courses we've been talking about and helping me understand micro-credentials. The great thing about education is how willing people are to share their time and expertise – Thank you!  Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of August 28-Sept. 1, 2023.   A horse story and the three options for change: Go back Press on Adjust course   That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast.  Thank you for including me on your leadership journey.   Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. If you'd like to walk more with me, I have a couple simple ways to do so: Invest $9 a month and about 20 minutes of your time to become a supporting member of our community. You'll get early and unfettered access to our free courses, a discussion area, a library of past content, and the occasional webinar. You will also be helping me to continue investing both time and money in producing this podcast, writing the daily email, and producing free content. Finally, you can become a full member of our APEx community and join me for monthly group coaching and lots of other perks.  You can get the details and links for all of these on my website at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/  I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday for my discussion with Lisa Parry, a principal of a K-12 school in rural South Dakota. Lisa works with the state's support program for teachers in years 3-5 and we discussed what APs could to help those teachers grow.  Tune in on Tuesday for a great episode. Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. Rating the show helps others find it, and if you want to be a superfan, consider leaving a review. Again, you'll be helping others find the show and you'll be making me smile. And maybe you will even find yourself getting a shoutout at the top of the episode. I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers! Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today's shout out goes to…William D Parker, host of the Principal Matters Podcast and a kind, gentle, and caring human being who is quickly becoming a good friend. Will released his interview of me back on August 9. My biggest fan – my wife Pam – said it is the best I have done in an interview and Wil made it easy. That's episode 356 of The Principal Matters Podcast. Will was also kind enough to leave a glowing review on Apple podcasts, so thank you Will!---Takeaway1.     Relationships exist in two basic spheres2.     When we understand how, in an individual's life, their work and home lives influence each other, we can be confident that we have a collegial relationship3.     The collegial relationship helps us to serve the person because:a.     We know what they wantb.     We have insight into how to help them get therec.     We can coach them , which is one of the best ways to help people grow.  That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast.  Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. ---Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. Rating the show helps others find it, and if you want to be a superfan, consider leaving a review. Again, you'll be helping others find the show and you'll be making me smile. And maybe you will even find yourself getting a shoutout at the top of the episode. I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers! Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today's shout out goes to… I don't know. It's been a quiet week at the podcast as everyone gears up for school. Please consider emailing me, DMing me on LinkedIn, or leaving a review of the podcast on Apple podcasts – so I can give someone a shout out – so I can give you a shout out!  Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of August 14-18, 2023.   New plus new = good! New teachers want close relationships with their administrators. In the end, we stay in organizations because of the relationships we have with leaders.  TakeawayFriday's email summarized it all. If your school culture isn't where you want it to be, there are two critical things to look at:·      First is the quality of the relationships you have with others. If those aren't where you want them to be, go back to Friday's email, print it off, and cut out the list of bullet points. Tape them to your computer, your door, mirror, everywhere. Just begin asking questions that help you learn about people.·      Second, and this will be an upcoming episode, look at the alignment within your organization. The easiest thig to check is the demand you are putting on people's static resources:o   Resources come in two formso   Time and attention are different (giving time to something when you are fried)o   Backpack sizeo   Lightening the load can improve culture   That is this week's Five for Friday rendition of The Assistant Principal Podcast.  Thank you for including me on your leadership journey.  Thank you for including me on your leadership journey. If you'd like to walk more with me, I have a couple simple ways to do so:1.     Invest no money but a little time and download our free checklist on building your support network.2.     Invest $9 a month and about 20 minutes of your time to become a supporting member of our community. You'll get early and unfettered access to our free courses, a discussion area, a library of past content, and the occasional webinar. You will also be helping me to continue investing both time and money in producing this podcast, writing the daily email, and producing free content.3.     Finally, you can become a full member of our APEx community and join me for monthly group coaching and lots of other perks. You can get the details and links for all of these on my website at fb.com I look forward to seeing you again next Tuesday when we play with some ideas about how to support veteran teachers.   Please remember to subscribe and rate this podcast. Rating the show helps others find it, and if you want to be a superfan, consider leaving a review. Again, you'll be helping others find the show and you'll be making me smile. And maybe you will even find yourself getting a shoutout at the top of the episode. I'm Frederick Buskey and thank you again for joining me on this episode of the Assistant Principal Podcast. Cheers! Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! So much to celebrate today: ·      WOW! This is number 150 of The Assistant Principal Podcast!·      We topped 4500 downloads in July – a new record!·      I keep hearing from listeners telling me how the podcast has helped them land their first AP job, or work with a teacher, and more.  Today's shout out goes to… You my colleague. All of you, and most especially, ·      The 16 of you who have invested a minute in rating the podcast!·      The numerous people who have emailed me or DMd me on LinkedIn to share how the show has helped them. I hope you understand how powerful that is, and how much it motivates me to get better. Honestly, talking into the void taps my courage every episode, but having feedback helps me remember that I'm not speaking into the void, that people are listening, and that this show matters.·      The people who forward this show and recommend it to their colleagues. Very few listeners found this show in social media. Most of you either joined via my email list or heard about the show from someone else. Thank you for being a part of growing this show.Frederick's Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/ff61713840 

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 31-August 4, 2023.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 24-28, 2023.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 17-21, 2023.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 10-14, 2023.

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Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of July 3-7, 2023.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of June 26-30, 2023.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of June 19-23, 2023.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of June 12-6, 2023.

Breaking Oaths Violating process Think before you speak Action steps Announcements

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of June 4-9, 2023.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of May 29 – June 2, 2023. I'm going to go completely out of order today and just work through the overall theme which was about solving problems. In today's episode we will touch on the six dimensions of organizations, the role of leadership, change processes, and an example of identifying root problems. This episode will tie together several of my key conceptual frameworks in more detail than the emails did, so be ready for a meaty episode that begins at 40,000 feet but takes us right down to ground level. The whole week was inspired by a training I did last week with a group of non-profit leaders. We worked through an example of the process of identifying problems and landed in a slightly unexpected space. I'll share what happened at the end of this episode, so please stay with me.

Last Friday I began with a shoutout to Soupman2545 for leaving a review and helping me improve the show. It felt good to begin the show with a thank you so I'm going to begin doing this regularly on Fridays.Today I want to acknowledge the daily email readers and podcast listeners who responded to last week's challenge to identify the band associated with the titles of each daily email's subject line.

Five places that might be worth going to; New Hampshire Wyoming Idaho Montana Oklahoma Honorable mention KY/TN

If you listened to Tuesday's incredible show with Tequilla Lamar, you noticed something new – music!Mara and Collin have been suggesting for some time that we needed to add a few musical transitions, but I have been dragging my feet until I read a recent review of the show.Shout out to soupman2545, who left a review that began glowingly…“I am going to be an AP next year and have already begun using ideas from content in this podcast to improve my practice and increase my capacity in my current leadership position.”I love getting kudos, but it was the next think part of the review that was golden:“If I could offer one piece of feedback, it would be for show aesthetics… something so small as a jingle or catchy tune, might help hook others in and give them something to look forward to each week.”Soupman2545, THANK YOU. It takes time and effort to write a review, and it takes a bit more to offer thoughtful feedback in a way that helps make things better.”So, we are beginning this episode with a thank you to soupman2545- you have helped make us better.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of May 8-12, 2023.Celebrations: Garden planted out! New AP (1 & 2) mentoring program progress!

Today we will begin with the end. There are many big and complex problems we need to solve, but the process will be slow and require great effort.In contrast, there are small quality-of-life improvements we can make that are simple and yield immediate results.We looked at three this week: Get rid of things that aren't essential Produce a minimally viable version as quickly and simply as possible Let your colleagues know how glad you are that they are here today!

If you get my daily email, you already know that this week's messages involved me going head-to-head with ChatGPT on the topic of creating a positive organizational culture. What I didn't have space to discuss in the emails is how we can use the framework of the six dimensions of organizations to help provide a more coherent understanding of organizational culture. So today's five for Friday will be substantially different from the weeks emails and will give you some important things to think about whether you are a daily email reader or not. 

Join Kevin for five things to commit to and five things to avoid as you get ready for summer.

Famous leadership theorist and author John Maxwell said, “leadership s influence, nothing less, nothing more.”Is that it? Is that really all leadership is? 

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of April 10-14, 2023.

If I can't do everything, doesn't that mean that I choose what does get done – and what doesn't? And if I'm choosing, do my choices reflect my values? These three ideas make up my three epiphanies: I can't do everything Therefore, I choose what gets done And my choices do – or should – reflect my values Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of April 3-7, 2023. 

Today, Coach Katie Malone joins the podcast for a quick Five For Friday episode, featuring her top nutrition tips for runners.

I had a lot of fun writing this week's emails. Last week I met and worked with some incredible people, and it just made the whole week special. I hope that positivity radiates through this week's messages. Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of March 27-31, 2023.

In today's Five For Friday, we take a look at some bad habits - and how to turn them into good ones.

Simple fences, small wins, and three tips for interviewing. But wait, there's more!Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of March 20-24, 2023. 

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of March 13-17, 2023. 

Five For Friday is back! This week, we'll look at some things you might be doing that are hurting your progress.

This week I took a break from the daily emails. Mara did a great job filling in, but rather than try and tell her story today, I thought I'd share a bit about what waterfalls can teach us about school change. I often think about leadership, and the prevalence of water in the Smoky's almost guarantees that it will feature prominently in my thoughts, so here are some things we can learn about school change from understanding waterfalls:1.     Waterfalls don't start out as waterfalls, they start in many places and slowly collect together. a.     Change should come from the individuals furthest upstream – the teachersb.     Allow people to come to the change in their own time2.     Water takes the path of least resistance – meaning that the waterfall occurs because there are barriers blocking water in some places and low points making it easier for water to flow in others. a.     Make it easier for people to adopt the change by providing support and removing obstaclesb.     Make it more difficult to avoid the change by adding barriers3.     The power of the waterfall is dependent on the flow of water, when water is diverted or in short supply, the waterfall slows.a.     Taking your attention away – diverting – will slow the change4.     Leader is like the land, contouring and shaping, but not controlling. The water does the work, the land just creates the conditions Change is a strange feature of organizations:·       Schools rarely stay the same but also resist many efforts at change·       Everyone can and needs to grow, but many change initiatives take the attention away from individual improvement, thereby making each teacher's development more challenging·       Change should be driven from the bottom and adopted by the entire organization only when it has demonstrated success, yet we often go the opposite way, driving mandatory changes from the top and abandoning them only after they fail.·       Change is a natural process and leaders need to shape change, but they can't control it. The waterfall I build in my backyard can never rival the majesty of those in nature, so know the difference between what you are trying to build and what is naturally building itself. And remember, people want to get better, they want to grow – that is the natural course of things. Think about how to work with that rather than trying to control or usurp it.

Today's episode of Five for Friday recaps the strategic leadership emails for the week of February 27-March 3, 2023.

For about three weeks we had a tight focus on mentoring. I hope you embraced the three core messages: Spend more time with and show more appreciation for your mentor If you don't have a mentor, find one Be intentional about mentoring others Beginning this week we pivoted to our next big theme: traveling the five stages from being an urgent leader to a strategic one.This week's big idea: You can't move forward by staying where you are.