Urban Principal: Leadership Lessons

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This podcast is based upon lessons learned in my 31 years of experience in education--21 as a principal. I spent 10 years turning around a high poverty school, and left to start Nebraska's first focus school--a year-round extended day program centered on leadership, technology and communication. It was named by Harvard's One Nation, Indivisible publication as one of the most innovative and successful schools in the country.

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Conversations of Growth Pt. I

Mar 10th, 2026 12:59 AM

Every leader must deal with conversations of growth. This episode looks at the book “Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to Be Difficult” by Jon Gordon and Amy Kelly.

Tone of a Leader

Mar 2nd, 2026 5:59 PM

The words you use are important. Even more important is the tone. What you say and how you say it matters. How is your tone and tact as a leader?

Balancing Leadership & Management

Feb 23rd, 2026 5:35 PM

This episode unpacks an article by Alex Schultz from Edutopia on “How to Balance Management and Leadership as a Principal.”

Professionalism?

Feb 16th, 2026 5:20 PM

What does it mean to use professionalism. Is it unprofessional to have fun at work? This episode talks about the impact and creating a positive culture.

The Olympic Spirit

Feb 9th, 2026 8:44 PM

This episodes highlights the positive spirit of the Olympics and how leaders can build stronger more effective teams. As a team there nothing people can’t overcome and accomplish together.

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