The Smart Thinking Podcast

Episode 238: Guardian Angels (Reflection & Process)

How do we ensure that all kids are noticed and supported? Be intentional about empowering everyone!
Describe the leaders within your school that would benefit from being empowered.
List the stakeholders in your community that would benefit from a truly holistic approach.
Identify the kids in yours school that would benefit from having a guardian angel like Mr. Taylor.

Episode 237: Descriptions for Success (Process Tool & Reflection)

Does everyone know what they're supposed to be doing? The answer is -- no. This episode we explore how to increase success by ensuring people have clear descriptions of expectations, skills, and behaviors. 
 
Describe where in your life others would benefit from a clear line of site for their “job.”
List those who would immediately benefit from a job description.
Develop your own job description and get it validated by your colleagues and leaders.
 

Episode 236: Into The Rain- Start the Year Smart (Reflection & Process)

44% of K-12 staff in the United States indicated they were always or very often burned out. Listen as we discuss a proactive process to support our educators and everyone else!
Describe when you know you are burning too hot.
List the processes you can employ to support your colleagues to proactively avoid burnout
Identify the date you’re going to implement the process discussed.

Episode 235: Change Management – What if? (Leadership and Strategy)

Change is difficult. What if you could support change by thinking about and planning for everything that could go wrong? Now you can by -- what if'ing!
Describe how you pack as a leader?
List ways you could apply this process to grow ownership on your team or in your house.
Describe how you plan for failure in the change process.

Episode 233: A Conversation with LeNesha Tabb: You Won’t Forget! (Reflection & Tools)

LeNesha and I have a great conversation about the importance of noticing everyone around you, bringing forward perspectives in teaching and making sure that at the end of the day we value, care for and see everyone around us.
 
LeNesha is a Teacher and an Author and a Speaker and a Mother and is Awesome! 
 
See: https://laneshatabb.com
 
 

Episode 232: Work In Progress (Reflection & Tool)

Listen as we discuss a process to help you frame the challenges you may be facing. Is the work ahead of you this week -- high life mission and high motivation towards the opportunity? If yes - -awesome - -if no -- listen as we explore how to take on that challenge. 

Episode 231 : Keep Charging: A Motivating Conversation With Marcus and Me (Reflection))

This conversation will change the direction of your day. It'll impact how you think. It will prove that you can charge through anything!
Sometimes there is just a weird way that worlds collide. I met Marcus Allen at a conference in Florida and he is a genuine buffalo leader - -take a listen and learn a lot of new ways to frame leadership and life. 
Describe how you can advocate for the underdog.
List ways in which our influence shapes those around us.
Describe your blessings.

Episode 230: “Burned in!” A conversation with author Amber Harper

This is a must listen to help you reignite your love of leading and serving! Amber Harper and I had a ton of fun discussing how to create the conditions to have a Burned In v. Burned Out Mindset!
 
Amber: https://www.burnedinteacher.com/
 

Episode 229: Think Back (Reflection & Tool)

How often do you look backwards on your calendar? Not enough. Take a listen to this great refection and process to help you help all you serve and yourself.
List the teams, classes, groups that you could support with the think back process.
Describe your moments over the course of the last year.
List the hurdles you faced and how you overcame them.

Episode 228: Appreciate Through Appreciation (Reflection & Tactic)

How do we increase our value and feel appreciated? Take a listen as we discuss ways to demonstrate appreciation and be more impactful. Stop waiting to be appreciated and start appreciating your world.
List people in your life that would benefit from appreciative strategies
Describe how you can appreciate in value-- by appreciating others.
List which of the 16 appreciation tactics you’ll apply.