Ep 090 — Season 5 Distilled: Courage, Clarity & What Actually Mattered with Christine & Tammy
Season 5's highlights trace a clear path: protect focus, trust people, and let values drive the work. We pull the best “pare-down pointers” from guests who shared practical ways to simplify coaching, ...
16 Dec 202518min
Ep 089 — Strip Back to Values: The Quietest Leadership Tool with Dr. Amanda March
Ever feel like the noise never stops? We invited Dr. Amanda March, former school psychologist, professional learning expert, and founder of Rise and Align Consulting, to help us turn down the volume a...
9 Dec 202526min
Ep 088 — Stop Adding, Start Focusing: From Average to Exceptional with Todd Whitaker
What if the fastest path to a better school isn’t a new program, but a sharper focus on the people already doing the right work? We sit down with leadership expert and bestselling author Todd Whitaker...
2 Dec 202542min
Ep 087 — Rural Clarity: When Less Resource Forces More Purpose with Dr. Melissa Sadorf
Rural education isn’t about scarcity. It’s about clarity. We sit down with Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Executive Director of the National Rural Education Association, professor, longtime superintendent, and h...
25 Nov 202526min
Ep 086 — Coaching, Decluttered with Lindsay Deacon
Coaching doesn’t fail because we lack strategies; it fails when our calendars, agendas, and relationships pull us in ten directions at once. We sit down with instructional coaching coordinator Lindsay...
18 Nov 202524min
Ep 085 — The Leadership Edit: Our Book, Our Philosophy with Christine & Tammy
What if your greatest leadership move is not to add, but to edit? We share the thinking behind our new book, Your School Leadership Edit, and walk through a practical framework that helps you simplify...
11 Nov 202531min
Ep 084 — Trust Over Checklists: Simplifying Teacher Observations with Craig Randall
In this episode, we explore how trust-based observations replace ratings with strength-focused coaching that actually improves teaching. Craig Randall shares practical steps leaders can use to build t...
4 Nov 202525min
Ep 083 — Mentoring That Matters: Student-Centered, Noise Removed with Dr. Amanda Brueggeman
Dr. Amanda Brueggeman shares insights from her research and experience with student-centered mentoring, a collaborative approach that keeps students at the heart of new teachers' learning. She explain...
28 Okt 202526min
