Mafost Mashup

If you're going to lead, there will be tough conversations. But that's not the same thing as tough confrontation.  Get the Daily Blog straight to your inbox three days per week at mafost.com. ___ Check out these quality resources (*paid links from Amazon Affiliates) to help your candor skills: Radical Candor https://amzn.to/2JehQwR Crucial Conversations https://amzn.to/31EcrFF --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Elisabeth Bostwick, Chris Chappotin, Jon-Eric Ziaer, and Chris Legleiter share mistakes they made and lesson they learned from their experiences leading learning. Topics include:   Asking for Help   Context Switching - Finding Your Identity   Priorities, Management vs Leadership  Given the Right Feedback after Walkthroughs   Get more actionable ideas at https://mafost.com/  Purchase Elisabeth's Book, Take the Leap: Ignite a Culture of Innovation, at https://amzn.to/2BawzEq --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Mark French, Heather Patterson, Cathy Jacobs, and Lauren Higgins discussion four lessons.  Assumptions.  Student Discipline.  Letting Go.  Relationships.  These amazing school leaders and principals share mistakes they made that made them better. Next week, we'll continue this conversation with Elisabeth Bostwick, Jon-Eric Ziaer, Chris Chappotin, and Chris Legleiter. Connect with today's guests in the show notes at https://mafost.com/mashup Preview Mark French's New Book https://amzn.to/2IyF7t3 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Rational problem-solving doesn't work (most of the time). This episode shares a quick strategy that does. Are We Rational Thinkers? Four Steps to Rational Problem-Solving Actionable Empathy, Not Just Venting Who Controls the Conversation? 3 Tips to Communicate a Sense of Calm Get the research and show notes at https://mafost.com/mashup/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

4 Leadership Tips for Culture Crafting. 4 Management Tips. Questions to evaluate your school culture. Starting points for building trust and solving problems. Get the research and show notes at https://mafost.com/mashup Get the Mafost daily blog three times per week at https://mafost.com/lead --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

What idea is held captive by fear? Use this equation to tackle fear. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Tough conversations are an unavoidable part of life. In school leadership, having the right words to say will compound your leadership influence. Here are 9 phrases that can help you navigate difficult conversations in your work. Get the daily blog and the show notes at https://mafost.com/mashup/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Every school leader needs questions. We lead with questions. We learn from questions. Here are 18 questions for school leadership, management skills, and instructional systems. Subscribe to the daily blog at https://mafost.com/lead/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

What do World War II, Peter Drucker, and School Principals have in common? That's the guiding question in this brief history of management. Leave your thoughts at https://mafost.com/pod/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

What do the Houston Texans, Stock Market, and School Innovation have in common? Plus, a special invite to go.822tribe.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

In this episode, part 2 of "10 Obstacles and 10 Traits," we look into teacher obstacles 6-10, which are: Upward Mobility Perceived Disconnect Support Sabotage Cynicism Likewise, 5 leadership traits are offered to help tackle these obstacles in your school. Get the research at https://mafost.com/mashup/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

This is part 1 of 10 obstacles facing your school and 10 leadership traits that will remove those obstacles! Are you ready to level up your leadership? Visit https://mafost.com/lead/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

The emotional labor of teaching - what is it and what can we do about it? Mismanaged and it leads to teacher stress, fatigue, and even burnout. Here are some questions and ideas to ponder. Share your thoughts on this topic at https://mafost.com/pod/ Read the full article "Teach Your Heart Out, Emotional Labor of Teaching" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

A quick rant on the limitations of academics. Changes are coming to education. Is your school ready? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Fear and Creativity. They feel like opposing forces. Elizabeth Gilbert thinks so - as you'll hear in today's episode. Share your thoughts at https://anchor.fm/mafost/message Grade the show notes at mafost.com/mashup/ Episode Sponsor: PrincipalTribe.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Actionable ideas for increasing reflective leadership in four different areas. Get the resources at mafost.com/resources and the show notes at mafost.com/mashup/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

A riff on 4 steps to building shared accountability within your school's culture. Get the Mafost Blog three times per week in your inbox >> https://mafost.com/lead/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Ever wonder why some teams are wildly successful and others struggle to solve problems? Team problem-solving is not that straightforward - it involves team entropy. What is team entropy? What are the 4 phases of team problem-solving? What leadership moves can you take to prevent team entropy? Get it it all in this episode of the Mafost Mashup! Show Notes: https://mafost.com/mashup/  Look for episode 80 "Team Entropy". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Transform basic back to school principal tasks into vehicles for crafting school culture. In episode 79, we explore:  Back to School Letter 2.0  Pre-Videos for Meet and Greets  First Day back with Staff  Edcamps  Micro Emails  Delegation  Insider/Outsider Focus  5 Visibility Techniques  Get the research for episode 79 at mafost.com/mashup Music from Queen: https://youtu.be/zKdxd718WXg  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

 How does a school leader or principal build collective efficacy? In this episode of the Mafost Mashup: Floods The Metaphor A Rant on Effective Balance Between Leadership and Capacity Places to Build Collective Efficacy Smart Data Methods Building Communication Capacity Teachers Giving and Receiving Feedback Get the Mafost Blog three days per week at mafost.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message