Mafost Mashup

Welcome to the Mafost Mashup reboot - this limited series is for small business owners and dreamers who are ready to bootstrap their way to brand growth and market domination. We'll cover everything you need to know about marketing a small business or startup. ...eventually, we'll polish up our episode endings, lol - forgive me for now. ;) In this series, we'll cover facing your fears, major pitfalls, outsourcing, and marketing basics such as competitor analysis, marketing channels such as SEO, PPC, and Earned Media. We'll help you develop lead funnels and know how to measure ROI. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mafost/message

Maintenance pedagogy has it's place and so does subversive pedagogy. What mode does your school need in 2020? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Why must we and when must we say stop? Continue receiving updates at the daily blog https://mafost.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

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1) Correlation 2) Achievement 3) Student Discipline Policy 4) Programs and Initiatives 5) Construct Validity. Get more ideas and tips at https://mafost.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

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Often change or innovation appears risky to outsiders, but when done right, innovation is a natural part of successful school improvement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

What's Your Next Step? A conversation with Vernon Wright (https://twitter.com/thewrightleader) and Matt Foster. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Three What Ifs that could spur creativity in finding solutions for the challenges in your school. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Episode 108 is focused on time management for principals and provides recent research from new principals, a time management tip for power meetings, and an essential leadership concept - the circle of influence. Why is it that some principals always feel like there's a monkey on their back...they're always frayed and ran to the end of their energy? Yet others can complete all the tasks of the day with a sense of calm and the headspace to lead as their selves. Time management is the difference. Learn more at https://principalsseminar.com/time-management-for-principals/ Get all the show notes at mafost.com/mashup/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Permission to Struggle. Survival Instincts. The amygdala. These are all tied up in the learning process and the school culture. In this, episode 107, you'll get 6 ways to lead learning in the struggle. Get insanely innovative school leadership ideas delivered to your inbox 3 days per week at https://mafost.com/lead/  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Understanding these two pressures can help any principals avoid plateaus and headaches associated with change resistance. Wall building and conformity bias are little known pressures that exert large influences on school cultures. Here's what to do about them. Read more on Conformity Bias at the Mafost Blog. https://mafost.com/conformity-bias/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

1) I'm sending out the the year in review https://mafost.com/year-in-review-2019/ . 2) Inviting your input on a new project at  https://principalsseminar.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Clerical Work, Substituting, Intervention, Inner Circle. These are four common missed opportunities and missteps when utilizing the role of instructional coaching. Join the thousands of school leaders already receiving the Mafost Daily Blog straight to their inboxes - https://mafost.com/lead/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

In this first live episode, typical school vision statements are put to the task of becoming visions. Sign up for the daily blog at https://mafost.com/lead/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Two Quotes on Gratitude, Special News, and a Thank You. Get the daily blog at mafost.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

These three communication missteps are essential to avoid as a principal and school leader. Your teachers, community, and students depend on it. Get the daily blog at mafost.com/lead Get the monthly blog at mafost.blog --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Clarity and Toxicity, Matt sits with Hal Bowman and discusses real-life experiences with school cultures, including: -Shaping School Culture vs. Letting It Happen -Creating a Tribe -Bringing Clarity to the School Vision and Purpose -Uncertainty and Toxic Cultures that Result -The anxiety of the Unknown -Finding the Right Fit -Unintentional Culture Viruses -Communicating with Clarity Principals, instructional coaches, and educational leaders will receive helpful insights into why toxic cultures form and how to turn them around. Subscribe to the daily blog at https://mafost.com/lead/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Elisabeth Bostwick is the author of Take the LEAP: Ignite a Culture of Innovation. In this episode she shares actionable ideas related to the efficiency problem, building emotional safety in classrooms, and shaping classroom cultures. Get the book at https://amzn.to/2PPGJmD (paid link to Amazon) Follow Matt's Monthly Blog at mafost.blog --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message

Principals Mark French, Lauren Higgins, Chris Chappotin, Heather Patterson, Cathy Jacobs, Chris Legleiter, and Jon-Eric Zaier join the episode to share what they are currently learning about:   Leading Community with Purpose   Creating a Sense of Community in a Large School   Asking for Help   Being a part of a Principal Network   Empowering Teachers   Reaching Students Each Day   You can get more innovative ideas at mafost.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mafost/message