The Empowered Principal® Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

A conversation with a parent about a classroom assignment change doesn’t have to be contentious, anxiety-ridden, or reflect negatively on you as a principal. It’s not about your expertise, professionalism, or ability to make decisions. It’s about a parent who wants the best for their child, and in this episode, you’ll learn how to respond to these requests with intention rather than reaction.

Learn how to handle even the most challenging class assignment requests with confidence and grace. Hear practical strategies for getting to the root of a parent’s concerns, the importance of validating their emotions without giving in to demands, and my top tips for finding creative solutions that work for everyone.

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Today, I share my journey from feeling completely powerless in my early years as a principal to founding a program that helps school leaders reconnect with their personal power. The truth is, the current education system leaves most principals feeling burned out, overwhelmed, and unfulfilled. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Discover how expanding your mind to what's possible and rewriting the script of who you are as a leader can create a magical experience beyond what you ever thought was realistic or attainable. If you're ready to love both your career and your life, this episode is for you.

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Today, I'm joined by two special guests with an important message to share. Shelly Wilfong and Ryan Donlan coauthored a powerful book, bringing hope and inspiration to school leaders everywhere. The book is called Ensuring Teachers Matter: Where to Focus First So Students Matter Most, and it's all about the topic of mattering.

Tune in this week to discover how to help your teachers feel energized and valuable in the work they do. When teachers and administrators feel like they matter, everybody in your school benefits, and you'll learn in this episode how to support your teachers so they can feel valued and, in turn, support the students to the best of their abilities.

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This week's episode is dealing with the sensitive topics of school shootings, loss, and grief. I have a long-time colleague and friend Krista St-Germain on the show who specializes in coaching around grief. Given some of the tragedies of the recent past on our school campuses, grief in our work as school leaders is something we need to be equipped to help ourselves and others deal with, and this episode is a good place to start.

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If you believe you already have the systems in place, you know yourself, and you know your school, but you still feel stuck as to how to move your school forward, listen in. My client Jami has something incredibly valuable to offer you today as she walks us through how she’s worked on moving her mindset from good to great, helping a new school come to life, and doing so while balancing her time with five children at home!

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This week, I’m speaking to the life coach for working moms, Rebecca Olson. Rebecca specifically works with women who love working and describe themselves as career-driven women, and as a school leader, I know you’re passionate about excelling in education as well as in your role as a parent. Both are truly possible, and today, we’re diving into eradicating the idea that you can’t be both a great leader and a great working parent.

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Like so many principals, I experienced overwhelm, stress, and confusion, and this led to me putting on weight during my time as a school leader. I know this is the case for many people in high-pressure situations, so I invited weight loss coach Paige Bowman onto the show to talk about gaining a new level of awareness around what you’re eating, why you’re eating it, and how these decisions are showing up in your body.

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I have a very dear friend and special guest on the podcast this week: Maggie Reyes. Maggie is a magical Master Certified Life Coach who works with women who are wildly successful in their professional lives, so that’s all of you listening, and she’s here to give us some practical education on how to feel better in your relationship, no matter what’s going on at school.

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This week, I have my dear friend, colleague, and financial coach Nicole Stork-Hestad on the show because I want all of you listening to gain comfort when it comes to money. I’ve been coaching a lot over the last few months on the fear many school leaders experience around their professional budgets, and Nicole is here to help you get comfortable with all the layers of yours.

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If you’re looking high and low for nooks and crannies around campus so you can be productive for half an hour, listen in. You might have been told you should be out on campus, in classrooms, or on yard duty, and shouldn’t just be a principal sitting in their office. But you have been provided an office for a reason, and we’re diving into it today.

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