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The Hidden Cost of Power (A Confession)
or: “Look at my cute little doctorate while I hide from the truth.”
Dec 6, 2025
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Please Stop Shouting at Me… I Have a Plan
What to Do When Others Don’t Share Your Theory of Change
Jan 15
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What theory of change are we acting from (and who is it actually serving right now)?
Coaching Question of the Week
Jan 12
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Why Schools Default to Urgency Instead of Design
And Why It Keeps Burning Good People Out
Jan 10
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“Is This Even Working?”
Why Theory of Change Is a Critical (and Underrated) Skill for Educators
Jan 8
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Is This About What’s True or What Feels Safest to Believe?
Coaching Question of the Week
Jan 5
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The Work Was Already There
Just because it's not documented, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Jan 3
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Stretching suffering isn't a virtue
An excerpt from Burn the Script: How Great Coaches Disrupt Thinking and Transform Practice (March 2026)
Jan 1
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The Lie That Good Work Has to Hurt
Why Suffering Is a Terrible Gatekeeper for Meaning
Dec 29, 2025
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I Had a Panic Attack on Christmas
But I'm making a public leadership choice—with consequences
Dec 28, 2025
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Piece-by-Piece: Puzzles, Wreaths, and Impermanence
Why Impermanence in Education Makes Us Cling to the Weirdest Things
Dec 23, 2025
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What Does Different Look Like Here?
Coaching Question of the Week
Dec 22, 2025
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