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,...

Maintenance pedagogy has it's place and so does subversive pedagogy. What mode does your school need in 2020?

Why must we and when must we say stop? Continue receiving updates at the daily blog https://mafost.com

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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

Often change or innovation appears risky to outsiders, but when done right, innovation is a natural part of successful school improvement.

What's Your Next Step? A conversation with Vernon Wright ( https://twitter.com/thewrightleader ) and Matt Foster .

Three What Ifs that could spur creativity in finding solutions for the challenges in your school.

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...

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/ 

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/

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  

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/

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/

Two Quotes on Gratitude, Special News, and a Thank You. Get the daily blog at mafost.com

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

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, in...

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

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 Teache...

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

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...

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. Conne...

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/

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