Cheri Dixon

Lead Strong with Cheri

Effective school leadership requires more than vision...it demands strategy, execution, and the ability to build empowered teams. On Lead Strong, leadership coach and veteran school leader Cheri Dixon equips experienced and aspiring school leaders with practical tools, leadership frameworks, and expert insights to lead with confidence and drive sustained results. Whether you're navigating complex challenges or building your leadership capacity, this podcast helps you strengthen your leadership approach to create schools where students and teams excel.

Author

Cheri Dixon

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Education

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Feeling Worthy of a Big Life! 25.06.2024

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another great episode with my guest co-host, Maaike Saenz! This week, we are talking all things about self-confidence and feeling worthy! Enjoy!

Leadership Lessons: Who is a Perfectionist? 19.06.2024

Welcome back everyone! Another busy, but amazing week here and I am looking forward to sharing a little discovery that I made this past week! I am Cheri and I am a perfectionist. I have been telling people for years that I am a RECOVERED perfectionist, but guess what? These limiting beliefs don't go away. We learn how to accommodate for them, but they can pop back up, and perfectionism did for...

Birthday Reflections and Pivots in Life 18.06.2024

Hey there y'all! Welcome back to another amazing episode with my co-host, Maaike Saenz! This week, we talked all about reflections. We recorded the day before my birthday and I am not sure about all of you, but as we finalize a chapter in our lives, I find it a perfect time for these reflections and adjustments so that we can live a life we love! Listen in to our thoughts! I know they will hel...

Your Comfortability Talking About Money 13.06.2024

Welcome back y'all! This week, I want to share my thoughts on being comfortable talking about your income with family and friends. If you are like me, this one is a tough one...but what if we could shift our mindset and it becomes normal for any of us to feel comfortable talking about money, our goals with money, our worries about money with the people closet to us, without feeling judged. I t...

Dr. Mel Vandevort 12.06.2024

Welcome back y'all! This week on Leadership Lessons, I have an amazing guest! And we are talking all things I love...leadership and education! Dr. Mel Vandevort and I connected a little while back and I am so fortunate to have gotten to know her. As she transitioned out of education, she is continuing to support educators by helping them build a life they love! And that is right up my alley! L...

Giving Yourself Permission to Set Your Boundaries with You! 11.06.2024

Welcome back everyone! I am back with my guest co-host, Maaike Saenz, and we are talking about allowing ourselves to set boundaries with our own selves...and committing to honor us! It was another great one! Enjoy!

Getting Your Financial Questions Answered 06.06.2024

Where do you go when you have questions about your finances? For years, I relied on myself for answers, and that did allow me to live comfortably, but it did not allow me to understand how to make my money work for me. I knew how to work, pay the bills, and buy the things I needed in life. It took me until I was in my 50's to learn that I needed to ask questions about how to make my money work...

Great Leaders Foresee Problems! 05.06.2024

One sign of great leadership is that these leaders can begin to foresee problems before they happen! They aren't psychic, but when great systems are in place, the leader is present, and your team feels empowered to share when they know something doesn't feel right, the great leader can keep their organization running smoothly and successfully. Listen in to this week's thoughts on Leade...

When You Have to Listen to Your Body 04.06.2024

This week, my guest, Andrea Bailey-Tweed, and I speak about the importance of understanding your body and getting what you need when it is not doing what you need it to do. After experiencing an illness and not getting the relief she needed, she began exploring other options. She found remedies that allowed her to feel like herself once again. You don't want to miss this one!

Educating Our Children on Financial Fitness 30.05.2024

Let me ask you a question. Where did you learn about how to manage your money? Not just manage it, but ensure that you can take care of your responsibilities and make it work for you? Money is a tool and if we don't learn how to use the tool, we will not benefit from it...limiting our options in life. Are we teaching our own children and grandchildren about being financially fit? I am guilty o...

Leadership Lesson with Brytanni Graddick 29.05.2024

We have our first leadership guest on this week's episode of Leadership Lessons and I cannot wait for you to hear from her! Brytanni Graddick works in the HR world of leadership, and although we have had different paths, share so many of the same philosophies and insights to strong leadership! Listen in!

She Said Yes! 28.05.2024

It's the big day! My book releases today and I could not be more excited to share it with the world! I hope that the book accomplishes what I set out to do, provide inspiration to those of you out there who need to make hard decisions and you allow yourself to say yes...and see how it will change your world! Make sure to head over to Amazon and get your e-book version today and leave me a revi...

Financial Fitness - What Would Happen if You Lost Your Job Today? 23.05.2024

No one wants to talk about it, but what if you lost your job today? Could you continue to live your life financially? Would you be just one paycheck away from a catastrophe? Listen, I understand this for sure! So, let's have a conversation about setting ourselves up for success!

Accountability with Emphathy 22.05.2024

Welcome back to Leadership Lessons with Cheri! And this week, we are talking about accountability! But maybe not quite what you think. It is important for us all to rethink our own leadership in 2024, and what if we hold people accountable, but we use empathy as we do it? Listen in for my thoughts!

Empowered Women Empower Women 21.05.2024

Welcome back everyone! It is episode 100 today! I cannot believe I have hit this milestone! So, let's make this week's episode powerful...and talk about empowerment! Enjoy!

You Have the Power to Create Your Own Destiny 14.05.2024

Welcome back everyone! This week, I want to talk to you about taking your power back and building a life you love! Listen in for some amazing information!

Funding for College 09.05.2024

Happy Thursday y'all! This week as we continue our financial fitness journey, let's talk about college funding options. It sure can be confusing out there, so hopefully we shed a little light on this for all of you parents and grandparents listening in!

Leadership Lessons with Cheri 08.05.2024

Welcome back! This week, let's talk about another sign of a great leader...caring about others' success. This is a crucial piece to your leadership success! Listen in and hear my thoughts! Enjoy!

The Heroes in Our Classrooms Release! 07.05.2024

Welcome back everyone! I am so excited as today is the release of my newest book, The Heroes in Our Classrooms! I led a team of amazing teachers who share their story of why they chose the path of public education and important lessons they learned along the way. And what better day to release it, but on National Teacher Day! Listen in to hear more and head over to Amazon and get your copy today!...

Financial Edition: How is Your Emergency Fund? 02.05.2024

Welcome back to the Financial Edition! Yes, I got a bit overwhelmed the last few weeks, but we are back and I have list of great topics to discuss each week on Thursdays as we work together to be financially fit! This week we are talking all about our emergency funds...or lack of! Listen in and catch a great tip or two to help you on your financial journey!

Welcome to Leadership Lessons 01.05.2024

So excited to start this journey with you all as we dig into what makes a GREAT leader. If you are in a leadership role, no one starts the journey just to be average...we all want to be amazing, and to do that, we have to continually learn how to empower our people to do the good work! This week, as I introduce to you what to expect each Wednesday, I hope you mark your calendars for this weekly ad...

Giving Ourselves Permission to Pause...and Build a Life We Love 30.04.2024

Welcome back everyone! Time for another great conversation with my guest co-host, Maaike! This week, we are talking about looking inward, learning what we want, and giving ourselves permission to pursue our dream life! Enjoy!

Bonus: Time with the Amazing Dr. Letitia Wright 25.04.2024

Dr. Letitia Wright is the executive producer and host of Wright Place TV, which has run on cable TV for over 22 years. A former chiropractor, Dr. Wright transitioned into the media world and hasn't looked back! Wright Place TV in in its 23rd season and can now be found on Roku TV as well! Connect with Dr. Wright! https://wrightplacetv.com https://www.tiktok.com/@yourcrowdfundingexpert https://...

Bonus Episode: Time with Author Lori Keesey 24.04.2024

You are in for a treat this week with my bonus episode! When Lori Keesey wrote and illustrated a story about three puppies lost in a hatbox, it piqued her interest in writing. An introduction to Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird many years later sealed the deal! Lori decided she wanted to write fiction! And she did just that! After a fulfilling career, she is now the author of Always Think of M...

Changes are Coming! 23.04.2024

Hey there y'all! I am flying solo this week, and I have some big announcements to make! I am so excited for what is to come on the podcast, and I can't wait for you to hear about them! My goal is always to have an impact on others, and I think these changes will help me do just that!

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