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The Principal's Office Podcast

Dr. Tom Miller understands the unique set of challenges facing both aspiring and experienced charter school leaders today. Tom has spent more than two decades at the forefront in school leadership. First as an exceptional children’s teacher who worked his way into a middle school principal position. When he wrote his dissertation on the Characteristics of Effective Charter Schools, he was recruited by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to be a statewide consultant. Through his certification through the John Maxwell Team, he started his own business facilitating elite-level lea...

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Jun 16, 2026

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Episodes

Face The New School Year With Confidence: Focus on Education Panel 30.07.2020

Our Panel Shares how you can reduce your stress, talk out challenges, get proven solutions, save time and energy as you prepare to open the 2020 school year.

School Leader Community Call June 25 (Office of Charter Schools) 25.06.2020

The SLC welcomes the Director of The NC Office of Charter Schools to the call to clarify how public charter schools can best open their schools under pandemic in the fall.

Best First Day of School Leadership Panel 25.06.2020

Leaders in education discuss the keys to establishing the best first day of school ever! Discussion Points: - Strategic Leadership - Communicating with Parents - Organizational Health - Strong Academics through a hybrid model and much more!

EC Director Collaborative (Must Have Leadership Skill) 25.06.2020

Learn one key leadership principle an EC teacher and Director must have on order to develop a successful program.

Mentorship 101: The Characteristics of an Effective Mentor/Mentee Relationship 24.06.2020

Learn the key characteristics and elements of an effective mentor/mentee relationship.

The Law of Modeling (Interview with Dr. Tom Miller) 23.06.2020

Listen to this guest appearance with on David Patterson’s Guiding Heroes simulcast. David asked me questions on John Maxwell's Law of Modeling. If you like what I shared, be sure to drop a comment below or share this podcast with a colleague.

School Leader COVID19 Update 06182020 18.06.2020

Today, we discussed legislative updates that impact charter schools' operations and budgets, COVID-19 liability, the potential of an air ventilation scientist joining the conversation, HB 1071, budgeting for a school nurse through PRC 163, and a checklist for the Return to School Plan. Here are links to the LBL COVID-19 Resource Document: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/blog/charter-schoo...

EC Collaborative (Procrastination Lesson) 12.06.2020

EC Collaborative (Procrastination Lesson) by Leaders Building Leaders

School Leader Community Call June 11, 2020 11.06.2020

School leaders discussed the latest return to school information received from the State.

School Leader Community: Clarence Henderson (Greensboro Four Civil Rights Leader) 04.06.2020

Clarence Henderson, Civil Rights Leader and School Choice Advocate discussed the current racial unrest, peaceful protest, and how school choice and charter schools, and educators in general can contribute to a better society.

What's on Your June Board Meeting Agenda? 04.06.2020

What's on Your June Board Meeting Agenda? by Leaders Building Leaders

Maximize Your Team's Potential! 31.05.2020

Your success will be directly in proportion to the capacity of your team and your ability to lead them! I share the foundations of how to create significant change within yourself and your team. Download the workbook: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z5c0yp8wyml22ma/Transformational_Leadership_Keynote_Workbook_v1.0.pdf?dl=0

Have Your Best First Day of School Ever: 3 Key Steps 30.05.2020

Our team takes you through three key steps you should be taking right now as a school leader to ensure the best first day of school ever!

SLC Weekly: Why Social and Emotional Learning in Times of Crisis? 28.05.2020

Ed will provide you an overview on Social Emotional Learning, the relationship between SEL & Achievement and how to use SEL as a critical component to moving forward in this uncharted territory. Plus, we will share everything we can from our experts in the field to best prepare for your best first day of school ever!!!

Become an Effective Exceptional Children's Director 28.05.2020

This past week our special guest speaker today was Breauna Wall, Director of 13 virtual schools across the state of California. As the Director of the Exceptional Children program, Breauna and her team oversee more than 2,000 students through a remote learning platform. Building effective relationships, communication and organization strategies are critical. Learn from Breauna by watching the vide...

Charter School Community Weekly Call (May 21) 21.05.2020

Charter leaders and vendors collaborate to ensure they have the best return to school committee planning!

Title: EC Collaborative May 21 20.05.2020

Title: EC Collaborative May 21 by Leaders Building Leaders

5 Characteristics of Effective Charter Schools 19.05.2020

The first charter school I visited a decade ago when I began this journey was a small, experiential learning K-8 school perched at the base of a mountain, had beautiful gardens and an entire city park as the playground for their children. It never crossed my mind that initial five hour car ride would be painting the picture for my future as a charter school researcher, consultant and coach to hund...

Rule Of 5: A Charter School Leaders Daily 5 16.05.2020

I believe the principal's job is the most difficult and interrupted job on the planet every day there's a fire needed to put out a problem that needs solving a teacher who needs your help and a parent that doesn't feel heard. As a charter school principal, you are the CEO of a multi-million dollar enterprise. We believe these 5 key responsibilities that you are required to do should drive your dai...

Practices and Principles of Effective Communication 16.05.2020

Everyone communicates, but few connect. I'll teach two of the ten practices and principles of effective communication. Grab your workbook here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/se1asjm8mta2vy1/ECFC%20Fill-In%20The%20Blank%20Form%20%28w_DISC%29%20.pdf?dl=0 Take advantage of the DISC Profile offer here: https://lbleaders.mykajabi.com/store

Charter School Weekly Collaborative: Tell Your Charter Story 15.05.2020

Jennifer Wagner from EdChoice shares key strategies and tools on how to best brand and tell your charter school's story.

Exceptional Children's Weekly Discussion 15.05.2020

Exceptional Children's Weekly Discussion by Leaders Building Leaders

How To Get More Done in Less Time W/O Burning Out 12.05.2020

Procrastination is the number one killer of accomplishment, so what causes it? Lack of clarity? Lack of skill? Lack of motivation? Learn more about how to plan your day so you have the time to focus on the most important items!

Empowerment Mentoring: The Comfort Zone 08.05.2020

Our results are not a reflection of our potential or an indication of what we are capable of achieving-they are just the unemotional, unattached manifestation of all that we say we know, yet don’t really know! They are the child of our best thinking from yesterday! Good news, there is a formula for growth! Listen and learn how you can live a more empowered life!

May 7 Audio 07.05.2020

May 7 Audio by Leaders Building Leaders

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