Leaders Building Leaders
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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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Five Strategies to Positive Change, The Dr. King Way 20.01.2020 41:47
I came across this teaching by John Maxwell on Dr. King and I wanted to share my reflections with you on how to create a positive change in your organization, community home – the Dr. King way.
Building an Effective Team (Step #1: Build Trust) 19.11.2019 1:48:39
Building an Effective and Cohesive Team might be the most important strategy to ensuring the organization or team you lead is successful. This lesson, No Trust, No Unity, No Progress is the first step of seven a leader must take to Build an Effective and Cohesive Team. Download a copy of the accompanying Worksheet and notes: chttps://www.dropbox.com/s/qbnvyewowdyppxq/Trust%20Lesson%20Worksheet.pdf...
Seven Ways You Must Manage Yourself 15.11.2019 21:29
If you cannot lead yourself, you cannot lead anyone. This lesson will share with you the WHY, HOW and key leadership principles you need for self-leadership.
Transformational Leadership Keynote 08.11.2019 53:11
The ability to influence is the most important skill as leader you can learn. In fact, without the ability to influence, you will never be able to lead a team or an organization to its highest potential. This keynote will take you through some myths when it comes to leadership and unlock a secret code that is guaranteed to change your view of transformational leadership. If you'd like to receive a...
What is your ACTion?: Live2Lead 2019 Recap 21.10.2019 47:16
Teaching partner Katy Ridnouer and I share our thoughts and our ACT's from our most successful leadership event ever. Hang in until the end to receive special gifts and bonus offers! Go to www. LBLeaders.com to receive our daily free leadership messages and best content.
Types of Teacher Meetings 19.10.2019 35:47
Listen to this track to have a better understanding of how to build your school's capacity through effective teacher meetings.
Law Of Explosive Growth 06.10.2019 28:53
Law of Explosive Growth: Leadership is all about the advancement of others. Not that you have invested in your leadership, it is time to share what you learned. Learn about one of John Maxwell’s key leadership laws and grow the team, family or community that you serve.
Dr. Mary Majors Prepares Us for School Leader Consortium 15.09.2019 5:06
Dr. Mary Majors, principal at Anderson Creek Academy will give us an overview of what we will see during our September visit.
4 Types Of Essential Meetings 22.08.2019 55:24
The Four Essential Meetings: Having the ability to lead actionable, purposeful meetings might be one of the top three skills a leader needs to have. This lesson will teach you what I learned from expert Patrick Lencioni on how to effectively design and lead meetings that bring results to the organization you lead.
5 Fixes When Fruit Is Rotten 15.08.2019 38:40
Five Fixes When the Fruit is Rotten: If you are getting bad results, you have to learn where to find the root cause of the problem. This lesson will teach you five key steps to begin receiving better results in your leadership.
Action Blockers To Eliminate 08.08.2019 27:46
Action Blockers to Eliminate: We all experience those days in which we think nothing is working. It’s easy to get sucked into a negative vortex and
Be The Difference Maker 01.08.2019 30:56
Be the Difference Maker: What is it mean to be a agent for change? To really make the difference in the lives of others? Listen to this lesson and then begin your journey!
Building Leadership Capacity 17.07.2019 1:04:35
Building Leadership Capacity: Your ability to lead yourself, and the ability of your team to execute will be the keys to your overall success. Too many leaders get bogged down in the work. In order to be successful you must take the time to build the capacity of the people closest to you. Learn how to begin building your team today for a brighter tomorrow.
I Messed Up 17.07.2019 23:14
I Messed Up: My reflections from the John Maxwell Conference where I realized three key areas in which I messed up in my leadership. Learn what I learned and gain a new perspective on how to effectively lead.
Extra 100k 15.07.2019 29:56
Extra 100k?: Every school leader wants more money, but if it was presented to you, would you know how to communicate how it would change your school’s success? Learn how in this lesson.
Are You Leading Yourself? 08.07.2019 1:03:37
No one will ever follow you if you cannot lead yourself. This lesson will teach you how to understand the levels of leadership and provide you actionable steps to grow your leadership.
Hiring Best Practices 01.07.2019 1:10:21
Hiring Best Practices: The only way to improve your school is to improve the people who are in it. In this lesson you will learn how the best school leaders ensure they hire the best and brightest human beings to be the difference maker at their school.
Keys to Driving Your Charter School Board 24.06.2019 35:42
If you want your board to perform, they have to be equipped and clear at why they are there and how they are going to impact the school in a positive way. If they are not clear, you and I know they will definitely impact the culture. This teaching will provide you clear steps in creating and board is engaged and thrives in time of need.
It's a Cruel Summer 15.06.2019 28:24
Cruel Summer: Summer time should be for relaxing at the beach and having fun with friends, not bogged down in your office. Learn how the most effective school leaders have the summer they experienced as kids...with adult responsibilities!
Becoming a Teacher of Influence 07.06.2019 57:14
Leadership is influence, not a title, not a position. During this lesson I will share the number one secret I learned in 20 years of teacher leadership.
Law of the Scoreboard 05.06.2019 27:45
The Law of the Scoreboard says "The Team Can Make Adjustments when it knows where it stands." This call shares the 5 Statements John Maxwell states that are critical to ensuring your organization understands where it is in its growth. Download the worksheet here:https://drive.google.com/open?id=128RemsW08u67dw_sQt4a1ZeOVE7A3cujjpn6x_LNK-w
Eight Common Financial Issues With New Charter Schools 04.06.2019 45:42
In this RTO Support Call, Leaders Building Leaders welcomes Sarah Crain McCracken and Robin Millette from Acadia Northstar to talk about the Common Pitfalls for Charter School Finances. Listen and learn what you can do to benefit from their expertise!
Strategic Goal Setting and Goal Achieving! 25.04.2019 1:01:49
This session will teach you an easy 7 step process that I utilize for all of my school and business improvement plans. This process will not only teach you how to strategically plan for the future, it will build incredible capacity in your overall organization.
Law Of Lid 26.03.2019 26:27
Law of the Lid: You are the lid on your success. No matter what you are trying to achieve, lose weight, increase your wealth, get that promotion, your personality, your communication, your character, your production is always determined by one thing: YOU! This lesson will teach you about the Law of the Lid and action steps to grow your overall ability to achieve.
What We Learned At the March 2019 John Maxwell Conference 22.03.2019 1:11:06
Every March and August over 3,000 new coaches, speakers and trainers become certified in the Maxwell Method of Leadership. My teammate Katy Ridnouer and I just returned and wanted to spend an hour sharing what we learned from not only John, but guest speakers Carly Fiorina and Dr. Robert Cialdini.
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