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The Principal's Office PodcastDr. Tom Miller understands the unique set of chal Author: Leaders Building Leaders
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 childrens 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 leadership development and executive coaching to school and business leaders seeking to navigate a course from success to significance. Tom lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, he is the father of two and the lucky husband of one beautiful wife, Jennifer. Language: en Genres: Education Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode #241: 5 Leadership Habits That Create Better Summers and Stronger School Years
Tuesday, 16 June, 2026
If you're a school leader, there's a good chance you're carrying some stress right now. The handbook still needs updates. Professional development isn't finalized. There's a position you haven't filled. Projects are underway. And somehow the first day back is right around the corner. The challenge isn't just getting everything done. It's figuring out how to get everything done while still being present with your family, taking a vacation, and enjoying your summer. In this final Mentorship Monday session, Dr. Tom Miller shares a powerful framework for reducing stress, creating margin, developing your team, and preparing for your strongest school year yet. You'll discover the five things high-performing school leaders do in the spring and summer to avoid burnout, strengthen leadership capacity, and prevent September surprises. In this episode, you'll learn: ✅ Why September exposes what June and July failed to address ✅ How high-performing leaders solve September problems months in advance ✅ Why delegation is one of the most important leadership skills you'll ever develop ✅ The difference between responsibility and authority ✅ How to coach and develop team members without micromanaging ✅ Why many leaders become the bottleneck in their organization ✅ How to think 6–12 months ahead and create more margin ✅ Practical strategies for using the School Leader's Summer Success Checklist Most importantly, you'll learn how to stop carrying everything yourself and begin building the people and systems that create sustainable success. Because great leaders don't simply complete tasks. They build people. They build systems. They build capacity. And remember: You are always just one system away from better results. CALL TO ACTION Download the Principal's Quarterly Checklist and identify: ✔ What September problem you need to solve today ✔ Three tasks you can delegate ✔ Three people you can develop ✔ Three systems that need strengthening before August Then ask yourself: What needs to be true in 90 days, 6 months, and 12 months that isn't true today? The best leaders don't start with today. They start with the future and work backwards. Download the checklist, build your plan, and begin creating the systems that will allow you to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and margin. Link: https://www.leaders-building-leaders.com/SchoolLeaderChecklists
