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<![CDATA[Frederick Buskey - Daily Emails]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:39:35 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Worth the read if you have strategic priorities for the year]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.frederickbuskey.com/daily-emails/worth-the-read-if-you-have-strategic-priorities-for-the-yearColleagues,

Note: If you aren’t familiar with SWOT and stop-start-continue-consider, go listen to episode 276 of The Assistant Principal Podcast.

Last week I facilitated a strategic planning session. The team had already identified their priorities for the school year, but I wanted to help them move from big picture thinking to granular level acting.

We began by doing a brief SWOT on the team. This served as a touch point for the rest of the day.

We examined each initiative in four ways:

What are we doing now?
What’s working?
What’s not working?
What barriers do we face?

We then identified two barriers that impacted all of the initiatives and asked why. This helped us uncover the things the team could impact and let go of the things they couldn’t.

The team completed a stop-start-continue-consider collectively, and then each person did one for themselves.

The end result was clarity for each individual on what they needed to be focused on, daily, and what they could let go of.

So, are your strategic priorities something people are acting on each day? If not, feel free to reach out and I’ll share the very simple agenda and materials.

Cheers!

Frederick]]><![CDATA[Collaboration without structures? Probably not.]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.frederickbuskey.com/daily-emails/collaboration-without-structures-probably-notColleagues,

I had Kurtis Hewson on the podcast back in July. One part of our discussion that has really stuck with me is the idea of designing systems to achieve collaboration. I think we sometimes expect people to collaborate without actually building systems and structures to help them. And so, collaboration begins to feel like “just one more thing.”

I’d like you to think about your expectations for collaboration, and what structures you have in place to support it.

For you educators, please check out some free helpful resources Kurtis is sharing at Jigsaw Learning. If you find something that helps, and I think you will, let me know how you plan to use it.

Cheers!

Frederick]]><![CDATA[Embracing imposter syndrome]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.frederickbuskey.com/daily-emails/embracing-imposter-syndromeColleagues,

In yesterday’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast, Ronke Adetolu and I talked about seizing opportunities before feeling ready. Of course imposter syndrome was a key part of this discussion and Ronke encouraged us to understand this – imposter syndrome is a part of the process. It’s a signal that we are stepping into something new and that we are taking a risk – and that’s how growth happens, so embrace it!

I’m happy to acknowledge Kaleidoscope Adventures as a sponsor of yesterday’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! I appreciate their support and encourage you to connect with them if you are thinking about planning a school trip!

Cheers!

Frederick

]]><![CDATA[Think, act, do]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://www.frederickbuskey.com/daily-emails/think-act-doColleagues,

My podcast guest this morning is Ronke Adetolu, a speaker, author, and inspiring story teller. We discuss the challenges – and benefits – of saying “Yes” before you are ready.

One of the tips I loved was the idea of tapping into your future self. When you are faced with an opportunity, but you are hesitant to take it, think about what your future self would say to you now. Imagine a couple years down the road, how that future self would think, act, and do.

Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today’s episode.

Cheers!

Frederick

]]><![CDATA[Reflect on your own presence]]>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.frederickbuskey.com/daily-emails/reflect-on-your-own-presenceColleagues,

I’m planning to teach a group of leaders how to be fully present.

As I say it, it sounds silly:

Why should we have to teach people how to be present?
How can we even teach it?

If presence precedes relationships, and relationships empower leadership, then presence is an essential step to being a good leader.

So, I’m really curious and would love to hear from you:

On a 5-point scale, how good are you at being present?
Do you feel a need to become better at establishing presence?
If you were teaching someone to be present, what advice would you have for them?

Cheers!

Frederick
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