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For the last two years, heads of school have been asking me about strategic planning. And honestly? I never had a great
Hard messages come with the territory of leading a private school. A board chair raises a concern that wasn’t on anyone’s radar.
Go look at your school’s homepage right now. What do you see? Student-to-teacher ratios. College acceptance results. A list of programs. Maybe
Kevin Ruth, Executive Director of NJAIS, said something in our recent podcast conversation, M&A in Independent Schools: A Guide for Heads and
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing a lot of strategic plans as part of my work iterating on the School
Independent schools have long operated on a simple premise: deliver an exceptional education, and families will pay for it. For decades, that
I spend a lot of time talking with leadership teams about strategy. Lately, I have noticed a recurring pattern. When a school
Why Strategic Plans Stall After Approval I spend a lot of time talking with heads of school and leadership teams after their
Strategy shows up in every school I visit. Leaders care deeply about it, but they’re often frustrated by how hard it is
I was looking through my LinkedIn stats recently and noticed something that surprised me. A short post I shared about aspiring heads
Recently, I shared a short reflection on LinkedIn about the parallels between what’s unfolding in higher ed and what I’m hearing from
By the time I start working with a school through the School Operating System, the strategic plan is usually already done. And
Over the last few weeks, I have been doing a lot of planning. Real planning, not just jotting ideas down, but making
It’s been an incredible year working with schools across the country. Through Moonshot Lab, on-site retreats, and longer-term operating system work, I’ve
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