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Ted Neitzke brings you the ”The Smart Thinking Podcast.” Smart Thinking is for anyone and everyone -- because we are all leaders. Join us weekly for reflective activities and strategies to grow yourself and others. Ted shares his leadership expertise with simple to apply tools.
You will grow in your ability to step into the storm’s life presents with energy and optimism. Just like the buffalo!
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Episode 372: Lead Like A Meteorologist – Change Management (Leadership & Process)
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Episode 371: Coach Yourself and Others!!! (Leadership & Best Practices)
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Episode 371: Coach Yourself and the Others! (Leadership & Best Practices))
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Episode 370: A Conversation with a Conversation Expert: Craig Weber (Leadership & Tactics)
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Episode 369: Reflect and Project (Reflection & Leadership)
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Episode 368: The Trust Gap: Why Are Your Students/Teams Holding Back? (Leadership Strategy)
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Episode 367: Questions from Parents (Strategy and Reflection)
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Episode 366: Technology & Learning Don't Mix Very Well: A Conversation with Neuroscientist/Author Jared Horvath
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Episode 365: Positive Reinforcement: The Cure All (Tactics & Leadership)
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Episode 364: Truly Resolved: Tactics for a New Year and Well-Being (Tactics)
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Episode 363: Remembering the purpose of kindergarten. (Leadership & Strategies)
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Episode 362: The Gift of Well-being! Using the SCARF model. (Leadership & Tactic)
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Episode 361: Parent’s Pay Attention (Leadership and Strategy)
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Episode 360: Life on the Upbeat: A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Arau (Leadership)
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Episode 359: Dedication to Gratitude (Process and leadership
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Episode 358: The Future Begins With Z: A Conversation with Author Dr. Tim Elmore
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Episode 357: C2S: From Complaint to Solution (Leadership & Mindset)
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Episode 356: Let’s Get Engaged (Leadership & Process)
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Episode 355: Readers are Leaders: Books for Fall 2025
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Episode 354: Beyond the Label: A Conversation with Author and Leader Rainey Briggs
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Episode 353: Organizational Minefields (Leadership and Tool)
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Episode 352: Positivity is a Habit - A Conversation with Author Aaron Sadoff
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Episode 351: See It To Believe It! (Process)
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Episode 350: Reflect Like A Leader (Reflection, Process and Surprise!)
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Episode 349: The Story In Your Head: A conversation with Bob Vajgrt: Architect, Pilot & Author
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Episode 348: There Is No Scorecard in Leadership (Leadership & Process)
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Episode: 347 Prepare The Start Like A Hiker (Leadership and Process)
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Episode 346: Vacation: Take Me Away. (Reflection, Books, and Mindset)
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Episode 345: Pause and Applause (Reflection and Engagement Tactic)
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 344: Learning Begins In Summer! (Leadership, Parent Strategies and Reflection)
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Episode 343: A Conversation with Urs Koenig (Author: Radical Humility)
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 342: End With Predictability (Leadership & Process)
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May 18, 2025 |
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Episode 341: A Graduate's Gift: Empathy and Predictability
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May 11, 2025 |
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Episode 340: Recognition Month (Leadership & Process)
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Episode 339: Genius, AI, and Challenging 4kr’s: A Conversation with Neuroscientist Jared Horvath (Reflection)
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Episode 338: We Need To Talk: Online Gambling (Leadership and Reflection)
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Episode 337: Optimism Needs Energy (Reflection & Leadership)
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Episode 336: Books to Grow Your Leadership and Life (Learning)
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Episode 335: Please Stay (Tool and Leadership)
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Episode 334: Unspoken Expectations (Process & Leadership)
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Episode 333: We Need To Talk To Our Kids About Uncomfortable Stuff: Sextortion (Process & Worry)
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Episode 332: HR in the 20's (Reflection & Process)
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode 331: Colleagues to the RESCUE (Leadership & Process)
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Episode 330: Using a Tabletop to Plan
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Episode 329: I Was Inspired To Write A Book: A Discussion with Ted (author) and Allison (Illustrator).
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Episode 328: Midway Energy – BINGO (Process & Leadership)
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Episode 327: Reading in the Context of Your Life - Five Books To Read
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Episode 326: Resolution by Committee (Process & Leadership)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 324: Overthinkers of the World Unite. A conversation with Meredith Arthur author of Get Out Of My Head (Tools & Reflections)
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Episode 323: A Carol for Reflecting (Leadership & Process)
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Episode 322: A Conversation about Recognition, Strengths, and Engagement with Dr. Emily Lorenz and Dr. Tim Hodges
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Episode 321: Thank you For The Advice (Reflection and Tool)
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Episode 320: I Found Us Some AMAZING AI! (Tool & Reflection)
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Episode 319: Your team. Your choice. (Leadership & Tool)
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Episode 318: What to do about a stubborn buffalo? (Leadership & Process)
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Episode 317: There Is No Score: 0-0 Mindset (Leadership & Reflection)
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Episode 316: Recess is a Right (Leadership & Policy)
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Episode 315: Two Studies, Four Books and Two Records for Fall (Resources)
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Episode 314: Empower the Parents (Process and Leadership)
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Episode 313: Be a Sage with IMPACT (Process and Leadership)
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Episode 312: Celebrate Failure (Process and Leadership)
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Episode 311: Include All Ideas Using "And" (Process and Leadership Tools)
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 310: They're All Olympians (Process & Tool)
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Episode 309: The Buffaloes That Charged To The Burning Van: WAHBL's (Tools and Reflections)
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Episode 308: Reviewing Your Strategic Life Plan (Process Tool & Leadership)
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Episode 307: Forces for Change (Tools)
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Episode 306: Seven Books for Summer - A Great Summer of PD (Learning & Leadership)
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Episode 305: Do you EnJOY? (Reflection and Process)
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode 304: You Want Stronger Readers? (Leadership & Process)
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May 19, 2024 |
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Episode 303: Finish Strong (Leadership and Process)
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May 05, 2024 |
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Episode 302: A Conversation with Neuroscientist Dr. Jared Horvath: Emotions, Reading, Parenting, AI & More! (Reflection & Leadership)
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Episode 301: Leadership AND Followership (Reflection)
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Episode 300: Celebration of 300 “You Should Absorb The Nudge” (Reflection)
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Episode 299: The Real Narrative: "Our Story" (Reflection & Tool)
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Episode 298: Your Individual Advocacy Plan (IAP) (Leadership & Process)
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Episode 297: “Stop Being Afraid of Being Afraid” A Conversation with Greg Harden (Leadership & Reflection)
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Episode 296: Empathy Diminishes Fear: The Appendix Episode (Reflection and Leadership)
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Episode 295: Conversations with Outcomes- An Discussion with Author Craig Weber
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Episode 294: Six Books For Spring! (Learning & Growing)
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Episode 293: Let's Talk About Strengths! A conversation with Tim Hodges (Reflection and Tools)
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Episode 292: The Advantage of a Short Attention Span (Tool & Reflection)
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Episode 291: Generational Diversity: A Conversation with Author Tim Elmore
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Episode 290: Take a Walk: The Power of Organizational Field Trips (Process and Tool)
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Episode 289: It’s Halftime! Let’s Create Some Energy for the School Year!!! (Process & Reflection)
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Episode 288: 2024- The Year of Generosity (Reflection and Process)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Episode 287: Two Future Educators and Their Dad (Reflection)
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Episode 286: Hope: Because It All Works Out (Reflection and Process)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Episode 285: Are you Coachable? (Leadership & Reflection)
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Episode 284: The Neuroscience of Thanks (Reflection and Tool)
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Episode 283: Managing “The Kids.” Reflections for Parents and Teachers (Tactics)
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Episode 282: Take Note: The power of the note! (Reflection and Tactics)
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Episode 281: What is your brand and are you a great teammate? (Reflection and Tactics)
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Episode 280: Unspoken Expectations Can Never Be Met (Process and Leadership)
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Episode 279: Five Books For Fall 2023 (Leadership)
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Episode 278: Leaders Are The Biggest Fan (Reflection)
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Episode 277: Parenting 101: Reflections (Wisdom)
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Episode 276: Caution: Change Ahead. The Chesterton Principle (Process and Reflection)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Episode 275: Advocate For You - A Me & We Process (Tool)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode 274: Empathy: Lessons From An Unlikely Leadership Text (Reflection)
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Episode 273: Focus on the Asset (Reflection & Tool)
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Aug 20, 2023 |