The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast with Daniel Bauer Daniel Bauer

 
Veronica Holyoke, has been working in education for 24 years. Originally from the East Coast she moved to Utah in 2012. She has held various leadership roles in the Jordan School District before becoming a school administrator 3 years ago. 
 
Veronica underwent a transformative journey through the Ruckus Maker Mastermind.  She initially faced challenges in school leadership and imposter syndrome but found renewed joy and confidence upon joining the program. Through activities like the hot seat, she received practical advice and support from educators globally, fostering a supportive community that helped her overcome obstacles in both professional and personal life. 
 
Veronica describes her new perspectives on leadership effectiveness. With aspirations for advanced research in educational practices and leading a lab school, she credits the mastermind for instilling confidence and clarity about her career path.  She sees herself  using her leadership capabilities to one day get a PhD in education to do the latest research to support the future of education. Her ultimate goal is to work collaboratively with school districts to research best practices, especially in terms of classroom management and behaviorism. 
 
In less than 90 days after joining the Ruckus Maker Mastermind, Veronica was named the assistant principal of the year for her district and since recording this podcast she was named the assistant principal of the year for the state of Utah.
 
 
Show Highlights
 
Thrive amidst external challenges for a "life-changing" experience and new perspectives on leadership effectiveness. 
Professional development opportunities with practical reflective practices and deep listening to enhance leadership skills.
Action-oriented approach with steps and support from the Mastermind
 The lack of a leadership roadmap strands leaders when facing difficult conversations.
Navigate ambiguity and the importance of adapting to challenges in leadership roles.
Defeating imposter syndrome and reconnecting with joy in work 
Tools for flipping mindsets from challenges to smooth with colleagues to create more value on campus.



“The structure of the sessions (Mastermind) is that we don't just moan and groan. We have an agenda. And the thing I love about it the most as a former instructional coach, is the way the questions are asked. I feel like I've never been a part of anything where better questions were asked, and it's actually helped me improve my own level of questioning when I'm in tough situations with people, kids, adults, whatever. The questioning is super fabulous. I knew right at the end that this was the place to be. I just didn't expect, necessarily, the deep dive into my own soul.”
-Veronica Holyoke
 
Get the episode transcript here!
 
Veronica’s Resources & Contact Info: veronica.holyoke@jordandistrict.org
 
Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership.
 
Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today!
Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 
 
100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills.
 
Apply to the mastermind today!
 
How We Serve Leaders  
The School Leadership Scorecard™
Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less.   
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard
 
Month-to-Month Principal Checklist
As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start?
 
When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get
12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do
Space to write your campus specific items.
Space to reflect and not what worked as well as

 
 
Michael Frino, Ph. D, Director Organizational Development at Boston Scientific | WSJ Bestselling Author | Performance Researcher. Over the last 25+ years he has worked with Fortune 500 companies in the areas of sales, sales training and leadership development. I am passionate about building high-performing teams and organizational cultures.
 
He enjoys publishing research on human performance, sales and the euphoric state of flow. His experience has also given him the opportunity to work closely and lead teams responsible for multimedia production, organizational DE&I strategies and marketing competency development. 
 
Katie Desiderio, Ph. D, Assistant Vice President, Corporate-Educational Partnerships | Tenured Professor of Management | Partner in Learning | WSJ Best Selling Author | Mama. Katie  counts her blessings starting with the people in her life, which guides her approach to work where her focus is on every organization's most important asset – you! Her personality and behavioral attributes emphasize collaboration and all things that keep human beings in focus, which fuels her intrapreneurial spirit.
 
As an athlete, she found flow in sports and later discovered flow at work to fuel her professional trajectory. After working for several years in corporate marketing, Katie chose a second career in higher education, where she celebrates the honor of being the first female chairperson of the Economics and Business Department at the sixth oldest institution in America and first to educate women.
As the mama of two extraordinary girls, she is committed to the development of rising leaders, namely in the spirit of leading from any seat. Along with her work as a tenured faculty member at Moravian University, Desiderio is Principal Partner in Learning of Proximal Development, LLC, an authorized DiSC partner, specializing in leadership development and the advancement of performance through learning.
Upon completion of her doctorate in Organizational Learning and Leadership, Katie has been co-authoring scholar-practitioner journal articles, conference proceedings, and now this book with her learning partner and friend. Join them on this journey to inspire how you will pollinate the world! 
 
Show Highlights
 
Unceremoniously squash the queen bee of your hive to put productivity front and center. 
Embracing messiness in leadership is essential for generating new ideas and encouraging diverse perspectives.
Learning and unlearning are vital components of value creation and collective progression when creating change.
Encouraging people to lead from any seat to create influencers around you to engage your entire community.
Maximize production in your “hive” with a hexagon shape collaboration.
Place yourself the center of someone's growth to create the honey in your bee hive. 
Get your FREE growth guides that encourage learning in the space of curiosity for deep level diversity.
 
“There's an opportunity here to think about change agents. As Ruckus Makers, we have to continually turn the lens to be able to self reflect, to think about value creation.”
-Katie Desiderio
 
“We can't let that serve as a blind spot for us to think about the impact on the collective whole. For all of us to be able to hit the pause button to say, ‘I probably could have done that better,’ or ‘how could I rephrase that or how could I look at this from a different lens to try to do it different or to bring someone else that might be more effective than I am in this space.’”  
-Katie Desiderio



“If you don't have a philosophy that you can share how you're going to lead the good, the bad, and ugly and share it, then the environment that you're creating may not be one that's vulnerable and authentic, and people will just see you as kind of a hierarchical leader. And that's not what we're trying to encourage. We're trying to convert, encouraging buyers where everybody ca

 
Show Highlights
 
Register for the 2024 Spring Success Series here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/2024-spring-success-series/
 
Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership.
 
Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today!
Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 
 
100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills.
 
Apply to the mastermind today!
 
How We Serve Leaders  
The School Leadership Scorecard™
Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less.   
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard
 
Month-to-Month Principal Checklist
As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start?
 
When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get
12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do
Space to write your campus specific items.
Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work
Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now.
 
Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™
The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated.  It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™.
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset
 
The Positive Spotlight Tool™
Energy flows to where attention goes!
If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you…
 
Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here:
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive
 
The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™
Are you ready to accomplish more?
With less effort and in less time?
When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™  I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus.
 
Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™  for free at
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals
SHOW SPONSORS:  
TEACHFX
How much student talk happened today?
When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. 
 
The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers powerful insights into their student talk, student engagement, and classroom conversation. 
 
With TeachFX, teachers see how much student talk happened, the moments of students sharing their brilliance, and the questions that got students talking.Learn how to pilot TeachFX with your teachers. Visit: teachfx.com/betterleaders
 
Quest Food Management Services
 
Quest Food Management Services provides high-quality, scratch-made food in K-12 schools and universities across the country, prioritizing the health and wellness of students and elevating the cafeteria dining experience.  Quest offers a full-service approach to their school partners, bringing 40 years of expertise through every stage of program development and nurturing a true sense of community through interactive events such as student food committees. For more information about Quest Food Management Services, www.questfms.com
 
 
IXL
IXL is the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K to 12. Over 1 million teachers use IXL in their classrooms every day for one reason: They love it. Visit IXL.com to lead your school towards data-driven excellence today.  
Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC
 
 
 
 

Navigating the Path of Educational Leadership
 
Pablo Muñoz is the managing director of Muñoz & Company, an educational and leadership consulting organization. A first-generation high school graduate, Muñoz earned a bachelor’s in psychology from Yale University and a master’s in educational administration from Columbia University.
He has thirty years of experience as a teacher and administrator and was a
superintendent for sixteen years. Muñoz was named one of the George Lucas Educational Foundation’s Daring Dozen—a prestigious group working to reshape the future of education.
 
He is the son of Luz and Pablo Muñoz, both from Aguada, Puerto Rico, and the proud father of two daughters, Cecilia and Sadie.
 
 
Show Highlights
 
The Leader's Algorithm," is a simple equation you execute consistently with public accountability to transform your life, work,  and schools.
 Unique word association for interviews to assess candidates' understanding of the instructional core.
8.5 × 11 paper holds a leader's true north to stay focused amid distractions and challenges.
Public education sits at the center of raw, brass, knuckle, bloodsport politics. Important actions you need to take as a leader. 
The three L's that provide students with learning experiences beyond the classroom.
 “Personal Theory of Action” is crucial for leaders to stay focused and accountable amidst the noise.
Getting ready to fail kindergarten reflects on the questions and conversations all leaders must have in their learning communities. 
 
 
“Improving the lives of children should be everyone's legacy in education.”
-Pablo Munoz 
 
“It's important for the Ruckus Makers to know why I wrote the book. And for me, it was one word, ‘help.’ I wanted to write a book to help aspiring, new, and current school administrators. My vision for the book was to share what I learned from my 30 year journey in public education, 16 years of that as Superintendent of schools… My hope is that aspiring current and new administrators, school administrators, will read the book, and then they will use the book to create a leadership framework and strategy to lead and manage their schools and their school districts.”
-Pablo Munoz 
 
Get the episode transcript here!
 
 
Pablo’s Resources & Contact Info:  
Muñoz & Company
The Leader's Algorithm
Linkedin
 
 
Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership.
 
Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today!
Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 
 
100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills.
 
Apply to the mastermind today!
 
How We Serve Leaders  
The School Leadership Scorecard™
Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less.   
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard
 
Month-to-Month Principal Checklist
As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start?
 
When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get
12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do
Space to write your campus specific items.
Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work
Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now.
 
Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™
The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated.  It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™.
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset
 
The Positive Spotlight Tool™
Energy flows to where attention goes!
If you want to get more of what you want, when you want

 
 
Show Highlights
 
Come to The Sustainable School Leadership Summit and bring a friend for free!
Register today: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/
 
 
 
Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership.
 
Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today!
Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 
 
100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills.
 
Apply to the mastermind today!
 
How We Serve Leaders  
The School Leadership Scorecard™
Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less.   
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard
 
Month-to-Month Principal Checklist
As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start?
 
When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get
12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do
Space to write your campus specific items.
Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work
Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now.
 
Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™
The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated.  It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™.
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset
 
The Positive Spotlight Tool™
Energy flows to where attention goes!
If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you…
 
Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here:
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/positive
 
The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™
Are you ready to accomplish more?
With less effort and in less time?
When you download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™  I’ll send you the tool and a short 8-minute coaching video that shows you how to work smarter, not harder…and create more value for your school campus.
 
Download The Ruckus Maker 8-Step Goal Setting Tool™  for free at
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/goals
SHOW SPONSORS:  
TEACHFX
How much student talk happened today?
When classrooms come alive with conversation, learning improves, students feel a sense of belonging, and teachers feel inspired. 
 
The TeachFX instructional coaching app gives teachers powerful insights into their student talk, student engagement, and classroom conversation. 
 
With TeachFX, teachers see how much student talk happened, the moments of students sharing their brilliance, and the questions that got students talking.Learn how to pilot TeachFX with your teachers. Visit: teachfx.com/betterleaders
 
Quest Food Management Services
 
Quest Food Management Services provides high-quality, scratch-made food in K-12 schools and universities across the country, prioritizing the health and wellness of students and elevating the cafeteria dining experience.  Quest offers a full-service approach to their school partners, bringing 40 years of expertise through every stage of program development and nurturing a true sense of community through interactive events such as student food committees. For more information about Quest Food Management Services, www.questfms.com
 
 
IXL
IXL is the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K to 12. Over 1 million teachers use IXL in their classrooms every day for one reason: They love it. Visit IXL.com to lead your school towards data-driven excellence today.  
Copyright © 2024 Twelve Practices LLC
 
 
 
 

 
 
Bradley James Davies 
A Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Program graduate and ICF-certified coach with over two decades of corporate and nonprofit leadership experience, he works with clients to help them optimize their lives both at work and at home.
 
A strategic listening expert and dedicated leadership wellness practitioner, he speaks and facilitates workshops on “Next Level Listening: How to Be the Best Listener in the Room” and “Leadership Wellness 101: How to Lead Well Without Losing Your Way.”
 
Born and raised in Minnesota, when not exploring our inspiring planet, he calls Crested Butte, Colorado and Madrid, Spain home.
 
Show Highlights
 
 
Pulling weeds versus watering plants leadership strategy.
The one person on the planet who is most easily deceived.  What to avoid in leadership.
The recipe we've been given to be a transformational school leader is fundamentally unhealthy.
Maintaining your well being need not be as rare as a copy machine that never breaks down.
Build yourself a “Buddy Bench”  to maintain personal and professional effectiveness.
Ruckus Makers, straddle the space between what is and what could be. 
The biggest bang for your school improvement buck comes from walking out of the emergency room. 
 
 
“My body woke me up to what my head and heart wouldn't let me see. And that's particularly how I really resonate with Ruckus Makers. People who are trying to make tomorrow's school a reality today. People who are really challenging that status quo. I was that. So how do ruckus makers respond to adversity? We work harder. We love more, we give more than we give. And so I was really blinded to the low point I was getting to and my body woke me up.
 
 
“I was flourishing at work, I was floundering where it mattered most, at home and with my family and friends. And that's what I hope my book and my work now can help Ruckus Makers do, is to avoid the place where I got so they can continue to thrive in their work and have the impact that they're having.”
-Bradley James Davies
 
Get the episode transcript here!
 
Bradley’s Resources & Contact Info:  
www.bradleyjamesdavies.com
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Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
 
 
Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership.
 
Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today!
Apply to the Mastermind The mastermind is changing the landscape of professional development for school leaders. 
 
100% of our members agree that the mastermind is the #1 way they grow their leadership skills.
 
Apply to the mastermind today!
 
How We Serve Leaders  
The School Leadership Scorecard™
Identify your highest leverage areas for growth this year in 10 -minutes or less.   
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/scorecard
 
Month-to-Month Principal Checklist
As a principal with so much to do, you might be thinking, where do I even start?
 
When you download The Principal Checklist you’ll get
12-months of general tasks that every campus need to do
Space to write your campus specific items.
Space to reflect and not what worked as well as a space of what didn’t work
Go to https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/principal-checklist to download now.
 
Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™
The “secret” to peak performance is ot complicated.  It’s a plan on how to optimize the five fundamentals found in The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool™.
https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/mindset
 
The Positive Spotlight Tool™
Energy flows to where attention goes!
If you want to get more of what you want, when you want it as a school leader I have a tool for you…
 
Download The Positive Spotlight Tool™ for free here:
https://bett