Change Starts Here

Franklin Covey Education

Change Starts Here, presented by FranklinCovey Education, is the podcast for K–12 school and district leaders who are shaping—or ready to lead—meaningful change in their schools and communities. Through interviews with innovative educators and research-backed insights, each episode explores how to build leadership at all levels, foster high-trust school cultures, and achieve breakthrough results around what matters most. This podcast offers practical ideas and bold thinking to help you create lasting impact in your school community. Explore the episodes and dive into real stories, proven strategies, and the leadership mindset that transforms schools. This is your space for inspiration, clarity, and action. Real change starts here.

  1. The Link Between Relationships & Learning

    1D AGO

    The Link Between Relationships & Learning

    Change Starts Here: Research Conversations is back for a brand-new season! In this first episode, hosts Dr. Eve Miller Ph.D. and Kim Yaris, M.Ed explore the secret to sustaining that back-to-school energy all year long by building strong teacher-student relationships. They dive into real stories from the field, including how a kindergarten teacher transformed a crying student into a classroom leader and why seeing students through a lens of love and potential—rather than their challenges—makes all the difference. Kim and Eve unpack the neuroscience behind why safety and connection are foundational to learning, sharing practical strategies like giving students meaningful roles, creating personal connection moments, and being intentional about building relationships with every student. They challenge educators to move beyond labels and see each student's full potential, showing that strong relationships aren't just nice to have—they're essential for opening minds to learning and creating lasting impact. Start this new season with fresh insights on the power of human connection in education. Whether you teach kindergarten or high school, these research-backed strategies and real-world stories will help you build the relationships that transform classrooms. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode of Change Starts Here. Download the Our Handout below: https://resources.franklincovey.com/season-6/lbrlh_k12 If you want to learn more about FranklinCovey, visit us at https://www.franklincovey.com/solutions/education/ Hosts: Kim Yaris, M.Ed (Associate Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education); Dr. Eve Miller (Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education) Timestamps: (00:00 - 01:21) Intro (01:22 - 05:19) The Student-Teacher Relationship (05:20 - 07:02) Neuroscience Lens of Child's Behavior and their Needs (07:03 - 09:26) How to Connect with Older Students (09:27 - 12:37) Complexity of Human Relationships (12:38 - 14:59) How to Give Love to Students (15:00 - 15:42) Resources Available to Listeners (15:43 - 20:03) How to Build Relationships with Students (20:04 - 21:36) Outro

    21 min
  2. The Leadership Skill Hiding in Plain Sight

    3D AGO · VIDEO

    The Leadership Skill Hiding in Plain Sight

    This episode makes the case for gratitude as a real leadership skill, not a seasonal sentiment. Dustin Odham explains how appreciation fuels human connection, shifts teams from performance to people, and changes outcomes when leaders move gratitude from feeling to action. Gratitude is positioned as oxygen for culture, a daily choice that multiplies trust and belonging across classrooms, teams, and homes. You will leave with simple, repeatable moves you can use this month, call the person who comes to mind, write a handwritten note, make deposits in emotional bank accounts, and set a cadence that sticks. Try one action today, then share the practice with your team to build momentum. Download the handout: https://resources.franklincovey.com/c/fy26-podcast-resourc?x=I2LcfY Host: Dustin Odham Timestamps: (00:00 - 00:23) Intro (00:23 - 00:47) Welcome (00:47 - 03:28) Why gratitude belongs in leadership (03:28 - 05:48) Proactive gratitude (05:48 - 08:05) Multiplying Gratitude (08:05 - 10:25) Challenge yourself (10:25 - 11:15) Be thankful this month (11:15 - 13:13) Close

    13 min
  3. The Leadership Skill Hiding in Plain Sight

    3D AGO

    The Leadership Skill Hiding in Plain Sight

    This episode makes the case for gratitude as a real leadership skill, not a seasonal sentiment. Dustin Odham explains how appreciation fuels human connection, shifts teams from performance to people, and changes outcomes when leaders move gratitude from feeling to action. Gratitude is positioned as oxygen for culture, a daily choice that multiplies trust and belonging across classrooms, teams, and homes. You will leave with simple, repeatable moves you can use this month, call the person who comes to mind, write a handwritten note, make deposits in emotional bank accounts, and set a cadence that sticks. Try one action today, then share the practice with your team to build momentum. Download the handout: https://resources.franklincovey.com/c/fy26-podcast-resourc?x=I2LcfY Host: Dustin Odham Timestamps: (00:00 - 00:23) Intro (00:23 - 00:47) Welcome (00:47 - 03:28) Why gratitude belongs in leadership (03:28 - 05:48) Proactive gratitude (05:48 - 08:05) Multiplying Gratitude (08:05 - 10:25) Challenge yourself (10:25 - 11:15) Be thankful this month (11:15 - 13:13) Close

    13 min
  4. Burnout: The High Cost of Misaligned Wants & Needs

    OCT 28 · VIDEO

    Burnout: The High Cost of Misaligned Wants & Needs

    This episode explores a research informed lens for educator wellbeing, separating the brain’s wanting and needing systems and showing how chronic stress can push teachers to ignore needs until the tank runs dry. Dr. Eve Miller and Kim Yaris connect the science to lived experience, translating the model into clear metaphors and practical, repeatable moves that help educators respond instead of react. You will leave with a compact framework and quick resets that fit real life, from a one minute want,need check to habits that keep fuel in the tank before burnout hits. The goal is sustainable energy, steadier classrooms, and a culture that normalizes care as part of excellent practice. If this resonates, like, subscribe, and share with a colleague who could use a refuel. Download the handout: https://resources.franklincovey.com/c/fy26_rc-podcast-hand?x=a9GxTN Hosts: Kim Yaris, M.Ed (Associate Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education); Dr. Eve Miller (Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education) Timestamps: (00:00 - 00:22) Welcome (00:22 - 01:28) Why now (01:28 - 04:24) The 46 percent reality (04:24 - 06:23) Wanting vs needing, the model (06:23 - 07:38) Accelerator and gas gauge (07:38 - 09:36) Tuning out needs under stress (09:36 - 11:17) The parent call example (11:17 - 13:31) Survival mode and culture cues (13:31 - 15:17) Normalize needs at work (15:17 - 18:20) Quick practices you can start (18:20 - 20:04) Close and CTA

    20 min
  5. Burnout: The High Cost of Misaligned Wants & Needs

    OCT 28

    Burnout: The High Cost of Misaligned Wants & Needs

    This episode explores a research informed lens for educator wellbeing, separating the brain’s wanting and needing systems and showing how chronic stress can push teachers to ignore needs until the tank runs dry. Dr. Eve Miller and Kim Yaris connect the science to lived experience, translating the model into clear metaphors and practical, repeatable moves that help educators respond instead of react. You will leave with a compact framework and quick resets that fit real life, from a one minute want,need check to habits that keep fuel in the tank before burnout hits. The goal is sustainable energy, steadier classrooms, and a culture that normalizes care as part of excellent practice. If this resonates, like, subscribe, and share with a colleague who could use a refuel. Hosts: Kim Yaris, M.Ed (Associate Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education); Dr. Eve Miller (Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education) Download the handout: https://resources.franklincovey.com/c/fy26_rc-podcast-hand?x=a9GxTN Timestamps: (00:00 - 00:22) Welcome (00:22 - 01:28) Why now (01:28 - 04:24) The 46 percent reality (04:24 - 06:23) Wanting vs needing, the model (06:23 - 07:38) Accelerator and gas gauge (07:38 - 09:36) Tuning out needs under stress (09:36 - 11:17) The parent call example (11:17 - 13:31) Survival mode and culture cues (13:31 - 15:17) Normalize needs at work (15:17 - 18:20) Quick practices you can start (18:20 - 20:04) Close and CTA

    20 min
  6. Building a PEOPLE FIRST Culture—One Tiny Moment at a Time

    OCT 21

    Building a PEOPLE FIRST Culture—One Tiny Moment at a Time

    This episode explores how culture actually grows in schools, not through one big initiative, but through tiny moments that build trust, belonging, and momentum. Host Ashley Carranco talks with celebrated Keynote Speaker and Program Facilitator, Phil Boyte, about practical ways leaders can connect with people first, pace culture work across the year, and design simple rituals that make staff and students feel seen. The focus is on doable moves, relationship builders, and the mindset shift that helps teams sustain energy during the long middle of the year. You will hear the case for starting with willing believers, celebrating small wins, and protecting leader energy through intentional habits. The aim is a campus where people want to be, where community beats isolation, and where culture and values lead the way. If you are ready to elevate connection and consistency, this episode gives you a practical path to try this month. Download, Tiny Moments Starter Pack: https://gl256.infusionsoft.app/app/form/2025conferenceleads Email info@learningforliving.com or visit https://www.learningforliving.com/ for more from Phil! Host: Ashley Carranco, Leader in Me Coach Guest: Phil Boyte, Keynote Speaker and Program Facilitator Timestamps: (00:00 - 00:19) Culture buy in (00:19 - 01:31) Open (01:31 - 02:26) Student voice (02:26 - 04:11) Preparing kids for life (04:11 - 05:22) Tiny Moment cards (05:22 - 07:28) Relationship builders (07:28 - 09:18) Trust through stories (09:18 - 12:19) What matters most (12:19 - 14:31) The people first model (14:31 - 18:05) Quick wins (18:05 - 22:59) 90 second pause (22:59 - 29:49) Staff designed culture (29:49 - 37:49) Care for leaders (37:49 - 38:54) Outro

    39 min

  7. OCT 21 · VIDEO

    Building a PEOPLE FIRST Culture—One Tiny Moment at a Time

    This episode explores how culture actually grows in schools, not through one big initiative, but through tiny moments that build trust, belonging, and momentum. Host Ashley Carranco talks with celebrated Keynote Speaker and Program Facilitator, Phil Boyte, about practical ways leaders can connect with people first, pace culture work across the year, and design simple rituals that make staff and students feel seen. The focus is on doable moves, relationship builders, and the mindset shift that helps teams sustain energy during the long middle of the year. You will hear the case for starting with willing believers, celebrating small wins, and protecting leader energy through intentional habits. The aim is a campus where people want to be, where community beats isolation, and where culture and values lead the way. If you are ready to elevate connection and consistency, this episode gives you a practical path to try this month. Download, Tiny Moments Starter Pack: https://gl256.infusionsoft.app/app/form/2025conferenceleads Email info@learningforliving.com or visit https://www.learningforliving.com/ for more from Phil! Host: Ashley Carranco, Leader in Me Coach Guest: Phil Boyte, Keynote Speaker and Program Facilitator Timestamps: (00:00 - 00:19) Culture buy in (00:19 - 01:31) Open (01:31 - 02:26) Student voice (02:26 - 04:11) Preparing kids for life (04:11 - 05:22) Tiny Moment cards (05:22 - 07:28) Relationship builders (07:28 - 09:18) Trust through stories (09:18 - 12:19) What matters most (12:19 - 14:31) The people first model (14:31 - 18:05) Quick wins (18:05 - 22:59) 90 second pause (22:59 - 29:49) Staff designed culture (29:49 - 37:49) Care for leaders (37:49 - 38:54) Outro

    39 min
  8. Interrupting the Cycles of Stress

    OCT 14

    Interrupting the Cycles of Stress

    This episode invites educators to rethink how they relate to themselves in the work, treating self compassion as a practical leadership stance rather than a luxury. The lens is simple, care for the adult nervous system, and the classroom becomes steadier, more curious, and more humane. The aim is not lower expectations, it is wiser energy, clearer choices, and a climate where mistakes are part of growth, for students and adults alike. You will leave with a compact mental model and a few resets that fit real life, short, repeatable moves that help you respond instead of react. Think of it as strengthening the conditions for teaching and learning, so purpose lasts longer, relationships feel safer, and the daily culture tilts toward learning rather than depletion. Download the handout: https://resources.franklincovey.com/season-6/icsh_k12 Download the Staff Booster: https://resources.franklincovey.com/season-6/sbics_k12 Hosts: Kim Yaris, M.Ed (Associate Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education); Dr. Eve Miller (Director of Research with FranklinCovey Education) Timestamps: (00:00 - 00:15) Show open (00:15 - 00:29) Why stress now (00:29 - 01:40) What self compassion is (01:41 - 02:35) Map and load (02:36 - 03:39) Story from class (03:44 - 05:09) Allostatic load (05:09 - 06:46) Push through culture (07:28 - 08:22) Define it clearly (08:23 - 10:45) Three parts (11:02 - 12:08) Critic to coach (13:21 - 15:29) Research snapshot (18:07 - 22:38) Quick practices (22:59 - 25:57) Ripple and close

    26 min
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Change Starts Here, presented by FranklinCovey Education, is the podcast for K–12 school and district leaders who are shaping—or ready to lead—meaningful change in their schools and communities. Through interviews with innovative educators and research-backed insights, each episode explores how to build leadership at all levels, foster high-trust school cultures, and achieve breakthrough results around what matters most. This podcast offers practical ideas and bold thinking to help you create lasting impact in your school community. Explore the episodes and dive into real stories, proven strategies, and the leadership mindset that transforms schools. This is your space for inspiration, clarity, and action. Real change starts here.

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  • Creator
    Franklin Covey Education
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    290
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    Change Starts Here

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