It’s Lonely At The Top

Summer Picha knows this fact better than most. In her new book... It's Lonely at the Top: Organizational Strategies for Early Childhood Leaders, she begs the question: With all the smarts and creative leaders in this field have to offer, why do ECE leaders feel so lonely? Why is the burnout rate so high?

"ECE leaders are some of the smartest, most dedicated, loyal, honorable, talented, personable, people I have ever met. Every single day, I am amazed by the leaders in this field."


Summer is the creator of the Conscious Classroom Certification Model: the leading framework that helps owners and administrators train and retain great staff, recruit children and families, reduce risk and stay compliant without complication, and protect school revenue while running a fast-paced facility in ever-changing times.


Leveraging Summer's 18-plus years in the industry and her role as co-founder of a group of award-winning and highly referred Montessori schools in the Twin Cities, Summer knows specifically what it takes to lead a mission-driven team and create a culture where schools and families feel like they belong. This book will offer some of the practical methods for dealing with the people, processes, information, and technology that every Early Childhood Education Leader has to deal with. She goes in-depth to explain best practices and tactics relating to retention, recruitment, risk mitigation, and revenue that every educational leader can benefit from exploring