Build Leadership Momentum

Who taught you how to create a principal entry plan and start the school year off successfully?

Odds are your experience is like so many other principals-nobody has provided a framework on how to create your perfect principal entry plan. Until now.

Given the underwhelming support that most school leaders experience, it's kind of a miracle that schools run effectively at all. Without a solid 90-day principal entry plan something has to fill that void.

Usually, that something is an unhealthy amount of stress, worry, and reactivity. Over the years, these negative aspects of the administrative role seem normal, but they are absolutely not.

In Build Leadership Momentum, you will:

• Learn the five categories of an effective 90-day entry plan.
• Avoid the most common mistakes leaders make when crafting their entry plan.
• Set the tone for the culture you want to build.
• Create meaningful relationships with all stakeholders.
• Learn how to communicate more effectively.
• Get more done in 90 days than other principals get done in a year.

Imagine what would be possible if you knew the exact steps to take with your team during the first 90 days of school.

Swap the beginning of the year blues for excitement, energy, and best of all-momentum. Make that decision now and pick up a copy of Build Leadership Momentum.

DANIEL BAUER is a Principal Development and Retention Expert, bestselling author, and host of two of the world's most downloaded podcasts. In 2015, he founded Better Leaders Better Schools-an organization transforming how school leaders experienced professional learning by creating the ABCs of Powerful Professional Development®. Daniel believes "When YOU get better, everyone wins," and his mission is to connect, grow, and mentor every school leader who wants to level up.

To experience Relevant, Responsive, and Results-Oriented Professional Development™, visit betterleadersbetterschools.com. 

Foreword by Peter DeWitt

Introduction: Better Than Fantasy

The Problem With Hope Alone

The Perfect 90-Day Entry Plan

Why 90 Days?

Take Action: Your Day 91 Vision

Chapter 1: Bring Your Best Self to School

The Ruckus Maker Mindset Tool

Practice the 85% Rule

Define Your Sticky Core Values

Know Your Idea Enemies

Take Action: Your Sticky Core Values

Chapter 2: Communicate How Much You Care

Who Is Communicating?

What Is Being Communicated?

Where Are You Communicating?

How Are You Communicating?

Take Action: Plan for Communication

Chapter 3: Focus Your Efforts for Academic Impact

Gather Data

Set Goals

Empower Your Team

Measure Impact

Take Action: Plan for PD

Chapter 4: Co-Create an Extraordinary Culture

Why We Ignore Culture

Take the Temperature

Put Relationships First

Create Moments

Remember That You Set the Tone

Take Action: Gather Your Culture Team

Chapter 5: Pare Down to Scale Up Operations

Less Is More

Delegate

Keep Score

Take Action: Get Your Tasks in Order

Chapter 6: Build Your Perfect 90-Day Entry Plan

Pacing Your 90-Day Entry Plan

A Model for Your Perfect Entry Plan

Completing Your Entry Plan

The Impact is Worth the Effort

Level Up Your Leadership

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