School leaders are in the business of making lots of decisions every single day. You make so many intentional, conscious decisions that require your time, energy, effort, and focus, that very often, you’re left completely fatigued. On top of that, there are countless unconscious decisions that are playing out in your day-to-day too.

So this week, I’m introducing you to one of the most powerful exercises I’ve ever tried and I call it the Decision Audit. This practice is all about looking at our decisions, big and small, professionally and in our personal lives, to gain awareness around our brain’s decision-making protocol so we can make our most empowered decisions. 

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When your school is a well-oiled machine and things are working well, our brains tell us it’s good enough. We don’t want to push our teachers and staff harder than necessary or add more work to everyone’s plates. But if you knew you could take your school beyond the current rubric that is available to you now, what results would you go after?

When things aren’t working, our brains love going to work finding solutions. But what about the things that are working just fine? Have you considered how good it can really be, or what would work better? What can you do to take your school from good to great?

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