The Assistant Principal Podcast
by Frederick Buskey
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About this podcast
A bi-weekly podcast to improve the quality of life and leadership for assistant principals.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 328 episodes
- Helping People Thrive with CJ Arthur · 1 h 12 min · Episode 330Outline and Show Notes Helping People Thrive with CJ Arthur Teaser: Recognize that every individual has a story — a set of unique circumstances that has shaped how they've…
- Moving from Slogans to Culture with Tom Walls · 44 min · Episode 329Moving from Slogans to Culture with Tom Walls Power Quotes: • Culture is a system, not a slogan • Culture is built by the small things Show Notes Defining Culture • Alignment…
- Engaging Teachers and Students with Dr. Deirdra Preis · 58 min · Episode 328Outline and Show Notes Engaging Teachers and Students with Dr. Deirdra Preis Teaser: Are you an engagement specialist? What I mean by that question and how we get to the space…
- Resilience with Craig Woodall · 41 min · Episode 327Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Resilience with Craig Woodall Power Quote: “I carry it, but it doesn’t define me” Teaser: What’s the difference between resilience and…
- The Invisible Paycheck with Josh Tovar · 1 h 19 min · Episode 326Show Title: The Invisible Paycheck with Josh Tovar Power Quote: As teachers, we get an invisible paycheck that others don’t get Show Notes Key Outcomes Josh Tovar and Frederick…
- Whose Fault Is It If Your Teachers Don’t Have Classroom Procedures? · 31 min · Episode 325Show Title: Whose Fault Is It If Your Teachers Don’t Have Classroom Procedures? Show Notes Topic Outline Warmup questions: • We always like to start with a celebration. What…
- Tapping the Power of Gen Z with Robyn Fehrman · 1 h 8 min · Episode 324Outline and Show Notes Tapping the Power of Gen Z with Robyn Fehrman Power Quote: Leadership is the secret sauce Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to thank Kaleidoscope Adventures for…
- Hugging Porcupines with Mike Anderson · 46 min · Episode 323Show Title: Hugging Porcupines with Mike Anderson Teaser: I’ve been looking forward to doing today’s interview for three months and was so excited to bring this to you and it…
- Digging Deeper Into Motivation with Dr. Chad Dumas · 1 h 3 min · Episode 322Outline and Show Notes Episode 322: Digging Deeper Into Motivation with Dr. Chad Dumas Power Quote: “Relationships are the universal lubricant.” Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to…
- Just say “YES” with Ronke Adetolu · 45 min · Episode 321Outline and Show Notes 321: Just say “YES” with Ronke Adetolu Power Quote: "If my future stayed parked in 'someday,' then I did not have to risk failure today” Teaser: I love…
- Influence and Power · 45 min · Episode 320Assistant Principal Podcast Content Episode Outline 311: Power! Teaser: The leadership guru John Maxwell said, “Leadership is influence, nothing less, nothing more.” Now I…
- Our Morning Routines · 1 h 9 min · Episode 319Assistant Principal Podcast Content Episode Outline Show Title: Our Morning Routines Links: Insight Timer App Down Dog App Mara’s checklist Episode 310: My 11 Morning…
- AI Beyond the Talk with Dr. Rachelle Denê Poth · 1 h 0 min · Episode 318Outline and Show Notes Show Title: AI Beyond the Talk with Dr. Rachelle Dené Poth Power Quote: “We don’t need to be the expert” Teaser: I recorded today’s interview on July 8…
- Stop, Drop, and Get Organized with Jeffrey Bradbury · 50 min · Episode 317Outline and Show Notes Stop, Drop, and Get Organized with Jeffrey Bradbury Teaser: Today’s show is a bit different. My guest has a depth of knowledge on technology that is…
- Small Practices to Live and Lead Better with Mara Almond · 55 min · Episode 316316: Small Practices to Live and Lead Better Note: Most of these notes are ai generated from a transcript of the show. Sponsor Spot 1:So, when it comes to student travel, I get…
- Nurturing Collective Efficacy with Kurtis Hewson · 56 min · Episode 315Outline and Show Notes Nurturing Collective Efficacy with Kurtis Hewson Teaser: Today’s show is a bit different. My guest has a depth of knowledge on technology that is…
- Reimagining Leadership in the Age of AI with Jerry Almendarez · 41 min · Episode 314Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Reimagining Leadership in the Age of AI with Jerry Almendarez Teaser (written by Claude ai): Today's episode tackles a question that should…
- Motivation Deep Dive with Katie Powell · 50 min · Episode 313Show Title: Motivation Deep Dive with Katie Powell Outline and Show Notes You’ve likely heard me talk about The Motivation Equation being value divide by effort. My guest today…
- What SPED Needs from You with Liz Capone · 53 min · Episode 312Outline and Show Notes Show Title: What SPED Needs from You with Liz Capone Guest: Liz Capone Teaser: It’s pretty typical for new assistant principals to be given fairly…
- Schools to Watch with Dr. Joe Coleman · 44 min · Episode 311Outline and Show Notes Schools to Watch with Dr. Joe Coleman Teaser: Schools to Watch is a national program designed to promote middle school excellence. In today’s show I…
- My 11 Morning Affirmations · 29 min · Episode 310Assistant Principal Podcast Content Episode Outline My 11 Morning Affirmations Teaser: I’ve been looking forward to doing this podcast for a while. Now we’re going to dig into…
- Reframing Resistance with Becca Silver · 49 min · Episode 309Outline and Show Notes Reframing Resistance with Becca Silver Power Quote: What’s scary for us may not be scary for them.” Teaser: | I’m really excited for today’s episode…
- Urgency and Efficacy with Taylor Crosby · 1 h 10 min · Episode 308Outline and Show Notes Urgency and Efficacy with Taylor Crosby Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to thank Kaleidoscope Adventures for sponsoring today’s show. Lots of companies can help…
- Leadership with Brian Martin · 1 h 9 min · Episode 307Outline and Show Notes Leadership with Dr. Brian Martin Teaser: My guest on today show is a vice principal at an international school in Columbia, but almost everything that we…
- If I had One Day with You · 1 h 4 min · Episode 306Assistant Principal Podcast Content Episode Outline Show title and release date: If I Had One Day With You 5/26/26 Teaser: The genesis for today’s episode came while I was…
- Realistic Recharge with Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson · 40 min · Episode 305Outline and Show Notes Realistic Recharge with Dr. Julie Hasson Power Quote: "the wrong kind of hard" Teaser: Today I’m back with Dr. Julie Hasson. In part 1, we went deep into…
- What Does Burnout Mean? with Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson · 41 min · Episode 304Outline and Show Notes What Does Burnout Mean? With Dr. Julie Hasson Power Quote: “The wrong kind of hard.” Teaser: Dr. Julie Hasson and I has so much fun recording our…
- A Builder of People with Dr. Robert Maddox · 50 min · Episode 303Power Quote: Am I a manager of priorities or a builder of people? Teaser: After recording today’s episode, I realized I needed to record the episodes on Strategic Action Cycles…
- The Power of Short Cycle Change Part 2 · 33 min · Episode 302Teaser: Today we dig into the second of our three-part series on the power of small change. Last week I covered some of the major challenges with BIG Change and then shared the…
- The Power of Short Cycle Change Part 1 · 41 min · Episode 301Teaser: We’ve all experienced it – BIG change. Not change as in the pandemic or a hurricane, or even NCLB. I mean BIG change initiatives that we do to ourselves. The programs or…
- WOW! 300! · 1 h 20 min · Episode 300Wow! 300! Power Quote: It’s all about the people and the relationships Teaser: You are about to listen to the 300th episode of the assistant principal podcast. We released our…
- The Systems Supporting Teacher Growth with Isiah Williams · 43 min · Episode 299The Systems Supporting Teacher Growth with Isiah Williams Teaser: If you’ve listened to this show for longer than a month you have likely heard me talk about the flywheel – the…
- Guiding Change with Dr. Christie Cooper · 42 min · Episode 298Guiding Change with Dr. Christie Cooper Teaser: Building on DiSC styles and how they influence change processes. 50-70% of change initiatives Fail! Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to…
- Leadership Styles with Dr. Christie Cooper · 58 min · Episode 297Leadership Styles with Dr. Christie Cooper Teaser: The leadership style activity I do with groups… Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to thank Kaleidoscope Adventures for sponsoring…
- Five Change Lessons · 13 min · Episode 296Five Change Lessons March 17, 2026 Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to thank Kaleidoscope Adventures for sponsoring today’s show. Lots of companies can help you organize class trips, but…
- Make Every Moment Count with POY Jason Johnson · 44 min · Episode 295Show Title: Make Every Moment Count with POY Jason Johnson Power Quote: Make Every Moment Count Teaser: The R word – relationships. Sometimes it feels like we talk about it too…
- Doing is Not Serving with Leah Marone · 50 min · Episode 294Support, Don’t Solve Teaser: Becoming a strategic leader is a journey – a long one. It’s a journey full of stops and starts, and slow incremental improvement. But there are also…
- When There are I's in TEAM with Chad Dumas · 57 min · Episode 293When there are “I’s” in TEAM with Dr. Chad Dumas Teaser: I’m really excited about today’s episode. I had so much fun recording it and I think that lightness and positivity come…
- What a Ford Mav-Wreck Can Teach Us About Leadership · 22 min · Episode 292What a Ford Mav-Wreck Can Teach Us About Leadership Sponsor Spot 1:Travel can positively impact students in a big way - but if your first thought is, “who is going to plan all…
- Reimagining School Leadership with Dr. Lindsay Whorton · 50 min · Episode 291Reimagining School Leadership with Dr. Lindsay Whorton Power Quote: “Leadership has to be a team sport.” Teaser: I hope you enjoy listening to today’s episode as much as I did…
- Bonus-Preview with Dr. Lindsay Whorton · 10 min · Episode 291Dr. Lindsay Whorton has served as president of The Holdsworth Center since 2019, leading its growth from seven Texas school districts to 89 districts serving over 1,900…
- The Five Gives · 17 min · Episode 290The Five Gives Teaser: It’s that time of the year for assistant principals when it just feels like you’re completely underwater all the time the thought you had at the beginning…
- When Things Didn't Go Well in the Fall · 38 min · Episode 289289 When Fall Didn’t End Very Well Teaser: “I would love it if you would consider doing a podcast episode on what happens when a principal gets off track and needs to get the…
- Oh, They are Mad! with Darrin Peppard · 1 h 10 min · Episode 288Oh, They are Mad! with Darrin Peppard Power Quote: “Listen more, talk less.” Teaser: Here’s the email I received that inspired this episode: I’m wondering if you have an…
- Three Resolutions and One Word · 37 min · Episode 287Three Resolutions and One Word Teaser: The New Year is a great time to refocus and gain some clarity, but New Years’ resolutions feels to me like something that sounds good in…
- Reflecting on Leadership with Darryall White · 33 min · Episode 286Teaser: At the end of each year, I re-air what I consider to be the best episode of the year, but my favorite episode for this year was released on Nov 11 (episode 279). Instead…
- 10 Things I Learned · 27 min · Episode 285Sponsor Spot 1:I’d like to thank Kaleidoscope Adventures for sponsoring today’s show. Lots of companies can help you organize class trips, but Kaleidoscope helps you organize…
- 5-Minute Coaching · 45 min · Episode 284Assistant Principal Podcast Content Episode Outline #284: 5-Minute Coaching Teaser: Today we are doing a deep dive into 5-minute coaching. This show is an adaptation of the…
- Listen More, Speak Less with Chris Horton · 58 min · Episode 283Power Quote: “How does this make learning better?” Teaser: A couple weeks ago I had Simone Lieschke on. Simone is co-principal at the American International School of Lusaka in…
- Shared Leadership with Simone Lieschke · 48 min · Episode 282Power Quote: “What’s the point if I’m not willing to grow?” Teaser: As you will hear, I began my teaching career overseas through a serious of serendipitous events. For reasons…
