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How the Eisenhower Matrix can improve your school leadership!
In this episode, let's discuss a productivity hack that could be a game changer for your school leadership...the Eisenhower Matrix!
8 Feb 2026
Five-senses leadership for culture, clarity, and connection
In this episode, Principal Matthew Mason breaks down a simple but powerful approach to school leadership: using your five senses as a daily leadership framework. Learn how to “see” your people and culture, truly listen, detect warning signs in the building, stay in touch through presence, and evaluate your school’s “flavor” using a Good/Bad/Ugly reflection.
If you’re a school leader who wants practical ways to show up and lead better — without overcomplicating it — this episode is for you!
1 Feb 2026
You're Not Behind...You're Distracted
Are you actually behind… or just distracted?
In this episode, I get real about something many school leaders won’t say out loud—comparison is quietly stealing our joy, our peace, and our focus.
I open up about how recently comparing myself to other principals and leaders cost me my peace and pulled me out of my lane. And I unpack why comparison hits high-achieving leaders especially hard—and how it can slowly shift us away from our purpose without us even realizing it.
We start by redefining joy—not as a feeling, not as success, but as alignment with God’s will. From there, I share practical strategies to help you stay focused, protect your joy, and run your race in this season of leadership.
🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why comparison is the thief of joy (and focus)
How high-achieving leaders fall into comparison traps
The difference between purpose and obedience
What comparison has already cost you
Simple, real strategies to stop comparing and stay locked in
How to redefine winning on your own terms
Why a healthy leader builds a healthy school
If you’re a principal, assistant principal, superintendent, or school leader who’s feeling pressure to “do more” or “be further along,” this episode is your reminder: you’re not behind—you’re called.
Stay focused. Protect your joy. Run your race.
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Dr Michelle Day
Dr Sonia Matthew
Ryan Stein
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