{"podcast":{"title":"Schools of Excellence: The No. 1 ECE & Private School Leadership Podcast","slug":"schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040","podcast_index_feed_id":1381040,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/schools-of-excellence/","website_url":"https://schoolsofexcellence.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3b7c149e-78c9-44fc-8902-2c92be1fc515/gW3JleuRVNHC0OkWarHYverr.jpg","author":"Chanie Wilschanski","episode_count":300,"summary":"If you are an Early Childhood director or childcare owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies - equipping school leaders to improve staff retention, increase teacher motivation, grow parent partnerships, create a collaborative culture, and enjoy a beautiful quality of life. Every week, Chanie shares the truth about childcare and early childhood school leadership for those striving towards excellence. If you are an early childhood or childcare school leader looking for strategies to grow your school, that are working TODAY, The Schools of Excellence Podcast is for you. In addition to weekly solo episodes, she'll also be inviting childcare and early childhood industry leaders to discuss the most pressing issues facing school leaders today. Don't miss an episode; subscribe today for everything you need for your school leadership journey!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040"},"episode":{"title":"275. 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This episode is rooted in the same rhythm-based leadership philosophy at the heart of my book, This Can't Be Normal: What to Do When Success Starts to Feel Like Survival , and it's one of the conversations I wish every school leader could hear before they disappear into a calm season without studying it first. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why calm seasons are actually your most important diagnostic window — not a break from leadership The difference between \"borrowed calm\" and \"built calm\" — and how to tell which one you have Why drift doesn't begin in chaos — it begins in calm, quietly, while you're not watching What it really means when you \"step back\" and the team figures it out (and why it might not mean what you think) The critical difference between absence and true leadership transfer How to study your calm and turn one good season into a repeatable one Why you cannot anchor yourself — and what to do instead Resources & Links Mentioned: This Can't Be Normal: What to Do When Success Starts to Feel Like Survival by Chanie Wilschanski — available wherever books are sold and at https://thiscantbenormal.com Leadership HQ — Schools of Excellence membership program: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/apply 📘 Buy the book: This Can’t Be Normal: What to Do When Success Starts to Feel Like Survival Mentioned in this episode: Staff Culture Infrastructure Vault Train your team on the fundamentals most teachers were never formally taught. $2,273 of proven staff training tools — yours for just $347: https://discovered.thrivecart.com/the-school-cultu…","meta_description":"You finally exhaled. 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