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Your day is packed with emails, walkie calls, teacher requests, and crises. By the time the building empties, you finally tackle real leadership work—observations, planning, coaching. It’s 7 PM and you’re exhausted.
In this episode, Sarah and Andra use the phone metaphor: just like airplane mode stops notifications, principals need designated deep work time without constant disruptions. The myth? Good leaders are always available. The truth? Good leaders do the strategic work that moves schools forward—and that requires closing the door sometimes.
The trap: busyness feels productive but it’s not leadership. Real leadership is the deep work that prevents future problems and builds sustainability. It requires uninterrupted thinking time.
This episode gives you permission to protect your deep work and shows why it’s essential, not selfish.
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