Episode Summary:
This episode is for the leader who’s done everything “right.”
✅ The systems are in place.
✅ The checklists are complete.
✅ The SOPs are documented.
✅ Your calendar is optimized.
And yet… it still feels like you’re the one holding it all together.
Your team can follow the steps—but only if you’re watching.
They take initiative—but only when you initiate it.
And the moment you take a step back, things start to slip.
So what gives?
In this episode, Chanie explores the uncomfortable truth behind system-heavy schools that still feel heavy to lead. You’ll learn:
- Why great systems don’t automatically create great culture
- The difference between structure and rhythm—and why only one builds trust
- The invisible emotional labor school leaders carry (even after they “delegate”)
- Client stories of how small rituals transformed team ownership and energy
- The #1 leadership shift that allows you to step back—without things falling apart
🎧 This episode is your invitation to build a culture that sustains itself—without you having to hold the soul of the school every day.
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More about the show:
If you are an Early Childhood director or 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 little kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies – equipping you to build schools with higher staff retention, teacher motivation, parent partnership, collaborative culture, and beautiful quality of life.
Every week, Chanie shares the truth about the journey to excellence, the strategies that are working TODAY, and the mindset about the critical decisions and choices that you make every day which impact yourself, your teachers, parents, family, and children who you serve every day.
In addition to weekly solo episodes, she’ll also be inviting industry leaders and the changing makers of the landscape of education to give listeners the inside knowledge of what it takes to sustain excellence.
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