by RB Fast | Jun 14, 2017 | Leadership Growth, Strategy & Planning
School leadership often boils down into two activities: having conversations and project management. My experience as a school leader was certainly like this. There was always another conversation to be had, another task to complete, another big project or event to...
by RB Fast | Jun 7, 2017 | Leadership Growth, Teacher Mentorship
Humans are programmed for connection with others. We are built to find a way to belong to a group and reciprocate a sense of belonging in other people. We a lean, mean, loving machines! While we are built for connection, navigating relationships can be really tough....
by Alex | Apr 26, 2017 | Leadership Growth, Strategy & Planning
Social media is scary for a lot of school leaders. So scary in fact, that they just don’t (or barely) use it. I think this is a big mistake. Every year, more of the parents enrolled at your school are digital natives. They expect you to be connected and they don’t...
by Alex | Apr 19, 2017 | Leadership Growth, School Advocacy, Strategy & Planning
You are deeply focused on your work when suddenly you are interrupted by a jarring sound blaring from every corner of the school. Quickly you realize that the fire alarm is going off. When you walk out of your office, you see classrooms evacuating the building in an...
by Alex | Apr 5, 2017 | Leadership Growth, Strategy & Planning
We are all experts at something. One of the ways in which I share my gifts with the world is by serving as an expert witness. What, exactly, does that mean? When a child is killed, neglected, or injured in a childcare setting lawyers call upon me to offer my expertise...
by Alex | Mar 29, 2017 | Leadership Growth
Last week, I asked the participants in the Montessori Mastermind to do something particularly challenging. They were tasked with the job of sitting down with a colleague and interviewing that person about what it is like to work with them. Gulp. Most of us are showing...
I’m RB Fast and I’m a leadership coach and consultant.
I help Montessori school leaders move from putting out fires to leading with vision by establishing smart systems and using compassionate candor to connect with teachers and parents.
When I’m not supporting school leaders you can find me volunteering as an advocate for Montessori across Colorado and the US or cooking up the vegetables I just harvested from my garden.