Barbara Phillips

@ManuelScott Merry Christmas from NY! Everyone is so grown up! Gorgeous family! Have a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year!

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

@BrigLeane Just blue! Congrats! Thrilled for you!

I need some input! Getting close to finalizing the cover design for my next book - The PLC Dashboard. Does the ‘PLC’ work better in colors or just blue? Thoughts/suggestions welcome! Thank you and HNY!

Coaching is Hard. What makes a Great Coach? There is so much. It is a dynamic job, and few understand the complexity and dynamics of being a coach. Here are 10 Traits of Great Coaches. 1: RELATIONSHIPS FIRST - Great coaches care about their players first and foremost. They work hard to build positive relationships with all players. They know relationships are the heartbeat of great teams. 2: CLEAR STANDARDS - The number one job of a coach is to build culture. Culture is: What coaches allow, what coaches emphasize, and consistent follow-through every day. Great coaches have clear standards and focus on maintaining these every day. 3: EMOTIONAL IQ - Great coaches, get it. Great coaches have “with-it-ness.” Great coaches can read the room, read their team, and connect with many different types of people. They have high emotional intelligence. 4: SELF-AWARENESS - Great coaches, know thy self. They know their strengths and weaknesses and try to fill these gaps with great assistant coaches. 5: ExXCELLENT COMMUNICATORS - Bringing a group together to achieve a common goal is challenging. Clear and concise communication is critical. Great coaches are master communicators. 6: MINDSET - Great coaches operate with a growth mindset. This mindset becomes part of the program's culture. It is a mindset that we can always get better. There is no such thing as failure, and the process is focused on. 7: MASTER TEACHERS - Great coaches are Master Teachers. They can simplify the complex and provide clear and concise feedback to their players. 8: HEALTHY COMPETITIVE MINDSET - Great coaches are competitive—they have to be. But it needs to be a healthy, competitive spirit. It cannot be a win-at-all-costs mindset. Great coaches embed the life lessons and struggles learned along the way. 9: HUMBLE - Great coaches know that humility wins. They can instill confidence in their players while keeping them humble. This is a critical balance in highly successful coaches and teams. 10: BUILD LEADERS - Great coaches focus on building positive team leaders. Building culture is a coach's number one job, but building player leadership has to be number two. Great coaches know this. They have a leadership plan. ____ Do you like this post? Then, you will love my free weekly newsletter. 🏆Great Teams - Better Leaders. Read by 12,000+ other coaches and leaders each week. Subscribe below

@hsilviaDDE @lcruzconsulting You are a rockstar! Cheering on you and your fabulous team! NY @SolutionTree PLC @ Work Model School! Woot! Woot! ❤️

So proud of our amazing community!!! #ProudToBeDDE Thank you for the inspiration @Barb_RdCardinal and @lcruzconsulting!!

@evenerjeff Aww! Thanks @evenerjeff! You know I love what I do and want nothing more than to see schools succeed so that students excel!

@Barb_RdCardinal is top notch! Listen to her advice and guidance then implement with fidelity.

@Benamo71 Just sent the funds via Venmo. 29 or 95 please! Thanks!

Want to buy a Super Bowl square? Still time! Support the ME Wrestling Club with the purchase of a square. Details on the image. Good luck!

A school or district’s mission should be a sacred promise to those it serves and the organization’s highest priority when making decisions. It represents what is non-negotiable—what the school will not compromise. In a PLC, the mission should be an unrelenting focus on learning.

So proud of my friend and colleague @MariaNielsenPLC! Cannot wait to get my copy! Congrats!!!!!

The life-blood of a school’s intervention process should be teacher team created/selected formative assessments. They are short-cycle, aligned to specific team essential standards and should be used by the team to determine what worked in their initial teaching.

Remember, behind every successful person is a mentor who once believed in them. Be that mentor for someone today. #TeachingInspiration #MentorshipMatters"

Always exciting to see the progress being made at @CVCSDWarriors ! Today there was evidence of LOTS of growth! Congrats secondary teams and leaders!

ISO new colleague!! We're seeking a Full Professor @binghamtonu @BinghamtonCCPA -focus on Measurement and evaluation in Schools. Amazing opportunity at a great university! binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetail…

@ManuelScott Great news for NY! Hope you are well! All the best to you and your family!

Yesterday's event with NY Superintendents was POWERFUL! Afterward, I enjoyed signing books and engaging in deep, meaningful conversations for 3 hours straight. I'm grateful for the overwhelming response! Looks like I'll be spending A LOT of 2024 in NY.

Such a great day! Thank you for being incredible hosts @CVCSDWarriors! Celebrating you and excited for more learning ahead! Keep moving forward!

@MGeraldWilson @MECSDSpartans Really nice interview!

NEW SPARTAN WITH DEEP ROOTS As we say … ONCE A SPARTAN ALWAYS A SPARTAN @MECSDSpartans!

@plugusin @SolutionTree Congrats! Wish I was there to hear it!

@plugusin @SolutionTree @MariaNielsenPLC @mikemattos65 @kildeer96 @PLCTrailblazer @Regina_Owens Right back at you, @plugusin! You are an awesome follow on Twitter and an even more amazing colleague! Thanks for the great conversation and support! Here’s to our paths crossing again! And….well done dancing today!

Celebrating the AMAZING individuals I had the privilege of learning from this week….THANKS, Fort Worth! @SolutionTree @MariaNielsenPLC @mikemattos65 @kildeer96 @PLCTrailblazer @Regina_Owens @plugusin