The episode features Rich Czyz of Yardville Elementary, co-founder of 4oClockFaculty, and author of Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders.

Rich explains that he wrote Autopilot after the pandemic as a response to school leader burnout, with a focus on helping leaders be more efficient, proactive, and meaningful in their work.

He says the biggest challenge for school leaders is the constant stream of “daily fires” and administrative tasks that can pull leaders away from instructional leadership.

A key sign of trouble, he says, is when a leader’s to-do list is mostly made up of other people’s problems and requests.

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