Lee Keefer and Evan Jenkins, who functioned as my work best friends while in graduate school and looking for acting work on Broadway, respectively, for handling social media, travel booking, and myriad other thankless tasks that kept us moving. A deep shout-out of gratitude goes out to Kendra Rowe Salas and her rotating cast of actors (including, occasionally, her husband!), who seamlessly handle every back-office part of my work, from project management to inventory to website to newsletters to accounting. Kendra, this book would not be possible without you doing so much to free up my brain to think and write. To Meghan Pierce, book production coordinator, researcher, fact checker, art logger, recipe sharer extraordinaire: thank you for handling my creativity with such flexibility and encouragement. You can make a spreadsheet, spot an inconsistency, and find a million solutions like no other. And to Marin Smith, my dear friend and colleague of almost a decade: thank you for your editorial support. You bring more of my voice to my stuff than even I do sometimes! And last, to Josh Lowitz, my pretend boss: here's to another five years.
I'm eternally grateful to have a strong group of people who support my home life, especially my dear girlfriends who don't mind late-night phone calls when I return from airports, provide vacation memos with meal plans, and potluck planning documents. And WoMos: thanks for all the gold stars over the past few years. You keep me going. Daysi Espinoza takes wonderful care of my children, especially when I'm on the road for multiple days at a time. My husband, Jack Levner, tolerates my musings, reflections, and practice sessions – and maintains a strong commitment to our family Google Calendar. Last but never least, thank you to my kids, Ada and Reed, who know how to put their shoes away in cubbies and can read calendars already. I see a Together Student on the horizon…
Contents | Website Resources
For downloadable tools, templates, samples, and other useful items please visit my.thetogethergroup.com. You'll find simple instructions on how to create an account in the back of the book, “How to Access Website Resources.”
All Chapters
• Reader Reflection Guide (Reflection Questions + Reader Quizzes)
• Additional Resources and Helpful Links
Chapter 3 : Set Goals: Define the Direction
• Ewing Marion Kauffman School Goals
• YES Prep Houston's Goals Powerpoint
• ANet's Goal-Setting Dashboard
• ANet's State of the Organization Agenda
• Rocketship's Annual Planning Process & Time line
• Rocketship's Annual Planning Kickoff Agenda
• ANet's Quarterly Stepback Agenda
• YES Prep Houston's State of the School
• TPSD Ops Goal Review Spreadsheet
• Talent Development Team Responsibilities
• Diana A's School Leadership Roles Chart
• YES Prep Houston's Role & Responsibilities
• Team Ops Big Rocks Calendar
• CANO Scorecard
• YES Prep Houston's School Director HIRs
Chapter 3 : Set Goals: Define the Direction
• KIPP Austin's Goal-Setting Process
Chapter 4 : Break Down the Goals: Create a Priority Plan
• Priority Plan Templates
• Jen S's Priority Plan
• Kari T's Goals, Actions & Priority Plan
• Brian J's Priority Plan
• Kari T's Priority Plan Meeting Agenda
See It In Action: Wrist, Elbow, and Shoulder
• Shannon D's Google Doc of Projects
• Shannon D's Categories of Involvement
Chapter 5 : Align Your Meetings: Make a Meeting Matrix
• Meeting Matrix Template
• Sally H's Meeting Matrix
• Melissa R's Meeting Matrix
• Melissa R's 1-1 Agenda
• Sharon J's Team Meeting Agenda
• YES Prep's Meeting Agenda
• Melissa R's Meeting Expectations
• Maia's Meeting Invites
• Next Steps Tracker Template
• Documenting Decisions Template
• Meeting Scope & Sequence Template
• Amy C's Meeting Scope & Sequence
• Corey C's Meeting Scope & Sequence
Chapter 6 : Get Macro: Design a Comprehensive Calendar
• Hannah L's Ideal Week
• Hannah L's Weekly Comprehensive Calendar
• Hannah L's Monthly Calendar
• Directions for Synchronizing Digital Calendars
• Ideal Week Template
Chapter 7 : Strategic Procrastination: Design a Later List
• Later List Templates
• Johanna P's Later List
• Steve H-R's Later List
• Heather P's Later List
• Ashley M's Later List & Priority Plan
Common Challenge: The Calendar and To-Do List Collide
• Indrina K's To-Do List & Work Blocks
Chapter 8 : Reconcile Your Time and To-Do's: Create Your Weekly Plan
• Weekly & Daily Worksheet Templates
• Dave H's Weekly Worksheet
• Lo N's Weekly Worksheet
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