The Smart Thinking Podcast

Nov 17 2024 100 ep. 32 mins 41
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Ted Neitzke brings you the ”The Smart Thinking Podcast.” Smart Thinking is for anyone and everyone -- because we are all leaders. Join us weekly for reflective activities and strategies to grow yourself and others. Ted shares his leadership expertise with simple to apply tools. You will grow in your ability to step into the storm’s life presents with energy and optimism. Just like the 🦬!

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Episode 320: I Found Us Some AMAZING AI! (Tool & Reflection)

Nov 17 2024 42 mins  
Join Ted and listen to him with what might be the most enthusiasm he's had yet on the podcast. He found a new Google tool called NotebookLM and he breaks down the power of this AI for use in leadership, organizations, and classrooms. There is a AI generated podcast within the podcast. Super smart thinking this week. List application you have for NotebookLM. Describe your wondering

Episode 319: Your team. Your choice. (Leadership & Tool)

Nov 10 2024 37 mins  
A behavior ignored, is a behavior reinforced. In your culture what are you expecting and what are you tolerating? Listen as Ted describes a mindset and tool to help you have the needed conversations so that your culture grows in a positive way and people are either coached up to the expectations or coached out of the situation. List the people coming with you and who is not Descr

Episode 318: What to do about a stubborn buffalo? (Leadership & Process)

Nov 03 2024 34 mins  
When people are stubborn it is usually for a good reason. Likely fear of change or of the unknown consequences of taking the "risk." Take a listen as Ted explore how to support good people who seem unwilling to change or move into the direction of the storm they are facing. List people who can help you move past a stubborn moment you are facing. Describe how you can support others

Episode 317: There Is No Score: 0-0 Mindset (Leadership & Reflection)

Oct 20 2024 34 mins  
Transactional relationships and mindsets create disengagement, sadness, and resentment. Transactional thinking is the opposite of leadership and keeping score needs to stop. Listen as Ted explores how to shift to a zero-zero mindset and support a positive narrative in your noggin and help you - help others grow. Describe where in your life you are keeping score List the people in y

Episode 316: Recess is a Right (Leadership & Policy)

Oct 13 2024 34 mins  
Recess might actually be the process to help children learn more, decrease classroom behavioral issues, and increase teacher retention. Wait, how could that be? In this episode Ted shares research that shows how increasing recess - decreases all the negative things occurring in school and increases all of the positive things. The answer for improvement has likely been in front of u

Episode 315: Two Studies, Four Books and Two Records for Fall (Resources)

Oct 06 2024 32 mins  
Listen as Ted shares great resources to help you grow and support others. These resources are building off of themes presented this season on the podcast and will help you support parents, fuel your inner buffalo and frame your mindset. Studies: The Evolving Needs of Working Parent’s: Kindercare Study Walton Family Foundation Voices of Gen Z Study: Gallup/Walton Family Foundati

Episode 314: Empower the Parents (Process and Leadership)

Sep 29 2024 40 mins  
How does your system support parents? Too often we are casting blame on the parents and not recognizing the opportunities and responsibilities we have to empower parents. Take a listen as Ted challenges us to create systems of support and empowerment while the children are on their educational journey. You can't meet unspoken expectations and parenting is an anxiety riddled journey

Episode 313: Be a Sage with IMPACT (Process and Leadership)

Sep 15 2024 31 mins  
Are you wise enough to be a Sage? YES! This week join us as we discuss the IMPACT our words can have on others as Ted reviews the people who've impacted him and how we can all grow from those around us. Listen to the very end..... for some really sage advice. Here are the 180 degree cards for purchase: https://store.cesa6.org/products/buffalo-note-cards List the sages in your life

Episode 312: Celebrate Failure (Process and Leadership)

Sep 08 2024 33 mins  
How well do you celebrate failure? In this episode, Ted discusses how we can all learn from slime mold to get ourselves into a routine of never losing and instead, always learning. The road to excellence has no destination and is filled with failures. To keep moving forward - we have to celebrate all the learning! We're never losing -- we're always learning. Describe where you can

Episode 311: Include All Ideas Using "And" (Process and Leadership Tools)

Sep 02 2024 31 mins  
Join Ted as he discusses the importance of having a process that allows for people to contribute instead of simply complaining. The tool and mindset are simple- operate in “AND” mode not “BUT” mode. This episode has a bonus process tool using wisdom and conjunctions to create a great cultural reflection process (this is what happens when Ted has an idea while recording). L