Campus Fundraising Idea: Splash for Cash Who wouldn't love the chance to dunk their principal? If you need a quick and super easy fundraising idea for your campus, this one has always brought a tidal wave of money and great memories! Find me if you need me! jlhindsconsulting.com

Campus Culture Booster Idea: Guess the Grad! Let's face it! No one's proud of their high school graduation pic, but we can laugh at them now! In this short video I share an idea for getting your staff to laugh WITH each other while building community. Find me if you need me! jlhindsconsulting.com

Campus Culture Booster Idea: Food Fights (The Refined Version) How about a little friendly competition to engage your staff in what surely must be a favorite pastime: eating delicious food? Check out this tip for adding some spice to lunches in the lounge while building community at the same time. Find me if you need me at jlhindsconulting.com

Campus Culture Booster Idea: Bucket Lists! Transform your campus culture with a simple idea that sparks joy and connection: Bucket List Bulletin Boards. Watch your staff share their wildest dreams and biggest goals, turning the workplace into a space of inspiration and collaboration. This quick idea could revolutionize how your team bonds—don’t miss out on this game-changing tip! Find me if you need me at jlhindsconsulting.com

Campus Culture Booster Idea: Baby Pics Looking for fun and impactful ways to boost staff morale and build connections on campus? Learn how a simple activity like posting baby pictures can create laughter and community among your team! Find me if you need me at jlhindsconsulting.com!

Life Wheel: Completing this exercise will help you get a better perspective of your overall life and help you make some decision to get the life you REALLY want vs the life that you currently have. Scoring the wheel doesn’t take much time. The real investment is thinking about what you put around your Life Wheel! Get your own Life Wheel here: https://bit.ly/42lNkZ6 Find me if you need me, John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Transitioning Home: Have a hard time leaving work at work, both mentally and physically? Try using a picture or music to help you transition into your role at home. Those waiting at home will thank you for at least trying. Find me if you need me, John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Paradise X3: Do you just want to solve the problem or do you want the kick the crap out of it? Do you just want to get that “thing” or “accomplishment” or do you want to blow your own mind? Taking the time to get to that third level is worth it! Find me if you need me, John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Leadership Team Survey: These questions will help you gain insight into your team, and it really doesn’t matter when you apply this survey. It will help you lead and build trust with those closest to you in the fight. Here's a link to the free survey: https://bit.ly/47YwfFT Find me if you need me, John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Ladder of Commitment: Over the next week, study the words that you consistently use. Might? Should? Need to? Want? Will? As your words move up the ladder of commitment, you will see that your decisions drive you closer to the life you want. Find me if you need me, John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Identify Without Emotion: Sometimes you are exhausted at the end of the day because you went through so many emotions. Some were unnecessary because you have a habit of assigning emotions to a lot of situations. Try identifying situations without emotions and see how much more energy (and peace) you have at the end of the day. Find me if you need me, John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Values: Your disagreements with others might come down to values and how they rank in your own priorities vs those you disagree with. Looking at disagreements based on values might change your whole perspective. Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Data Webinar #3 2023 is the third and last of a series that I did in the summer of 2023 for school administrators. In this final video, "The Advanced," we spoke with a representative of OnDataSuite. Find me if you me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Data Webinar #2 2023 is the recording of the second of three webinars in a series for school leaders done in the summer of 2023. In this video, for "Intermediate' users I delve a bit deeper into how school leaders can leverage the power of data to make decisions for their students. Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Data Webinar #1 2023 is a recording of my first data webinar in a 3 part series that I offered to school leaders in the summer of 2023. This one covers "The Basics" of data analysis -- giving an overview of the different types of data that can be used for school improvement and some suggestions for organizing this data. Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Buddy Blizzard: We noticed our students with special needs were not coming to our after hours school events. When speaking with their parents, we learned that those students were too stimulated or intimidated by the atmosphere and large crowds so we created the Buddy Blizzard. This event was just for our students with special needs and their 5th grade Buddies. We replicated all of the Special Olympic activities, customized the food menu, and provided a safe and secure school carnival/festival just for these students. It made a difference for our students AND parents. Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Buddy Program: We were always looking for leadership opportunities for our 5th graders. We found one by helping our students with special needs. Lunch, recess, field trips and anywhere else we could find that our 5th graders could take a leadership role in serving other students. This program developed more independence and more language in our students with special needs and created life-long bonds among the Buddies. Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Daddy Daughter Dinner: Sometimes it is our job to provide an opportunity for our parents and students, then get out of the way. The Daddy Daughter Dinner is one of those opportunities. Yes, you can have a Mom-Son Dinner. You can have a Grandparents’ Dinner. What you are doing is providing an opportunity for your students to be seen, heard, loved, etc. Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Walzem Words: We had an idea. An idea to teach our students words that would serve them for life. Just another way my AWESOME staff showed how intentional they were about thinking what would benefit our students. Here is our list: Trust, Confidence, Honesty, Relentless, Integrity, Love, Respect, Dedication, Perseverance, Determination, Compassion. What words would your staff come up with? Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Walk in Pairs: To develop language, specifically social language, try having your classes walk in pairs from point A to point B. Give them something to talk about along the way. Teach them how to have a conversation one walk at a time. Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com

Keep, Start, Stop: Feedback from your staff is important. Ask for it often. Use this template as a simple, yet effective way to get that feedback so that your staff knows you care and are listening. Here's a direct link to the free download: https://bit.ly/47rQpb2 Find me if you need me! John Hinds jlhindsconsulting.com