One final chance to get last year's subscription rate for life
Plus September offerings from Stony Creek Strategy and TOOS fall preview
One last chance to lock in the original subscription price for Talking Out of School - $90/annual and $8/month!
As of the Friday, September 6th edition of TOOS, the subscription cost will increase to $99/annual and $9/month.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the current paying subscribers!
Paid subscribers help to make this work possible! If you’re a regular reader, and particularly if you’ve ever forwarded on of these articles to a colleague saying, “this is so helpful!” - please consider upgrading to a paid subscription. And remember - this is a subscription like any other professional subscription and can be charged as such!
Subscribers who upgrade will receive weekly TOOS articles plus:
Access to the archive of over 100 articles
Six Zoom gatherings per academic year on topics related to communications for communications directors and heads of school
Quarterly “Helpful Resources” links post
Occasional bonus content: crisis communications guidance at times when things are kerfuffed or particularly good Helpful Resources that are timely or extended versions of People Talking interviews
Stony Creek Strategy offerings for September
Speaking Engagements
Building Better Board Communication in Complicated Times - Independent School Chairpersons Association webinar - September 5th (for members)
Election Prep - Notes from a former Head of School - INDEX Schools - Director of Communications meeting - — September 12th (for members)
On Demand Courses
Writing the Personal Statement
Offered year-round - with 30 days to complete and submit materials for feedback
Workshops, Retreat Facilitation and Leadership Coaching
Effective Parent Communication
Communications Skills for Trustees
Retreat Facilitation for senior teams, boards and school/NFP teams of all kinds -
More info as to my retreat facilitation approach
One leadership coaching spot available
For more information on any of the above, reply to this email or contact jfaulstich@stonycreekstrategy.com or find a time to chat. So.many.options!
What’s coming up this fall in Talking Out of School?
This Friday! A People Talking interview with Alex Rangone, Director of Enrollment Management at Norwood School in MD featuring specific tips about how a new head can get their arms around the admissions function.
I’m currently booking some really interesting People Talking guests…if you have any ideas for interviewees - reply to this email!
A new semi-regular feature where Moira Kelly from EXPLO and I chew on your governance problems. My dream is to become the Siskel and Ebert of your governance conundrums. (That reference is for all the Gen Xers and Boomers out there...)
More articles about how schools can simplify the confusing landscape of governance work and up their game now.
Two reflections on the current state of headship: a simple reframing that might make headship more manageable and appealing and what’s underneath the strong desire for HOS “visibility” that appears in so many HOS position descriptions - how do we unearth what that need indicates and how can we get away from judging “visibility” on vibes.
And a two part series on women and leadership: 1) Yes, I have imposter syndrome - what now? and 2) Can women leaders get away with audacity - or, a reflection on the success of Bari Weiss, founder of The Free Press (a pretty anodyne recent NYT Magazine feature on Bari Weiss caused many people in cyberworld to go off the deep end - is this a warning or a sign of hope? I don’t have strong feelings about her but I find the strong feelings she evokes completely fascinating - and the fact she perseveres despite it all.)
See you on Friday!