Danny Bauer

I write about reimagining education, category design, and bourbon.

A staff survey, a discipline problem, and one line that fixed both

May 1, 2026

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1 min read

Only 1 in 4 principals has a coach. Are you the other 3?

Apr 28, 2026

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3 min read

1,015 coaching messages in 8 months.

Apr 27, 2026

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4 min read

What If You Are The Mentor You Are Looking For?

Apr 26, 2026

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2 min read

One Question. Close the Gap

Apr 19, 2026

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3 min read

One Word. New Category.

Apr 12, 2026

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7 min read

The Question Every Principal Skips at the End of the Year

Apr 5, 2026

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6 min read

Define your year, or the bureaucracy will define it

Dec 11, 2025

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3 min read

Most principals miss the inner game of leadership

Dec 9, 2025

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3 min read

I cracked the code to next level goal setting

Dec 8, 2025

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3 min read

How to Bring Ruckus Maker Swagger to 2026

Dec 7, 2025

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5 min read

The "Union issue" that isn't

Dec 4, 2025

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3 min read

I am not a clown 🤡

Dec 3, 2025

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3 min read

"Literally nothing"

Dec 2, 2025

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3 min read

Procrastination or Personal touch?

Dec 1, 2025

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3 min read

If 2025 drained you... this fixes it

Nov 28, 2025

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3 min read

Build your entire 2026 success system with me

Nov 27, 2025

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2 min read

The lie behind your "Hot Cheetos" post

Nov 26, 2025

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3 min read

We’re doing Black Friday different this year.

Nov 25, 2025

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2 min read

The secret weapon to stopping the spiral

Nov 24, 2025

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3 min read

The 3 words Chris wrote on his whiteboard (that actually stuck)

Nov 20, 2025

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3 min read

I wanted to be a spy..." (what I became instead)

Nov 19, 2025

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4 min read

13 years later, a student said "you're a legend"

Nov 18, 2025

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4 min read

His furnace broke at 7pm on a Wednesday (here's why it matters)

Nov 17, 2025

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3 min read

The smoking doctor who couldn't follow his own advice

Nov 13, 2025

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4 min read