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[Custom GPT] The Ruckus Maker Playbook: Align Your Organization

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Danny Bauer
February 20, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

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The average principal spends 25 hours per week on administrative tasks. But what if you could build a school that practically runs itself?

I've discovered a framework used by the world's most successful organizations, adapted it for Ruckus Makers, and turned it into a custom GPT that will transform how you lead.

Keep reading to find out how you can do it too …

THE RUCKUS MAKER ADVANTAGE

This AI Tool Builds Schools That Run Themselves

If education ain't a bit disruptive, then what are your students really learning?

That question led me back to Patrick Lencioni's work on organizational health.

His framework, “The Playbook,” helps leaders create clarity around six critical questions:

  1. Why do we exist?

  2. How do we behave?

  3. What do we do?

  4. How will we succeed?

  5. What's most important right now?

  6. Who must do what?

Simple, right?

Here's the problem: Most schools answer these questions like every other school.

They end up with mission statements that could belong to any campus in America, values that sound good but mean nothing, and strategic plans collecting dust in Google Drive.

But what happens when a Ruckus Maker builds a playbook?

Everything changes.

Instead of "preparing students for the 21st century" (yawn), they declare "We create a school where learning is alive, students thrive, and education prepares kids for the future — not the past."

Instead of "excellence, integrity, respect" (could be any organization), they commit to values like:

  • Be a Ruckus Maker

  • Make Learning Unforgettable

  • No Excuses, Just Solutions

The results?

Ruckus Makers are transforming their schools using this framework. Their playbooks don’t just clarify direction — they revolutionize how their schools operate.

What a Playbook Can Look Like

Creating these playbooks can take weeks of deep work. Time most principals don't have.

So I built something special:

Introducing The Ruckus Maker Playbook GPT.

This custom AI tool guides you through creating a playbook that captures your unique vision, challenges traditional thinking, and actually gets used (not filed away).

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