Akoma Consulting Group

10/09/2026

Some of the hardest-working leadership teams in education share the same frustration: the effort is there, the results aren't.

It's rarely a people problem. It's usually the system underneath: unclear priorities, scattered accountability, data that doesn't lead to action.

If a superintendent, principal, or district team came to mind while reading this, send it their way. AKOMA works with leadership teams to fix exactly that.

10/06/2026

The plan launches strong in August. By October, daily urgency takes over. The priorities are still on paper, just not in anyone's week.

That fade isn't a motivation problem. It's what happens when there's no system keeping the plan in front of people.

Three questions for your October check-in:
→ When did your leadership team last review progress on each priority?
→ Does every priority have a named owner, not a committee?
→ Has any decision this month been made because of the data?

If those answers are unclear, now is the time to fix it, not in spring.

10/03/2026

Most school improvement starts with a solution. Ours starts with a diagnosis.

01 Diagnose: We assess how your leadership team actually operates and pinpoint where ex*****on breaks down.
02 Design: We build clear, practical systems with your team — not for them — tailored to your context.
03 Implement: We stay alongside you while those systems become daily practice, so they hold after we leave.

If progress has stalled, a strategy session is the first step. Link in bio.

09/30/2026

The first weeks of school look productive in almost every district. Calendars are full. Initiatives are launched. Data is coming in.

But busy and aligned are not the same thing.

A clear start answers three questions:
→ Which few priorities matter most this year?
→ Who owns each one?
→ How will we know, before winter break, whether it's working?

If your leadership team would answer those differently from one another, the year is running on activity.

That gap, between effort and ex*****on, is the work we do.

09/29/2026

Hiring panels hear a lot of activity. They select strategy.

The first answer lists what you did. The second shows how you think: what you noticed, what you decided, and how you knew it worked.

Most experienced assistant principals have leadership stories like this. They just tell them as task lists.

Rewrite one of your answers this week using that structure: problem, decision, result.

AKOMALeadership

09/26/2026

October is National Principals Month. While we honor the principals leading schools today, here's a question for the ones coming next.

Readiness isn't a credential. It shows up in how you talk about decisions, data, people, and trade-offs.

A quick self-check:
→ Can you describe your leadership impact without listing tasks?
→ Can you explain a data-informed decision you made and why?
→ Could you walk a panel through your first 90 days?

If any of those gave you pause, that's where to start.

09/07/2026

08/09/2026

you’re preparing for leadership, pay attention.