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#129: The Clarity Cycle: Why That Same Problem Keeps Coming Back

March 23, 2025 • Becca Silver • Season 3 • Episode 129

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Casey Watts has spent over 20 years in education, and she’s got a sharp diagnosis: too many schools are stuck in quiet chaos—lots of strategies, zero clarity, and a fast track to burnout.

Enter the Clarity Cycle, a six-step game plan to cut through the fog: focus, cast vision, gain insight, provide feedback, celebrate systematically, and sustain. Simple? Yes. Easy? Not so much.

Watts drives home two must-dos: Leaders need habits of clarity, and celebrations aren’t optional—they’re fuel. If schools want real engagement, they need real alignment. Otherwise, they’re just spinning their wheels.

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