The Leadership Skill Hiding in Plain Sight

This episode makes the case for gratitude as a real leadership skill, not a seasonal sentiment. Dustin Odham explains how appreciation fuels human con...

The Leadership Skill Hiding in Plain Sight

This episode makes the case for gratitude as a real leadership skill, not a seasonal sentiment. Dustin Odham explains how appreciation fuels human con...

Burnout: The High Cost of Misaligned Wants & Needs

This episode explores a research informed lens for educator wellbeing, separating the brain’s wanting and needing systems and showing how chronic stre...

Burnout: The High Cost of Misaligned Wants & Needs

This episode explores a research informed lens for educator wellbeing, separating the brain’s wanting and needing systems and showing how chronic stre...

Building a PEOPLE FIRST Culture—One Tiny Moment at a Time

This episode explores how culture actually grows in schools, not through one big initiative, but through tiny moments that build trust, belonging, and...

Building a PEOPLE FIRST Culture—One Tiny Moment at a Time

This episode explores how culture actually grows in schools, not through one big initiative, but through tiny moments that build trust, belonging, and...

Interrupting the Cycles of Stress

This episode invites educators to rethink how they relate to themselves in the work, treating self compassion as a practical leadership stance rather...

Interrupting the Cycles of Stress

This episode invites educators to rethink how they relate to themselves in the work, treating self compassion as a practical leadership stance rather...

Letting Students Lead: A Practical Path to Higher Achievement

Across the country, proficiency is sliding and absenteeism is climbing, yet there is a practical path that moves the needle. In this episode of Change...

Letting Students Lead: A Practical Path to Higher Achievement

Across the country, proficiency is sliding and absenteeism is climbing, yet there is a practical path that moves the needle. In this episode of Change...

Common Missteps on the Road to Funding

CSH Common Missteps on the Road to Funding - Audio

Cracking the Code on Chronic Absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism has become one of the biggest challenges facing schools today. Nationally, nearly one in four students misses more than 10% of the...

Cracking the Code on Chronic Absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism has become one of the biggest challenges facing schools today. Nationally, nearly one in four students misses more than 10% of the...

The Heart of School Transformation

What does it really take to build a school culture where every student can thrive? In this episode of Change Starts Here, host Dustin Odham sits down...

The Heart of School Transformation

What does it really take to build a school culture where every student can thrive? In this episode of Change Starts Here, host Dustin Odham sits down...

Coming Soon: Change Starts Here

If you are someone who knows that embracing failure is one of the keys to success, someone who is overwhelmed by the clutter and messiness of life and...

Change Starts Here with Julie Morgenstern, Time-Management Guru

The debut of FranklinCovey’s Change Starts Here podcast brought out the big guns, bringing on organizing and productivity consultant, New York Times b...

Brad Montague - Living in Joy, Empathy and Imagination with the Co-Creator of Kid President

In 2013, a video swept through the internet, bringing joy to all who viewed it. It featured then-11-year-old Robby Novak, dressed to the nines in a su...

Erin Gruwell - "Freedom Writers" Inspiration on Her Journey in Education

Change Starts Here host and Thought Leader for FranklinCovey Education Dustin Odham invites noted educator Erin Gruwell, on whom the 2007 film “Freedo...

Stedman Graham - Finding Your Unique Identity as a Leader

You may not consider yourself a leader. Maybe you’ve tried but didn’t invest fully. Maybe you don’t think you have it in you at all.
Noted autho...

Rachel Cruze - Knowing Yourself and Your Money

Saving and budgeting are sticky subjects for spenders – and author Rachel Cruze knows that better than just about anyone.
Her bio on her websit...

Elena Aguilar - Emotional Resilience and Equity in Education

Self-described teacher, writer, coach, podcast host, mother, partner and daughter Elena Aguilar obviously wears many hats, including as a renowned aut...

Pamela Fuller - Overcoming Unconscious Bias to Allow Inclusion to Flourish

Pamela Fuller is a wife, mother, author, speaker and FranklinCovey thought leader on bias and inclusion. When she was asked the Change Starts Here sta...

Adolph “Doc” Brown - Finding Your Calling, Even when You Don’t Want It

Adolph “Doc” Brown is a businessman, author, investor, educator, researcher, keynote speaker, and much more, and his bio advances his hope that he lea...

Stephanie Krauss - The Four Currencies Young People Need to Be Ready for Adulthood

Graduating from high school is a huge accomplishment for young people – but it doesn’t always mean students are ready for what lies ahead.
Step...

Jon Gordon - The Power of Genuine Positivity

Not everyone is wired for natural positivity. In fact, one of the world’s foremost authors and keynote speakers on the topic doesn’t even find it easy...

Dr. Christine Rubie-Davies - Becoming a High-Expectation Teacher

Change Starts Here and host Dustin Odham, Thought Leader for FranklinCovey Education, are back with another thought-provoking and inspiring episode –...

Eve Miller - Helping Students Find Their Way Out of the Post-COVID Slide

The realm of education has been utterly transformed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic – and it’s going to fall largely upon educators to do what...

Jody Carrington - The Power of Relationships with Those We Lead, Love and Teach

Dr. Jody Carrington is a self-described “clinical psychologist, speaker, author and game changer,” as well as the author of “Kids These Days: A Game P...

Angela Maiers - The Importance of Mattering

In 2011, Angela Maiers gave a TED Talk that sparked a career. It derived its power and influence from two words – you matter.
Now a self-descri...

Dr. Madeline Levine - Preparing Our Children, and Ourselves, for a Rapidly Changing World

Dr. Madeline Levine has spent almost four decades working as a clinician, consultant, educator and author. But, for all that experience, she knows the...

Dr. Britt Andreatta - Is Brain Science the Answer to Your Biggest Challenges?

Dr. Britt Andreatta has a unique approach to personal growth, meeting your biggest challenges head on and more – and it involves your brain.
A...

Sean Covey - The Evolution of FranklinCovey’s Mission to Transform Education

On this episode of FranklinCovey Education’s Change Starts Here, host Dustin Odham was joined by Franklin Covey Education President Sean Covey for an...

Dr. John Jungmann - The Superintendent’s Perspective on Creating a ‘Student-Focused, Future-Driven” Education System

The Change Starts Here podcast and host Dustin Odham went right to the source for this episode, the first to feature a superintendent, inviting Dr. Jo...

Principal El - Why Every Child Deserves Someone ‘Crazy about Them’

There isn’t a child on the planet incapable of achieving their dreams, according to Salome Thomas-EL – they just need someone “crazy about them.”

Stephen M.R. Covey - Why Trust Is the ‘One Thing that Changes Everything’

The Change Starts Here podcast and host Dustin Odham, FranklinCovey Education thought leader, have already heard from one son of the esteemed Stephen...

Change Starts Here Season 2 Premieres August 25th!

Dan Pink - How Looking Back Moves Us Forward

This is the kickoff to the second season of Change Starts Here. In order to look forward, we’re going to take a look backward by talking to a guest th...

Dr. Candace Singh - Inspiring Courageous Leaders

Leaders in the education space often have similar philosophies and strategies around connection. Without this, it’s hard to develop effective school d...