What is Deck Plate Leadership? Dean interviews Dr. Tim Cusack, Dean of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton and a longtime Naval Reserve officer, about how “deck plate leadership” and naval frameworks (including the firefighting fire triangle) can help educators navigate difficult conversations and lead by being present with people. Cusack shares his 2006 Don Cherry impersonation that led to an appearance on Hockey Night in Canada and reflects on how military experiences shaped his views on trust, respect, distributive leadership, and “people first” mission. He discusses teacher retention, preparing early career teachers to thrive, and strengthening mentorship through research and books, including work on assistant principals’ professional identity and readiness for principalship. The conversation also compares education governance in Alberta and the Maritimes. 00:00 Deck Plate Leadership 01:19 Meet Dr Tim Cusack 03:52 Don Cherry Origin Story 07:56 Navy Service Beginnings 12:08 Military Purpose Pathways 16:19 Dean of Education Role 22:07 Mission Creep in Schools 23:58 Autonomy Versus Isolation 25:46 Governance Across Provinces 28:40 Trades Pathways Spotlight 32:33 Teaching As Adventure 34:15 Assistant Principal Shift 37:52 Research Into Leadership 43:01 Mentorship Toolkit Books 45:38 Gratitude For John Hattie 48:23 Quickfire Favorites 51:34 Edmonton Riverboat Gem 54:11 Closing Thanks

📣 New Podcast! "What is Deck Plate Leadership?" on @Spreaker #alberta #canada #k12 #leadership #navy #postsecondary #principals #professionallearning #research #retention #strategy #superintendent

It’s time to get rid of Brendan Little. #bluejays

Duke isn’t very good.

Bluejays are on a heater.

Flight attendant keeps saying “we have an extremely full flight today” I don’t know what that means.

The Knicks may be "pooched" ( @shareski.ca , 1983).

@michellekbaldwin.bsky.social @budtheteacher.com my first time at DEN in 6 years. Sammiches?

Today a colleague told me about where her daughter was thinking of going to school. I told her my daughter went there. She was quite excited and asked me a bunch of questions. I answered them but wasn’t sure if I had right college. I looked up my daughter’s LinkedIn profile. She never went there.

ICYMI @steveboots.bsky.social (Boutilier) is not only a gifted social media commentator but also understands deeply what it takes to be a great teacher because he was/is one.

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This was a fun one. @steveboots.bsky.social talks about being Canada’s Internet Social Studies Teacher. What a great conversation!

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Winnipeg and St Louis was 1 and 8

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Wow!

NHL playoffs > NBA playoffs. Not even close.

What a Saturday of golf!

Updated bio via ChatGPT and its updated memory.

Nice to see Duke lose.

20 years ago we had stupid people but we didn’t about them.

But I don’t always wear pants.

What credentials do most authors have? I wrote a book. My credentials are certainly questionable. If we were to only have books written by credentialed authors we might only have about 11 books.

Yep

The CanadianED Leadership Show Dean Shareski interviews leaders from coast to coast to coast discussing innovation, change and the role leaders play in providing Canadian students with a world class education

I’m very proud of my latest podcast adventure. The guest list and conversations have been outstanding. Look at these episodes and consider subscribing. (Psst, just because it’s Canadian, doesn’t mean others can’t learn from them )

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Me and like 5 other people have been blogging for 20 years. shareski.ca/y/4eg

Bucket hat FTW

Weekend timeline cleansing photo.

I’m going to have to put a limit on the number of reels my wife can send me in a day. I can’t keep up.

Still. New. 2010 is only 2 years ago.

I’m grateful for people like @mrblairteaches.bsky.social who bring a great deal of expertise to these sessions and yet lead with curiosity. Also the willingness to share and learn in community is so satisfying as a facilitator

@michellekbaldwin.bsky.social @amandacdykes.bsky.social New song right?