Ready to plan with power and purpose—not pressure? In this kickoff episode of our Back to Lead series, we explore how to move beyond over-planning and into building systems that stick. Christina shares three practical, values-driven strategies to help you simplify your planning, avoid burnout, and lead with more clarity and care. Whether you're designing a PD series, mapping your first six weeks, or just trying to get back into rhythm, this episode will help you build systems that actually support the people behind the plans.

🧠 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• • The best systems center people—not performance.
• • Planning from a place of purpose creates more flow and less frustration.
  • When your values, vision, and systems line up, the week runs smoother.
• • Naming it helps you shift into intention instead of anxiety.
  • How your team or learners feel in your space matters as much as what they do.

  
  

  🎧 CHAPTER SEGMENTS

  0:00 - Welcome & Why This Episode Matters
  1:03 - Resetting Our Relationship with Planning
  2:32 - Strategy #1: Anchor to Your Values
  3:18 - Strategy #2: Plan the Feelings First
  4:16 - Strategy #3: Systems That Support, Not Perform
  4: 49 - Real Talk: Personal Insights & Mistakes
  5:12 - Closing

  
  

  ✨ About Your Host:

  Hey there! I’m Christina, your coach with a heart for education and a mind for innovating learning spaces. I help leaders, educators, and organizations move from chaos to clarity, and burnout to balance by rethinking how we lead, teach, and build learning cultures.

  
  

  📣 Links + Resources:

  🌐 Website: www.humaneinthemembranellc.com

  📩 Email: hello@humaneinthemembranellc.com

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  💼 Connect on LinkedIn: Christina Jones