Aligned leadership teams don’t happen by accident. They are built—through intentional development shared vision, and proven principles.
That’s exactly what Maxwell Leadership makes possible.
"Everything rises and falls on LEADERSHIP." - John C. Maxwell
Picture this: A principal sits alone in their office at 7 p.m., staring at yet another resignation letter from a talented teacher. Down the hall, an assistant principal wrestles with discipline data that keeps trending in the wrong direction. Across town, a first-year principal wonders if they made a terrible mistake leaving the classroom.
I’ve been there. Through decades of service as a principal, assistant superintendent, and district leader — in systems ranging from 300 to 25,000 students — I’ve lived these moments. I’ve felt the weight of impossible decisions, the isolation of leadership, and the crushing responsibility of shaping young lives through the adults we lead.
What changed everything for me? Discovering that the world’s most successful organizations — Delta Airlines, Chick-fil-A, NASA, and West Point — all turn to the same source for leadership transformation. They turn to John C. Maxwell.
And now, that same world-class leadership development is available for your school.
Across every school I’ve coached since founding JFord Equips, I’ve watched the same pattern: brilliant educators promoted into principalships were drowning — not because they lacked dedication or intelligence, but because no one had equipped them with a proven leadership framework. This isn’t just a staffing crisis. It’s a leadership emergency.
That’s why every training, coaching session, and professional development experience at JFord Equips is grounded in the proven principles of John C. Maxwell — equipping superintendents, district leadership teams, principals, and aspiring leaders with the tools, mindset, and strategies to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Why John C. Maxwell? Because Your Leaders Deserve the Best!
John C. Maxwell has been recognized as the #1 leadership expert in the world by Inc. and Business Insider, and named the most influential leader in business by the American Management Association. He has written more than 100 books — sold in over 26 million copies, translated into 50 languages — and has shaped tens of millions of leaders across every continent.
When Hewlett-Packard needs to innovate, when Keller Williams aims to dominate their industry, when Primerica sets out to transform financial services — they turn to Maxwell. His principles have guided Fortune 500 companies, presidents of nations, and the military leaders of West Point.
As a Maxwell Leadership Executive Director, I have been trained and certified directly by John Maxwell and his world-class faculty. This means I bring exclusive, evidence-based leadership content to the education space — content only available through a certified Maxwell Leadership team member.
Maxwell is now expanding into education, and your school can be part of that transformation.
No two schools — or leadership teams — are exactly alike. That’s why every leadership development experience is customized to meet the specific needs of your district, school, or team.
Services include:
Each experience is designed to create alignment, strengthen communication, and build leadership capacity across your entire organization — moving leadership from ideas to implementation.
Strong leadership is the difference-maker in every successful school system — and Maxwell Leadership development gives districts the proven framework to build it.
Districts that invest in Maxwell Leadership training see improved campus culture and staff morale, stronger principal effectiveness and retention, increased alignment across schools and leadership teams, better communication and decision-making, and sustainable leadership pipelines for the future.
Maxwell Leadership development is not a one-time event — it is a long-term investment in the success of your people and your schools.
Reduce your office referrals; increase your scores
The success of Time To Teach has been published in Leadership magazine. Read Order in the Classroom, a published article written by Kelly Graham, National Director at the Center for Teacher Effectiveness and Elsbeth Prigmore, high school principal. Time To Teach is a consistent classroom management system that saves instructional time and improves school climate.
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“During my first two years as principal of Clark Street Elementary School, we experienced over 300 office referrals and over 150 out-of-school suspensions! This year we implemented Rick’s strategies and so far we have only had two office referrals in six weeks!”
John Hargrove, Principal, Clark Street Elementary, North Carolina
“Lawton Public Schools is a lower socioeconomic school district in Oklahoma that services 17,000 Pre-K through 12th grade students, over half of which are minority. Twenty-nine of our thirty-five schools were trained using the Time To Teach strategies, affecting more than 11,000 children. Following training, we experienced a 16% decrease in suspensions and office referrals and a dramatic decrease in pupil enrollment for Behavior Intervention and Behavior Disorder classes. We have also seen a 9% increase in test scores and none of our schools are on the school improvement list for No Child Left Behind.”
Billy Davis, Executive Director Elementary Education, Lawton Public Schools, Oklahoma
“We have used the Time To Teach strategies for eighteen years! These strategies allowed me to get into the classrooms and help teachers instead of having to deal with a line of students awaiting discipline intervention. Time To Teach truly delivers on its promise to gain back valuable teaching time that is so often lost to matters of discipline.”
Lynette Hedden, Retired Principal, Richland, Washington
“The number of student referrals in our middle school has dropped 30% on average, every year over the past three years. It is because of Time to Teach that I can say with pride, “Every day I teach!”
Keith Johnson, Teacher/Technology Director, Reading Community Schools, Michigan
“I have seen some of my students move up from Special Education and Title Programs to achieve at grade level performance. My referrals have been eliminated. Students that were never able to do so before are now meeting benchmark standards and making dramatic gains in reading and writing fluency. After 19 years as an educator, I finally have Time To Teach with care and compassion.”
Libba Sager, Elementary Teacher, Toledo Elementary, Oregon
“I have seen a 15 point gain in math and science scores on the state standardized test, which helped our school meet its AYP/API, and I have not sent a single student to the office all year. Time To Teach has helped me successfully teach second language learners, children with ADD, ADHD, Tourettes, learning disabilities, disenfranchised youth, and impoverished students.”
James Turner, Middle School Teacher, Lompoc, California
“At Lompoc Valley Middle School, the referral numbers for class disruption were reduced by 62% using Time to Teach strategies, and Lompoc High School’s referral numbers were lower than those of the rival high school for the first time ever.”
Carrie Chase, High School Counselor, Lahainaluna High School, Hawaii
“Pioneer Continuation High School has our district’s highest number of at-risk 11th and 12th grade students. Using the Time to Teach blueprint, we saw school suspensions drop from 39% to 18% over a three-year period, in-house suspensions cut in half, and significant increases in passing rates on the California High School Exit Exam and other student achievement measures. Overall, the school has experienced a positive, systemic cultural change.”
Elsbeth Prigmore, Principal, Pioneer Continuation High School, California