The Kind Leadership Challenge
Empowering educational and library leaders to build a better world without burning out--in ten minutes a week!
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Discover what Kind Leadership is (and isn't) in this four part series!
In the next 45 minutes you'll learn the first steps to healing your organization--and yourself--so you can start building the better world that you desire and your community deserves.
Recent Episodes
Your Money or Your Mission? (Challenge #69)
This is a weird episode for me, as I try to keep things pretty evergreen on this show. However, a recent university closure hit a little close to home for me, and got me thinking about the precarious balance of …
Is It OK to be Ambitious? (Challenge #68)
There’s a bit of conventional wisdom that floats around, especially in mission-driven fields, that the best leaders are the reluctant ones. The ones who never sought power, but accepted the mantle when it was thrust on them, ...
Burnout is Sneaky! (Challenge #67)
So back in Episode 60, I mentioned the bonkers life I was expecting during April and May, between working on TWO different universities’ re-accreditations, moving house, multiple hiring processes, the end of the school and fi...
Why What You Think Doesn’t Matter (Challenge 66)
When you are a leader, what you think does not matter. Well, OK, it’s not the ONLY thing that matters. You do need to have a vision and goals of your own. But if you don’t have a critical mass …
What To Do When You’re No Longer the Hero (Challenge #65)
Once upon a time I was the person who would check my email one last time before bed, or come in early on short notice to prep for an event. These days my work is a lot less urgent and …
So What is Leadership Coaching, Anyway? (Challenge #64)
You may remember that back in episode 48, I announced my word of the year is clarity. And as I reach the 1/3 mark of 2023, I am feeling a good bit clearer on who I am as a leader …
