Coaching Leadership: Charting The Waters!

This Thriving Matters podcast episode features Dr. Jan Robertson discussing her newly released third edition of "Coaching Leadership," a seminal book on educational leadership development. Listen in as Carrie and Jan explore the book's key themes, including the importance of relationship-based learning, reciprocal partnerships, and building leadership capacity through coaching cultures rather than hierarchical approaches. Jan shared insights from her experience as academic director of New Zealand's Aspiring Principals program, where she worked with 20 coaches supporting 220 aspiring leaders over six years. We discussed how transformative leaders need moral purpose for equity, courage to lead outside their comfort zones, and the ability to develop future leaders who will exceed their own capabilities. The conversation also covers Jan's boundary-breaking leadership retreats at Paritahi Marae in New Zealand, which incorporate Maori cultural practices and alternative learning methods to help leaders cross cultural and personal boundaries. Jan emphasized that leadership development should be integrated into daily practices rather than treated as additional tasks, and she encouraged all educators including classroom teachers to recognize their leadership roles and embrace reflective partnership approaches in their work.   If you enjoyed this conversation with Jan, don't hesitate to share with your colleagues, family and friends and subscribe!   To Connect with Jan: LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janrobertson2020/ Email: [email protected]   To Connect with Carrie: LI: linkedin.com/in/carriebenedet URL: carriebenedet.com  Email: [email protected]