Systems Thinking Principalship

From purpose to performance through systems thinking. Everything in a school is connected. Dr Adrian Camm and Teagan Collins unpack a five-linkage model: Purpose → Strategy → Capabilities → Organisational Design → Management Systems and show how leaders can create coherence. Hear how misalignment shows up (trust, retention, clarity), what to prioritise because you can’t do it all, and how to use reverse-engineering questions and simple two-by-two prioritisation to sequence change. They share examples for talent management, leadership capability frameworks, coaching, student leadership redesign, and radical transparency. You’ll learn: How to define ‘winning’ for your context and choose what not to do How to spot and fix capability gaps that block strategic delivery How to decentralise decisions without losing alignment How to communicate openly because radical transparency builds trust What is one thing you will realign to strengthen thelinkages and remove friction from your structure? Want to learn more about our hosts? Connect with them on LinkedIn: Dr Adrian Camm: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriancamm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Teagan Collins:https://www.linkedin.com/in/teagan-collins-45699811a/ Show Notes: Jonathan Trevor - Align: A Leadership Blueprint for Aligning Purpose, Strategy, and Organization A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin – Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works L. David Marquet – Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Marshall Goldsmith – What Got You Here Won’t Get You There AHISA - Association of Heads ofIndependent Schools of Australia | Home