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The Independent School Podcast with Juliet Corbett — 189 episodes
The Three Degree Shift: How leaders see what others miss in complex decisions (Ep. 191)
The ‘being’ and ‘doing’ of leadership with Philip Britton MBE, Head of Foundation at Bolton School and Chair of HMC (Ep. 190)
International leadership and the work of culture with Simon Herbert, Director of IB, GEMS Education (Ep. 189)
Why leaders must stand for something with Andy Johnson, Head, Truro School (Ep. 188)
Influence, strategy and sector leadership with Guy Pascoe, CEO, Independent Schools of New Zealand (Ep. 187)
Credible friend, credible threat: Leadership in a politicised world with Graham Catt, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Schools Australia (Ep. 186)
Connection, belonging and intuition in leadership with Vanita Uppal OBE, Director, The British School New Delhi (Ep. 185)
Adapting leadership across culture and context with Helen Olds, Director, The British International School of Jeddah (Ep. 184)
Knowing when to slow the pace as a leader with Alex Hems, Head, The Aldenham Foundation (Ep. 183)
What true partnership really demands from leaders with Jaideep Barot, Head, Bristol Grammar School (Ep. 182)
From Head to CEO in an international context with Louise Simpson, The British School in the Netherlands (Ep. 181)
How kind leadership creates high performing teams with Joanna Povall, Principal, Wales International School (Ep. 180)
Authentic leadership and shaping school culture with Charles Bailey, Headmaster, Worksop College and Ranby House (Ep. 179)
Positivity, complexity and leadership with Julie Robinson, CEO, Independent Schools Council (ISC) (Ep. 178)
Leading through complexity: Conversations to spark your best thinking (Ep. 177)
174: Solving for Value for Money
173: Solving Wicked Problems the NASA Way
172: Coaching, Innovation and Empowerment with Claire Robinson, Head, Holme Grange School
171: A Thinking Partner
170: Strategy in an International School with Paul Morgan, Head, St. Julian’s School, Lisbon
169: The Five Most Popular Episodes of 2023
168: The Big Picture and Being Human with Jim Knight, Lord Knight of Weymouth and Chair of COBIS
167: Trends in Leadership Recruitment with Hayley Mintern, Partner, Anderson Quigley
166: Overwhelm or Overload?
165: My Solution to Overwhelm
164: Fundraising Campaigns: Breaking the Rules
163: Fundraising Campaigns: Structure Best Practice
162: Why Coaching Works
161: Unlocking your Next Career Step
160: Focusing on the Problem
159: The 'Done For You' Delegation Trap
158: Asking Governors and Leaders to Give
157: Reframing Strategy as a Coherent Collection of Decisions
156: Liberating your Time
155: Are you Delegating Enough?
154: Building Fundraising Confidence
153: Four Ways AI Will Impact Education
152: Strategy and Wellbeing
151: Simplicity in Strategy (Rest and Reset series #3)
150: Intuition and Strategy (Rest and Reset series #2)
149: The Importance of Rest (Rest and Reset series #1)
148: Strategic Thinking in Three Dimensions
147: Mastering SWOT
146: 5 Signs your Strategy is Robust and Ready to Roll
145: Creating Impact in Lebanon through School Partnerships with Clementine Brown and Eliana Sleiman of CodeBrave
144: Maximising the Benefits of your Strategic Plan
143: Strategy as Learning
142: Using data to make your life easier with Adriana Williams, Director of Development, Marymount International School London
141: Navigating Uncertainty using Scenarios
140: Advocating for your own Professional Development with Phillip Rothwell, Director of Development, Warwick Independent Schools Foundation
139: Building your Legacy Fundraising Programme
138: Responding to External Trends with David Woodgate, CEO, ISBA
137: What is your Fundraising Data not telling you?
136: Partnerships and Service with Alastair Chirnside, Warden, St. Edward's School, Oxford
135: Five Elements of Strategic Thinking
134: Four Building Blocks of Strategy
133: ChatGPT Masterclass
132: ChatGPT for Schools
131: Efficiency Tools for Schools
130: Take control of your Time
129: Your Inbox is not your Job
128: Regular Giving with Kristina McClendon, Deputy Director of Development, Magdalen College School, Oxford
127: Responding to Criticism
126: How Strategy feels: Clarity and Confidence
125: Strategy Development Case Study with Louise Simpson, Head, Exeter School
124: Resilient Systems, Processes and Succession Planning
123: Marketing, Fundraising and Sabbaticals with Rachel Hadley-Leonard, RHL Consulting
122: Diversifying Income Streams to Build Resilience
121: Harnessing Away Days in Times of Rapid Change
120: Measuring the Impact of Partnerships with Beth Williams, School Partnerships Manager, ImpactEd
119: Your Professional Strategy in 2023 (Part 2)
118: Three of my Favourite Books for School Leaders
117: Reviewing your Professional Strategy (Part 1)
116: Three Strategic Fundraising Choices
115: Strategic Social Media
114: Community Fundraising with Ed Lang, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Buffalo Fundraising Consultants
113: The War for Fundraising Talent with Eilish McDowell, MD and David Rider, Associate, Caithness Consulting
112: Three Steps to Serve your Audience
111: Service and Leadership
110: Digital Footprints in a Competitive Market with Steve Spriggs, CEO, William Clarence Education Group
109: Analysing culture
108: Culture eats strategy for breakfast (Rethinking strategy - part 4)
107: Strategy as learning (Rethinking strategy - part 3)
106: Disruptive edge, stable core (Rethinking strategy - part 2)
105: How planned is your strategy? (Rethinking strategy - part 1)
104: Cascading strategy
103: Gaining internal buy-in for your bursary programme
102: Bursary programmes: A whole school effort
101: Creative thinking and change with Richard Jones, Head, Bryanston School
100: How can I say 'no' with confidence?
099: Strategic stewardship with Laura Firth, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Bolton School
098: How can our meetings be more strategic?
097: Involving people in strategy with Margaret Giblin, Head, Marymount International School London
096: Sector trends with Julie Robinson, CEO, Independent Schools Council (ISC)
095: Have I got a strategy?!
094: Post-covid trends with Paul Dwyer, Head, Redmaids' High School
093: Reflections on the IDPE annual conference
092: What timeframe should our strategy cover?
091: Building a culture of care in your school with Margaret White, Sandpiper Consulting
090: Can we fundraise without a clear school strategy?
089: Impactful state school partnerships with Graeme Lawrie MBE, Partnerships Director, ACS International Schools
088: How can we make time for strategy when our days are so busy?
087: Social mobility through education with Ali Henderson, CEO, Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation
086: Building an online home for your school community with Kate Jillings, Co-Founder, ToucanTech
085: Should our vision be ambitious or realistic?
084: Fundraising through a crisis (Ukraine mini-series 6)
083: Strategic school leadership with Philip Britton MBE, Head of Foundation, Bolton School
082: Doing the wrong things really well
081: Partnerships teaching with John Smith, Director of Partnerships, Royal Grammar School Newcastle
080: Reassessing future risks (Ukraine crisis mini-series 5)
079:Responding with compassion with Guy Ayling, Head Master, Mount Kelly
078: Cost control (Ukraine crisis mini-series 4)
077: Resilience in a crisis with Emily McGuirk
076: Pupil recruitment: A new landscape (Ukraine crisis mini-series 3)
075: Bursaries and partnerships in the spotlight
074: How to help the people of Ukraine with Emma Insley (Ukraine crisis mini-series 2)
073: Economic warfare (Ukraine crisis mini-series 1)
072: [Replay] Community partnerships fundraising with Emily Clarke, Director of Development, Highgate School
071: Your strategy blueprint
070: Your school's unique selling point
069: Demystifying strategy
068: Is your strategy disputable?
067: Divergent thinking
066: Endowment bursary fundraising with Susie Baker, Director of Waynflete Office, Magdalen College School, Oxford
065: What happens in a strategy void
064: Creating an impactful case for support
063: Mastering Key Performance Indicators
062: Craft your 2022 strategy
061: Sharing gratitude
060: Social mobility with David Goodhew, Head, Latymer Upper School
059: Turning strategy into action
058: Don't wait to make your (strategic) move
057: Pushing beyond your comfort zone
056: Governance and international business development with Elizabeth Clarke
055: Vision: Why it matters which mountain you climb
054: Wise strategy: Using intuition
053: Being strategic in your career
052: Mastering the SWOT analysis
051: Strategy and social justice with Jaideep Barot, Headmaster, Bristol Grammar School
050: Lessons from business
049: Mission and storytelling with Stefan Horsman, Head, Albyn School
048: Scanning your environment
047: Carving out time for what's important
046: Using LinkedIn to reach your perfect people with Karen Yankovich
045: The art of saying no
044: Building up regular giving with Fran Malarée, Fellow and Development Director, Churchill College, University of Cambridge
043: Strategic fundraising: 5 essential steps
042: [Replay] Resilience with Jo Beckett, Founder and CEO, Jo Beckett Coaching and Development (former CEO, IDPE)
041: Governors and strategy
040: An international perspective with Louise Simpson, Head, Exeter School
039: Strategy away days: 8 top tips
038: How will you communicate your strategy? Strategic question #6
037: What are your tactics? Strategic question #5
036: Strategic thinking in schools with Andrew Gordon-Brown, Head of Kingswood School
035: What are your options? Strategic question #4
034: Harnessing testimonials with Sam Davies, Head of Philanthropy, Girls’ Day School Trust
033: What's holding you back? Strategic question #3
032: Broadening the fundraising mix with Andrew Cook, Chief Development & Commercial Officer, Repton
031: What's working in your favour? Strategic question #2
030: Looking back on strategy with John Claughton, former Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham
029: What's your vision? Strategic question #1
028: Efficiency tools and Series 2 wrap-up
027: Boost your major gifts with ‘moves management’
026: Spark! Leading change with Professor Julie Hodges, Durham University Business School
025: Fundraising mindset: Five shifts you may need to make
024: Master the flexible feasibility study
023: Community partnerships fundraising with Emily Clarke, Director of Development, Highgate School
022: Spark! Social marketing for schools
021: Embed a culture of strategic thinking
020: Bursaries and strategy in practice with Bart Wielenga, Head, Blundell's School
019: Craft your bursary strategy
018: Spark! Innovation with Lucy Gower, Founder, Lucidity
017: Reasons to be optimistic (Series 1 wrap-up)
016: Strategic thinking in three dimensions (Strategy Toolkit 5)
015: Supercharge your strategic thinking (Strategy Toolkit 4)
014: How to involve people in strategy (Strategy Toolkit 3)
013: Strategy: Four essential building blocks (Strategy Toolkit 2)
012: Strategic response to COVID-19 (Strategy Toolkit 1)
011: Major gifts fundraising: Overcome these four barriers to boost your income
010: Resilience for school leaders and fundraisers with Jo Beckett, Joint CEO, IDPE
009: Reimagining your fundraising case for support
008: Marketing innovative technology in education with Katherine Massey, Director of Marketing and Development, Sherborne Girls
007: Simple steps to solve three big fundraising challenges
006: Lessons from university fundraising with Simon Lerwill, Foundation Director, Marlborough College
005: Navigating fundraising uncertainty
004: The outlook for commercial income with Andrew Cook, Repton School
003: Protecting your school’s fundraising income
002: Diversifying income streams in the COVID era
001: Bursary fundraising then and now, with John Claughton