Superintendents Leadership Podcast
Leadership isn’t about getting it right every time.
It’s about showing up, learning, and making better choices the next time. An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast is for superintendents and district leaders navigating the beautiful, messy work of public education.
On this podcast, we leave perfection at the door. Through real stories, candid conversations, and reflective after-action reviews, we talk about what happened, what was missed, what we learned — and what we might do differently next time.
If you’ve ever felt the pressure to be flawless in a complicated system, you’ll feel right at home here.
Hear from fellow superintendents and leaders on:
What actually happens behind the scenes
The frustrations no one talks about
The wins worth celebrating
And the tough calls that keep all of us up at night.
Latest Episodes
Zaretta Hammond on Reclaiming Cognitive Justice and the Power of the “First Pancake”
Are we settling for "belonging" in our schools while leaving student brainpower underdeveloped? I recently had a deep, transformative conversation with Zaretta Hammond, author of Rebuilding Students' Learning Power. We moved past the surface-level "equity talk" to discuss what it really takes to...
Dr. Melissa Sadorf and Why Rural Schools are the Soul of Their Communities
What does it actually mean to be a "resilient" leader? Is it just about weathering the storm, or is it about what you build while the storm is still raging? I recently had a conversation with Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Executive Director of the National Rural Education Association and author of The...
(VIDEO) Dr. Melissa Sadorf and Why Rural Schools are the Soul of Their Communities
What does it actually mean to be a resilient leader? Is it just about weathering the storm, or is it about what you build while the storm is still raging? I recently had a conversation with Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Executive Director of the National Rural Education Association and author of The...
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