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
Don’t Cross the Crossing Guard – Nate Levenson
In this episode of an Imperfect Leader, is my guest. In our conversation, we talk about the budgeting process and the importance of engaging in high levels of collaboration. During his After Action Review, Nate describes his experience of eliminating…
A Whole Lotta Marotta! – Andrew Marotta Reflects On Interpersonal Relationships
First of AWL (that’s first of all for you non-New Yorkers), my Long Island accent appears in full force from time to time during my conversation with Andrew Marotta. Mr. Marotta is a high school principal and self-described as “an energetic…
When a Full Year-Round Model Wasn’t Planned Fully with Dr. Mark Bedell
Hello Imperfect Leaders! This week, Dr. Mark T. Bedell is my guest. Mark and I became friends during his 6 years as the Superintendent of the Kansas City Public Schools, but Mark is no longer a Missouri resident. He began a four-year term as on July…
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