Leading for Belonging: Lessons from Australia
Episode description
No leader is an island. It's important to take other leaders on your leadership journey. That's called collective leadership.
Daniel Pamuch is the CEO of Christian Schools Australia (CSA) and Darren Iselin is the director of Research and Innovation. The two join Jon Eckert to discuss how CSA uses a unique architecture framework to conceptualize the essential elements that make a Christian school distinct from non-Christian schools. Through encouraging collective leadership they help leaders of Christian schools create excellent, life-giving experiences where staff and students can feel like they belong.
To learn more, order Jon's book, Just teaching: Feedback, engagement, and well-being for each student.
The Just Schools Podcast is brought to you by the Baylor Center for School Leadership. Each week, we'll talk to catalytic educators who are doing amazing work.
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Timestamps:
[3:19] - Daniel and Darren introduce themselves.
[5:32] - Having an open door mentality, teachers were able to improve student outcomes.
[9:35] - Sometimes it's challenging for leaders to be evaluated.
[12:10] - The Christian Schools Australia tries to take focus off performance and put it on improvement.
[15:23] - There are two types of leadership: onboard leadership and biblical leadership.
[19:05] - In collaborative leadership, it's important to make sure everyone has the power they're told they have.
[23:30] - When asking people to be vulnerable, you need to create respectful spaces.
[25:00] - It's important to ensure the education we're providing is God honoring.
[27:40] - Jon puts Daniel and Darren through a lightning round.
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Books:
Just teaching: Feedback, engagement, and well-being for each student by Jon Eckert
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