Perhaps no other professional ecosystem lends to the principles and values of leadership more than education. Inherently, the teachers, academics and professionals need to demonstrate leadership qualities to be able to lead the thinkers and doers of the next generation.

 

Today’s guest on the Empowering Leadership podcast has spent her whole career learning, practicing and teaching educational leadership practices. Kathy Minardi is the founder and executive director of the Whole School Leadership Institute, an educational leadership and training organization.

 

Kathy Minardi joins host Doug McVadon for a discussion about developing her leadership philosophy through a career in hands-on education. Kathy discusses some of the philosophies that guide her practice, and how they address some of the challenges of the modern day education institution.