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Jenny explores how school leaders can start the year strong and sustainable.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jenny explores why so many school leaders feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the end of the school year - and what they can do to ensure that 2026 feels more sustainable, intentional, and human. Drawing on decades of experience in education and years of coaching leaders, Jenny introduces Starting Strong, a framework designed to help leaders begin the year, a role, or a new initiative with clarity, purpose, and energy. She walks through the key elements of Star...

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Host: Jenny Cole

Topics covered

• school leadership
• sustainability
• intentionality
• coaching
• education framework

Keywords

• school leaders
• overwhelmed
• exhausted
• clarity
• purpose
• energy
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Starting Strong

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