Building Relationships That Outlast Leadership Transitions with Danny Bauer

About this episode

Jethro Jones and Daniel Bauer discuss the importance of relationships in leadership and the impact of succession planning.

In this episode from the Transformative Leadership Summit, Jethro Jones sits down with Daniel Bauer, host of the Better Leaders, Better Schools podcast, to explore why relationships are the cornerstone of transformative leadership. Daniel shares a candid, real-time example: his principal's unexpected departure and how a culture of trust and connection shaped how the school community responded to the news. He makes a compelling case for succession planning — not as a contingency, but as an ongoing leadership responsibility. We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL . IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more: Simplify and streamline technology Save teachers’ time Reliably meet Tier 1 standards Improve student performance on state assessments 🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

People in this episode

Host: Jethro Jones

Guest: Daniel Bauer

Topics covered

• leadership
• relationships
• education
• trust
• succession planning

Keywords

• transformative leadership
• school community
• trust
• leadership transitions
• education technology

Sponsors

Playworks, IXL, Renaissance Learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Better Leaders, Better Schools, Renaissance

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