Podcast Episodes

Episode 229: Start Strong, Stay Strong - 5 Intentional Leadership Moves for the Year

Season 1 Episode 229

The energy of a new school year is electric — but how do you make sure it lasts past the first bell in August? In this solo episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard shares five intentional leadership moves to kee…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Episode 228: Strengthening PLCs with Clarity, Trust, and Purpose with Dr. Chad Dumas

Season 1 Episode 228

In this episode of Leaning Into Leadership, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with Dr. Chad Dumas—PLC expert, consultant, and author of the new book The Teacher Team Leader Handbook. Together, they unpack…

Published on 2 months ago

Episode 227: Leadership Starts with Clarity: A Joint Episode with Joshua Stamper

Season 1 Episode 227

In this special joint episode of Leaning Into Leadership and Aspire to Lead, Darrin Peppard and Joshua Stamper team up once again for their annual back-to-school leadership conversation.

As educators …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Episode 226: Stressed Leaders Stay in the Game with Dan Stecken

Season 1 Episode 226

Too many school leaders wear burnout like a badge of honor. Dan Stecken was one of them—until he hit a wall. In this episode, Dan, the Superintendent of Seneca Township High School in Illinois, joins…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 225: Creating High Performing Leadership Teams with the AWESOME Framework

Season 1 Episode 225

In this solo episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard shares the framework and mindset behind truly effective leadership teams. Drawing on his work from coast to coast, including a recent workshop at the Innovati…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 224: The Liminal Space with Dr. Chris Fuzie

Season 1 Episode 224

In Episode 224, Dr. Chris Fuzie joins Darrin for a fascinating conversation on behavior-based leadership and the concept of “liminal space”—the space where individuals lead and follow simultaneously.…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 223 NASSP POY Series Finale: Shauna Haney and the Power of Purposeful Leadership

Season 1 Episode 223

In episode 223, Darrin wraps up the special six-part NASSP Principal of the Year finalist series with an inspiring conversation with Shauna Haney, Principal of Ogden High School in Ogden, Utah. Shaun…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode 222: Culture, Systems, and the Power of Listening with Jeff Linden

Season 1 Episode 222

In this episode of the Leaning Into Leadership podcast, Darrin sits down with fellow high school principal and podcast host Jeff Linden, Principal of Hastings High School in Nebraska. With a shared p…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode 221: The Power of Belief - Miguel Salazar’s Journey to Transformative Leadership (NASSP MS POY finalist)

Season 1 Episode 221

In this powerful episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with Miguel Salazar, principal of Sundown Middle School and NASSP National Middle School Principal of the Year finalist. Miguel shares his deepl…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Episode 220: Bridges, Belonging, and Buy-In with Joe LaTorre

Season 1 Episode 220

In this episode of Leaning Into Leadership, Darrin sits down with Joe LaTorre, a middle school English teacher, team coordinator, and founder of the Bridges program in Long Island, NY. Joe shares how…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago