This Is Leadership Podcast – S2E6: 6 Keys to Uniting a Team, Part 2

In Part 2 of 2, Joël explores how COMMUNICATION, OPTIMISM, and RESPECT can unite a team. Listen to this episode on your favourite platform: Or listen here: YouTube:

This Is Leadership Podcast – S2E5: 6 Keys to Uniting a Team, Part 1

In Part 1 of 2, Joël explores how VISION, TRUST, and CONNECTION can unite a team. Listen to this episode on your favourite platform: Or listen here: YouTube:

This is Leadership Podcast – S2E4: Laura Williams

In this episode, Joël welcomes Laura Williams—author, 21st Century Learning Specialist, Scrum Master, and Agile Classroom Teacher Trainer. Laura shares insights on maximizing learning opportunities and discusses her approach to helping students discover and refine their unique workflows for greater success in and out of the classroom. Listen to this episode on your favourite platform: … More This is Leadership Podcast – S2E4: Laura Williams

This Is Leadership Podcast – S2E3: Breaking the Cycle: Managing Stress from Recurring Tasks

In this episode, Joël dives into the surprising way that even known, recurring events or tasks can cause us stress—even when we see them coming a mile away. Whether it’s a weekly meeting, a looming deadline, or a monthly report, these predictable moments often weigh on us more than they should. Join me as I … More This Is Leadership Podcast – S2E3: Breaking the Cycle: Managing Stress from Recurring Tasks

This Is Leadership Podcast – S2E2: Five Ways to Grow Your Mindset

In this episode of This is Leadership Podcast, Joël suggests five ways to target actions to grow your mindset intentionally. Listen to this episode on your favourite platform: Or listen here: YouTube:

This Is Leadership Podcast – S2E1: Proximal Zone of Influence

In this episode of This is Leadership Podcast, we explore the concept of your proximal zone of influence and how it plays a crucial role in leadership development and growth. Discover how understanding and expanding this zone can empower you to lead more effectively, inspire others, and drive meaningful change within your team and organization. … More This Is Leadership Podcast – S2E1: Proximal Zone of Influence

Exponential Thinking VS Incremental Thinking

Are you an exponential thinker, or an incremental thinker? Is one better than the other? Let’s start by defining what exponential thinking and incremental thinking are. Exponential thinking focuses on innovation, breakthroughs, and disruptive change, while incremental thinking emphasizes gradual improvement, iteration, and a step-by-step approach to progress. When considering the processes needed to build … More Exponential Thinking VS Incremental Thinking

Sleeping with a Mosquito

I would like to share with you a quote that made me think recently: Sometimes, I get a feeling that I’m not doing enough. I am not having the impact I would like to have or not reaching as many leaders as I would like. In short, I sometimes feel as though I am too … More Sleeping with a Mosquito

This is Leadership – EP21: Robert McLean

In this Season 1 final episode, I welcome my dad, Robert McLean, who has worked in leadership roles throughout his life. Robert shares some very interesting stories and lessons learned during his life-long leadership journey with us. Listen to this episode on your favourite platform: Or listen here: YouTube: BIOGRAPHY Robert McLean is a distinguished … More This is Leadership – EP21: Robert McLean

This Is Leadership – EP20: Jonathan Nalder

In this episode, I connect with Jonathan Nalder – educator, storyteller, and Edunaut in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. Jonathan talks to us about STEM Punks and the work that he is doing in schools around cross-curriculum planning and learning. We talk about the impact of chatbots and how they can be used to leverage powerful learning. … More This Is Leadership – EP20: Jonathan Nalder