AR Leadership Partners' News You Can Use

Leaders don't grow in a weekend. In this solo episode, Al Rogers explains the three conditions that make leadership growth stick: confidential, practical and measurable work built on Ubuntu, I am because we are. He then walks through five years of Galt Joint Union Elementary School District's Principals' Community of Practice, including the hard year, and closes with four things any leader can start this week.

• October 2026 journal and back issues
• ARLP online courses
• Book a conversation with Al
• ARLP podcast page

Research mentioned: Edmondson (1999), psychological safety in work teams · Mangaliso (2001), Ubuntu as competitive advantage · Di Stefano, Gino, Pisano & Staats (2016), learning by thinking · Taylor et al. (2014), fidelity of PDSA in healthcare · Harkin et al. (2016), monitoring goal progress. Full citations are in the October journal.

In this interview with Al Rogers, Hasan Ali, the CEO of Air Tutors, talks about his journey towards wellness and fitness. He also reveals how his team supports him in achieving his wellness and leadership objectives.

In this episode, Al Rogers interviews Michelle Woodard, the Chief Operations Officer at Peach Tree Health! Michelle's interview is the second part of our three-part series on Executive Wellness. With such wisdom and practical advice, Michelle's insights are both inspiring and incredibly helpful for leaders navigating the challenges of running a massive corporation with thousands of clients, all while leading the way to success.

Chad Sweitzer, an executive at one of California's largest urban school districts, is the subject of the first installment of a three-part series. In this interview, ARLP CEO Al Rogers gains insights into Sweitzer's system for maintaining overall wellness as a means to support excellence in service.

Al Rogers, CEO and Co-Founder of AR Leadership Partners, and Rebekah Rogers, President and Co-Founder, discuss the work of ARLP for the first half of 2025. They outline the service they've provided and the lessons learned. Finally, Al and Rebekah provide a preview of what fans and colleagues can expect for the remainder of the year, including new production.

How do you learn the new skills needed to lead while you're leading? This is among the key challenges leaders face. The work doesn't just stop so we can regroup and relearn, and in some cases leaders can feel like everyone expects them to already know everything. Here' we examine leadership lessons learned last year and forecast 2025.

Pro Youth and Families' CEO Staci Anderson shares with Al Rogers how she and her team have spent more than two decades supporting youth. She and her team focus on providing mental wellness, cultivating the Youth Voice, and leading multiple agencies for collective impact on persistant youth issues.

In this episode of ARLP's News You Can Use to Make the World a Better Place Al Rogers interviews Superintendent Dave Gordon.

Superintendent Dave Gordon has dedicated his life to the service of young people. His leadership journey has been exciting, challenging, and rewarding; it has changed the trajectory of a generation of people in California. From humble beginnings as a child adopted by a loving family in New York, Dave understood the importance of kindness, intentional compassion, being respectful, mentoring, and a focus on service to others.

Al Rogers interviews Dr. Steve Winlock on his life of service and leadership paradigm. Learn how Family, Inclusivity, Connection, and Safety can support leadership that makes a difference.