In this episode, we chat with Fiona Johnston, Principal of St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in Perth. 

In this insightful conversation, we cover the benefits of an overseas experience in your leadership journey and in particular Fiona's own experience at the Australian International School in Singapore, the diverse nature of the principal's role including the "dark arts" of managing a school board, the notion of disrupt or be disrupted, the fusion of work and home life in leadership roles and Fiona's advice regarding finding a career sponsor. We even create a new word for the oxford dictionary - "durky"!

We hope you enjoy the conversation with Fiona.

To connect with Fiona - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-johnston-gaicd-94180a4a/

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In this episode, we chat with Rob French. Rob is the new Principal at Kilvington Grammar School and former Deputy Head of Camberwell Grammar School. In this episode, we cover his journey into Principalship, the background, the application and interview process, his process to get ready for the new role, and what he hopes to achieve in his first year in the role.... We hope you enjoy!

To connect with Rob - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-french-74b0bb59

Edleaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below. #leadership #education #schooleaders #edtech #innovation

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on Linked In at Edleaeders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest.

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**Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/**

**Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/**

In this episode, we chat with Wil Masara. Wil is the 19 year old founder of Youth Leadership Academy Australia. After starting his first business at 11, Wil is a Social Entrepreneur & Changemaker, who is committed to providing all young people access to skills that empower them to lead themselves, their schools and our communities. 

To connect with Edleaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below. #leadership #education #schooleaders #edtech #innovation 

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on Linked In at Edleaeders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest. 

Please remember if you have a spare minute, please leave us a review on iTunes or your favourite podcast player which will help us be discovered by more like-minded school leaders. 

You can also connect with us personally at LinkedIn: 

Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/

Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/

In this Episode we chat with Cameron Fox - Founding Head of VERSO International School in Bangkok. 

We talk about VERSO's origin story, their work with IDEO - one of the worlds leading design companies and the impact this had on everything else that's followed. Cameron and VERSO are on a mission to inspire other international schools to take the opportunity to dig deep into the needs of their communities and look for ways to ask big important questions about what they do and how they do it - in essence, to adopt a designer's mindset. Lots of schools have already embraced design-thinking in a variety of ways - but at VERSO it's simply part of their DNA - so there is an obligation to remain progressive in their thinking about the educational experience they offer and we discuss how this impacts everyday life, from marketing the school, to recruitment and their school structure. We hope you enjoy!

To connect with Cameron - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-fox-a4034815/ and if you like this episode tag or click the share button to send this epsiode to a friend of yours at school. 

Edleaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below. #leadership #education #schooleaders #edtech #innovation

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on LinkedIn at Edleaders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest. You can also connect with us personally at LinkedIn:

**Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/**

**Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/**

In this episode, we chat with Andrew Oberthur. Andrew is in his 20th year as a Principal and in 2022 will be leading St Columba's School in Brisbane. He's the author of the book 'Are you ready for primary school this year?' and is now an executive coach and speaker.  In this episode with Andrew we cover his great framework for interacting with parents, the importance of trust and the hidden emotional toll of managing difficult conversations in the work place and much much more... We hope you enjoy!

To connect with Andrew - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-p-oberthur-7686b040

Edleaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below. #leadership #education #schooleaders #edtech #innovation

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on Linked In at Edleaeders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest.

Please remember if you have a spare minute, please leave us a review on iTunes or your favourite podcast player which will help us be discovered by more like-minded school leaders.

You can also connect with us personally at LinkedIn:

**Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/**

**Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/**

In this episode, we chat with Lauren Sayer. Lauren is the current Executive Director Research and Innovation at Melbourne Girls Grammar and in this episode we cover tech in schools and its value without training, the value of experience outside of schools, innovation as an executive role, what there is to learn as a new executive member, the metaverse, micro-credentials and much much more... We hope you enjoy!

To connect with Lauren - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-sayer-34637919/

Edleaders is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below. #leadership #education #schooleaders #edtech #innovation

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on Linked In at Edleaeders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest.

Please remember if you have a spare minute, please leave us a review on iTunes or your favourite podcast player which will help us be discovered by more like-minded school leaders.

You can also connect with us personally at LinkedIn:

**Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/**

**Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/**

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Gihan Jayaweera - GP and Founder of Atomic Wellness. We discuss why Dr. Gihan is so interested in teacher and school leader wellbeing, the difference between the plastic and glass balls you may be juggling in the air, the MAM - the Minimum Absolute Must, Habit Loops, and the multiplying factor of small habits, how when multiplied out over weeks, months and years little things can go a long way to shaping your health profile. 

You can email Dr Gihan on [email protected] using the subject line Lets Dance Edleaders or connect with him on LinkedIn at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-gihan-jayaweera-dr-g-17b028176/

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on LinkedIn at Edleaeders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest.

Please remember if you have a spare minute, please leave us a review on iTunes or your favourite podcast player which will help us be discovered by more like-minded school leaders.

You can also connect with us personally at LinkedIn:

**Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/**

**Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/**

In this episode, we chat with Kathy McLean - Partner at Fish and Nankivell. Kathy is one of Australia's leading executive recruiters in education and in this interview she share's her wisdom from recruiting Principals for some of Australia's best Schools over the last 17 years. In a wide ranging discussion, we cover what Kathy looks at to discover the type of leader a school requires, how she determines which candidates might be good "fits" and how schools should consider candidates that might currently be a 6/10, but have the potential to be a 10/10 Vs candidates who will only ever be an 8/10.

As she says in the interview, the best way to connect with Kathy is by a phone call and you can find her number on the F&N website at https://www.fnow.com.au/kathy-mclean-1

Available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below.

#leadership

#education

#schooleaders

#edfinance

Links to the episode:

https://edleaders.com.au/

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on Linked In at Edleaeders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest.

Please remember if you have a spare minute, please leave us a review on iTunes or your favourite podcast player which will help us be discovered by more like-minded school leaders.

You can also connect with us personally at LinkedIn:

**Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/**

**Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/**

In this episode, we chat with Dr Bek Duyckers - Thought Leader in Residence from Oxley College in NSW. We discuss shaping, influencing, blue sky thinking and the massive impact we can have in leading from the side and growing our young people into great human beings.  We also discuss the importance of the value there is in joining professional groups like ACEL, TedX Youth and the Future Schools Alliance.

You can connect with Bek on LinkedIn at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-bek-duyckers-1683776b/

As always if you have questions, feedback or have a suggestion from a leader you'd like to hear from - head on over to https://www.edleaders.com.au/ to signup or follow us on Linked In at Edleaeders Australia a https://www.linkedin.com/company/edleadersaus where you can keep up to date with the latest.

Please remember if you have a spare minute, please leave us a review on iTunes or your favourite podcast player which will help us be discovered by more like-minded school leaders.

You can also connect with us personally at LinkedIn:

**Luke Callier - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljcallier/**

**Mathew Irving - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-irving-b6b91430/**