Episodes
July 28, 2025
Summer Replay #6 Importance of Vulnerability When Building a Culture of Collaboration
Summer Replay #6 - This week's episode, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the importance of establishing a culture of collaboration that values and encourages vulnerability. Connected Resources: Blog - Embracing Vulnerability: A Corne...
July 21, 2025
Summer Replay #7 How to Become a Leader That Empowers the Team with Chris Smeaton
Download the FREE leader’s guide to team norms, as referenced in this episode - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguide Summer Replay #7 - In episode 16 of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Kurtis is joined by former Superintendent C...
July 14, 2025
Summer Replay #8 Leading with Intentionality and Human Interconnectedness with Peter DeWitt & Michael Nelson
Access the FREE PDF article Five Planning Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings - https://bit.ly/5planningteams Summer replay #8 - In episode 13 of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Kurtis is joined by Peter DeWit...
July 7, 2025
Summer Replay #9 The Value of Piloting Ideas
Summer Replay #9 - Kurtis and Lorna explore the idea of piloting rather than full scale change in this episode of the Building a Culture of Collaboration podcast. Piloting provides the opportunity to work through ideas with a...
June 30, 2025
Summer Replay #10 Understanding the Impact of the Implementation Dip When Leading Organizational Change
Check out the FREE webinar mentioned in this podcast - 10 Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings - https://bit.ly/transformteams Summer Replay #10 - In episode 14 of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurt...
June 23, 2025
The Importance of Systems When Supporting Effective Collaboration with Hunter Flesch - Ep 42
Don’t let your next meeting feel like it should’ve been an email FREE Webinar - 10 Considerations To Transform Your Team Meetings bit.ly/transformteams Access a FREE webinar to learn about 5 mistakes leaders make when organiz...
June 16, 2025
Why Focusing on Intentional Habits is Critical for Purposeful Collaboration with Ms. B - Ep 41
Access a FREE webinar to transform how you plan and facilitate effective team meetings - https://bit.ly/transformteams In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Kurtis is joined by Chrissy Beltran, better known ...
June 9, 2025
Exploring Collective Impact and the Enemies of Collective Efficacy with Jenni Donohoo and Glenn Forbes - Ep 40
Access a workshop guide to ensure you are truly engaging as a team - https://bit.ly/JLgroupteam Transform Your Teams with this FREE Webinar https://bit.ly/transformteams In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration,...
June 7, 2025
DATA SUMMIT BONUS - Establishing Data as a Starting Point for Powerful Collaborative Conversations with Hope Mulholland
This bonus episode is part of the “Seven Speakers in Seven Days” podcast collaboration with the Data in Education podcast, hosted by Jessica Lane, to feature speakers scheduled to present at the June 2025 Data in Education Vi...
June 6, 2025
DATA SUMMIT BONUS - Making Data Accessible to Drive Instructional Responses with Dr. Sarah K. Richter
This bonus episode is part of the “Seven Speakers in Seven Days” podcast collaboration with the Data in Education podcast, hosted by Jessica Lane, to feature speakers scheduled to present at the June 2025 Data in Education Vi...
June 5, 2025
DATA SUMMIT BONUS - Bad Data Does Not Mean I’m a Bad Teacher with Emily Mulcahey
This bonus episode is part of the “Seven Speakers in Seven Days” podcast collaboration with the Data in Education podcast, hosted by Jessica Lane, to feature speakers scheduled to present at the June 2025 Data in Education Vi...
June 4, 2025
DATA SUMMIT BONUS - Using Data to Engage in School-Wide Conversations for Change with Rick Kutcher
This bonus episode is part of the “Seven Speakers in Seven Days” podcast collaboration with the Data in Education podcast, hosted by Jessica Lane, to feature speakers scheduled to present at the June 2025 Data in Education Vi...
June 3, 2025
DATA SUMMIT BONUS - Aligning Data Visualization, Data Literacy and Data Culture with Dr. Melissa Wainwright
This bonus episode is part of the “Seven Speakers in Seven Days” podcast collaboration with the Data in Education podcast, hosted by Jessica Lane, to feature speakers scheduled to present at the June 2025 Data in Education Vi...
June 2, 2025
Accessing our Brainzones to Further our Collaborative Efforts with Marcey Aronson - Ep 39
Get your first chapter FREE - Collaborative Response Book bit.ly/CR-intro This virtual summit is for educators, school leaders, and anyone else who wants to increase their impact on student success. Don't miss this opportunit...
June 2, 2025
DATA SUMMIT BONUS - Starting at Year Zero When Looking to Improve Chronic Absenteeism with Dr. Christopher Graves
This bonus episode is part of the “Seven Speakers in Seven Days” podcast collaboration with the Data in Education podcast, hosted by Jessica Lane, to feature speakers scheduled to present at the June 2025 Data in Education Vi...
June 1, 2025
DATA SUMMIT BONUS - Seeking Clarity Through Purposeful Use of Data with Casey Watts
This bonus episode is part of the “Seven Speakers in Seven Days” podcast collaboration with the Data in Education podcast, hosted by Jessica Lane, to feature speakers scheduled to present at the June 2025 Data in Education Vi...
May 26, 2025
Harnessing AI to Impact Collaboration and Other Leadership Nuggets with Principal Mo - Ep 38
FREE Webinar - Transform Your Team Meeting bit.ly/transformteams DOWNLOAD Your FREE Collaborative Meeting Spaces Guide bit.ly/spacechecklist In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined ...
May 19, 2025
Overcoming Education and Leading Purposeful Teams with Dr. Brad Gustafson - Ep 37
Access a workshop guide to ensure you are truly engaging as a team - https://bit.ly/JLgroupteam This virtual summit is for educators, school leaders, and anyone else who wants to increase their impact on student success. Don'...
May 12, 2025
Apply What We Know About Classrooms to Transform Your Teams with Dan Thomas - Ep 36
Looking to design a space for adult collaboration? Access this FREE guide, which includes a checklist to reference when creating your space - https://bit.ly/spacechecklist In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaborati...
May 5, 2025
Multiple Lenses Lead to a Clear Vision for English Language Learners with Andrea Bitner - Ep 35
Access a workshop guide to help your teams craft effective goals to guide their collaborative work - https://bit.ly/jlgoals In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Andrea Bitner...
April 28, 2025
Establishing Systems That Reinforce Relationships and Distributed Leadership with Principal JL - Ep 34
Access a workshop guide to help your team STOP focusing on things outside of our locus of control - https://bit.ly/JLlocus In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Jeff Linden, pr...
April 21, 2025
Clear Expectations, Goals and Communication as Foundational for Team Success with Dr. Dana Goodier - Ep 33
Transform your team meetings with this FREE guide, including an agenda template you could begin using today - https://bit.ly/5planningteams In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined b...
April 15, 2025
Exploring the Craft of Clarity to Support High Impact Collaboration w/ Casey Watts - Ep 32
Access this FREE guide for leaders for establishing and reinforcing team norms, complete with a process you could use tomorrow to create norms with your team - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguide In this episode of Building a Cultur...
April 7, 2025
Building a Data-Informed Culture of Collaboration with Jessica Lane - Ep 31
Access a FREE webinar to learn about 5 mistakes leaders make when organizing data for teams…and how to correct those mistakes - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Ku...