# Summer Replay #3 - Leading Teams as a Purpose-Driven Principal with Michelle Sloan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan.md Podcast: [Building a Culture of Collaboration](https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835) Published: 2026-08-18T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9abf0bdd Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/9abf0bdd/62c1b66e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/episodes/summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan Duration seconds: 2696 ## Resource Access a FREE webinar to transform how you plan and facilitate effective team meetings - https://bit.ly/transformteams Register for the FREE Collaborative Response Virtual Summit : JLsummit.ca In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Michelle Sloan, a former teacher, principal, and Head of School who now coaches and mentors school leaders through her Purpose Driven Principal Framework. Central to the discussion is the importance of focusing on purpose as a leader to serve as the foundation for leading collaborative cultures. Learn more about Michelle Sloan at https://sloanleadership.com/ and subscribe to her weekly newsletter at https://sloanleadership.mykajabi.com/newsletter-registration You can also join the VIP Lounge with Michelle at https://sloanleadership.mykajabi.com/the-leadership-lounge-membership ______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems Connect with Michelle Sloan Email: msloan@sloanleadership.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sloanleadership LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-sloan-9b80112a2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SloanLeadershipSolutions Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email: kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca X: @hewsonk27 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hewsonk27 LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson Connect with Lorna Hewson Email: lorna.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca X: @LornaHewson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104 --------- Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbgetTdAiA&t=0s Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro - if interested… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/episodes/summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.