{"podcast":{"title":"Building a Culture of Collaboration","slug":"building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835","podcast_index_feed_id":6015835,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-d75e6b68-8661-465c-8f60-84e12d3f820d","website_url":"https://bcc.bepodcast.network","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/j4yEk3JDYsWcpJaZBJR5fc-_VnyLEOT1oKO-Tbrtwps/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYjk2/NTkxZGFiNjIxOTU0/NGZiMTAwOGFjNmI5/ZjUyMy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jigsaw Learning","episode_count":160,"summary":"Are you an educational leader or administrator searching for actionable strategies to build effective teams? In the Building a Culture of Collaboration podcast, Jigsaw Learning co-founders Kurtis and Lorna Hewson provide simple, purposeful tips to help you tackle meeting frustration, disengagement, and unproductive teamwork. This is your essential resource for advancing school improvement and collective efficacy. You will find practical ideas for mastering effective meetings, where you learn the structures, roles, and agendas required to ensure your team meetings (PLCs, staff, student support) are focused and drive action. You'll discover how to shift your organization's mindset from isolated practice to powerful, shared responsibility for ALL students—this is key to teamwork and collaboration. Finally, you'll gain the leadership strategies needed to intentionally build a robust and sustainable culture that maximizes collective capacity and student success. We also talk with thought leaders outside of education, to grow our understanding of effective collaboration and teamwork. Subscribe today to master the art of intentional collaboration and take your leadership to the next leve…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T16:19:41.508185+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835"},"episode":{"title":"Leading Organizations That Attract and Retain Great Educators | Encore Episode - Ep 82","slug":"leading-organizations-that-attract-and-retain-great-educators-encore-episode-ep-82","published_at":"2026-04-21T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/leading-organizations-that-attract-and-retain-great-educators-encore-episode-ep-82","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/2168d70d","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/2168d70d/f459705e.mp3","summary":"Access a workshop guide to help your teams craft effective goals to guide their collaborative work - https://bit.ly/jlgoals Access the FREE Guide for Leaders to Develop and Reinforce Team Norms - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguide In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration we reach into the archives. Kurtis has the opportunity to connect with Chief Ruckus Maker Danny Bauer, a best selling author and host of the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast and the School Leadership Series podcast. Danny shares why we need ruckus makers in our organizations, the importance of knowing our team’s hopes, dreams and aspirations and why the law of reciprocity is so critical for building a culture of collaboration. Want to learn more about Ruckus Makers? Visit https://ruckusmakers.substack.com/ Learn more about the Sustainable School Leadership Summit - https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/school-leadership-summit/ --------- Connect with Danny Bauer Email danny@betterleadersbetterschools.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/danevanbauer LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielevanbauer/ Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson ______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems Are you looking to further your growth as a collaborative leader? Access numerous FREE resources and webinars designed to help you build and sustain a strong culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? 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