{"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":183,"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":"2026-09-19T08:17:13.906966+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835"},"episode":{"title":"Summer Replay #3 - Leading Teams as a Purpose-Driven Principal with Michelle Sloan","slug":"summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan","published_at":"2026-08-18T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/9abf0bdd","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/9abf0bdd/62c1b66e.mp3","summary":"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…","meta_description":"Access a FREE webinar to transform how you plan and facilitate effective team meetings - https://bit.ly/transformteams Register for the FREE Collaborative…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2696,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"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","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/summer-replay-3-leading-teams-as-a-purpose-driven-principal-with-michelle-sloan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}