Leadership Unwrapped

In this episode of Leadership Unwrapped, we speak to Dr. Paul Campbell. Paul is Vice Principal at an international school in Hong Kong and scholar-practitioner fellow at the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change at the Education University of Hong Kong. He recently completed his PhD and is very active in research as well as practice. We speak to Paul about his doctoral studies exploring co...

"I believe so strongly that we all have gifts. We are all so worthy of so much." In Episode 10, we speak with Aimée McKenzie, Secretary General of the Postgraduate Students' Union. Aimée discusses the importance of supporting our students at third level, the supervision process, and the need to ask questions! Aimée brings such energy and care to all of her work and it comes through so strongly in...

"It's all about growing yourself initially, but once you become a leader, it's all about growing others." We are delighted to be back with our first episode of Season 2 and what a brilliant start it was to speak with Anna Mai Rooney from the Centre for School Leadership (CSL). Anna Mai is the Deputy Director for Primary in the CSL and has a wealth of knowledge on leadership from her experiences as...

In this week’s episode, we chat to Dr. Berni Moreno. Berni is an expert on principal integration in schools. She gives practical insights from her research including the importance of professional development, building trust, and increasing visibility. Berni is hugely passionate about all things educational leadership and there is always so much to learn from her! Happy listening!!

This week we chat to Dr Teresa Shiels, expert in neurodiversity and education. Teresa gives a first hand account of living with Traumatic Brain Injury. Her story of triumph and refusing to be limited by TBI never ceases to inspire. You won’t be disappointed.

This week we speak to Catherine McNamara, a leader in education in the prison setting. We hear about the importance of values and how they influence what we do and how we do it. We also discuss intentional leadership and health promotion. Enjoy!! We certainly did.

Our guest today is Dr. Pooja Sawrikar, a successful academic and critical thinker. Pooja is leading the way in reclaiming scholarship and in challenging practices that are not life enhancing in the scholarship world. Her work is creative, courageous and beautifully honest. An awesome conversation, enjoy!!! You can find Pooja on Twitter @PSawrikar, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/pooja-sawrika...

In this episode, we chat to Dr. Niekie Blom, an expert in design education and leadership. We hear about his insights as a director of an international leadership professional development programme. We also chat about his recent life-changing experience with Covid-19 and the way in which this has impacted his outlook on life.

In this episode, we chat to Dr. Declan Fahie, primary school teacher, academic and tireless champion of inclusion. We chat about many things including workplace bullying among teachers and toxic leadership. Of course, no chat with Declan would be complete without asking about the gorgeous and adventurous Peigí whose doggie adventures are available on www.peigi.ie or www.peigisadventures.com . Enjo...

“You have to make a conscious decision to connect with staff and when you are interested in what is happening in their lives, then that is the foundation for good relationships and from there other things can flourish.” We chat to Donal O’ Reilly, teacher, school leader, deputy director of a national centre for leadership and all round leaderphile about his thoughts on leadership.

Welcome to Leadership Unwrapped! In this short introductory episode, Patricia and Niamh introduce themselves along with their plans for future episodes.