Bret Anderson

Urban Principal: Leadership Lessons

Business EN ↓ 339 episodes

This podcast is based upon lessons learned in my 31 years of experience in education--21 as a principal. I spent 10 years turning around a high poverty school, and left to start Nebraska's first focus school--a year-round extended day program centered on leadership, technology and communication. It was named by Harvard's One Nation, Indivisible publication as one of the most innovative and successful schools in the country.

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Bret Anderson

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Business

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

The Secure Leader 15.03.2022

This episode discusses how true leaders must be secure enough with their leadership to help other people excel and grow.

The Supportive Principal 08.03.2022

This episode talks about supporting the people around you and sharing your enthusiasm.

Teachers At The Door 01.03.2022

This episode looks at the recent National Education Association poll describing the number of teachers at the door of leaving the profession.

Leading With Compassion 22.02.2022

This episode looks at leading with empathy and compassion and working with the perspective of your staff.

Cultivating a Positive Attitude 15.02.2022

This episode looks at the importance of a leader’s ability to develop and maintain a positive attitude.

Connecting with Students 08.02.2022

This episode looks at creating care, belonging and engagement in the classroom.

Leaders Need Passion 01.02.2022

This episode talks about rekindling the passion you had when you started and stoking those fires for everyone.

Emotional Intelligence Makes The Leader Pt. II 25.01.2022

This episode continues to dive into emotional intelligence and looks at five areas to develop as an effective leader.

Emotional Intelligence Makes a Leader Pt. I 18.01.2022

This episode talks about emotional intelligence and how it can be a difference maker in effective high quality leadership.

Schools Stepping Up! 11.01.2022

This episode talks about how schools, individually are stepping up and principals, teachers and staff are rising to the occasion!

Leadership for a New Year 03.01.2022

This episode discusses self-reflecting as a leader while moving forward with passion in the new year ahead.

Shaming Students Doesn’t Work 27.12.2021

This episode looks at some practices that actually hurt student progress and brings in SEL, restorative practices and the importance of relationships.

Leaders Staying Balanced 20.12.2021

This episode looks at keeping a balance, maintaining yourself while being an authentic leader.

What Makes A Leader? 13.12.2021

This episode looks at how we keep developing as effective authentic leaders.

Leaders: Learning From Adversity 07.12.2021

This episode talks about “crucibles” -experiences that help to develop you as a leader.

Leadership-Keeping Teachers Part II 30.11.2021

This episode continues to look at what leaders can do to keep teachers in the profession.

Leadership-Keeping Teachers 23.11.2021

This episode talks about the rise of teachers leaving and how effective leaders need to look at ways to keep people energized and involved.

Leadership Clarity 16.11.2021

This episode talks about the importance of being clear as a leader and being more intentional in your communication.

Narrowing The Focus 09.11.2021

As a leader sometimes the best thing you can do is to narrow the focus!

It’s Not My Job! 02.11.2021

As leaders it’s important to do what is necessary to help your organization, even if it’s not in your job description.

Different Styles of Leadership 26.10.2021

What style of leadership do you use and what style is best?

Leadership Tribute: Colin Powell 19.10.2021

This episode honors the leadership of Colin Powell and looks at some of his effective leadership principles.

Changing The Channel 11.10.2021

This episode looks at student behavior and ways you can get them to change the channel when they are disruptive.

Restorative Practices 04.10.2021

This episode talks about using restorative practices and a leader’s role maintaining the student and teacher relationship.

Leaders Move People 28.09.2021

This episode looks at helping people grow within your organization.

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