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Hosted by Jeff Linden · education · EN-US · 85 episodes
Principal JL is an educational leader who explores various topics facing educational leaders today! The Mission of this podcast is to inform and inspire other Educational Leaders on how to be their best for their Schools by honing their skills and talents so they may impact their teachers, staff members, students, parents/guardians, and community members positively for their School District! Come with a Growth Mindset as we journey through Educational Leadership!
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Signup to Generate a PitchPrincipal JL is an educational leader who explores various topics facing educational leaders today! The Mission of this podcast is to inform and inspire other Educational Leaders on how to be their best for their Schools by honing their skills and talents so they may impact their teachers, staff members, students, parents/guardians, and community members positively for their School District!
Educational Leadership with Principal JL is hosted by Jeff Linden. The show has published 85 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 84: Michelle Pourchot on School Leadership, Building School Culture, and Developing Future Principals" (7 October 2026, 44 minutes), "Episode 83: The LeadPrinting Framework: 5 Leadership Actions to Build a Stronger School" (22 September 2026, 21 minutes), and "Episode 82: Lighting the WICK of Leadership: Building Trust, Culture & Stronger Schools with Jove Stickel" (8 September 2026, 46 minutes).
Educational Leadership with Principal JL publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 85 episodes.
Booking probability for Educational Leadership with Principal JL is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Educational Leadership with Principal JL requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Educational Leadership with Principal JL's contact route on record: verified email.
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Jeff Linden hosts Educational Leadership with Principal JL, an education show with 85 episodes published.
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Episode #84
Connect with the Show Here! The biggest leadership wins in schools rarely look big in the moment. They show up as a quick hallway check-in, a follow-up after a hard day, or a decision made with a child’s future in mind...
Episode #83
Connect with the Show Here! Every leader leaves an imprint, but the uncomfortable truth is that we’re doing it whether we mean to or not. So I’m putting a name to the daily work of educational leadership: LeadPrinting...
Episode #82
Connect with the Show Here! Leadership doesn’t fail because educators don’t care. It fails when we bury people under noise, overthinking, and systems no one can carry into a tough hallway moment. I sit down with Jove...
Episode #81
Connect with the Show Here! One frustrated moment with a parent turned into a leadership habit that lasted for years: Todd Bloomer walked out of his office, sat on a literal red bench, and finally had space to breathe...
Episode #80
Connect with the Show Here! School leaders spend all year pushing professional development, coaching cycles, and growth plans but the hardest mirror to face is our own. We dig into what it really means to “Be The...
Episode #79
Connect with the Show Here! Can you be a public school principal and openly follow Jesus without crossing the line into pushing beliefs on others? We’ve been sitting with that tension for a long time, because public...
Episode #78
Connect with the Show Here! Most educators have felt it: you walk into a conference excited, sit through a few great moments, then go home with so many notes you can’t tell what to do first. Robert Hinchliffe and I get...
Episode #77
Connect with the Show Here! Two rival high schools can share a zip code and still feel like different worlds. When consolidation finally becomes real, leaders inherit decades of pride, fear, and unfinished arguments...
Episode #76
Connect with the Show Here! The fastest way to damage trust as a school leader is to make a big decision before you truly listen. Kendall Terry joins us for part two and gets honest about the leadership lesson he had to...
Episode #74
Connect with the Show Here! Two principals sit down with no script and compare the real, messy, meaningful work of educational leadership. Robert Hinchliffe, Nevada Elementary Principal of the Year, brings the metro...
Episode #73
Connect with the Show Here! The conversation you keep delaying is probably the one shaping your school culture right now. We talk with superintendent Erika Bare and instructional leadership coach and former principal...
Episode #72
Connect with the Show Here! Your to-do list is not the job, and it definitely isn’t leadership. Principal Mo is back, and our catch-up turns into a real blueprint for how educational leaders can protect their time...
Episode #71
Connect with the Show Here! PLCs can be strong and MTSS can be strong, and schools can still feel like they are missing the connector that turns good work into a coherent system. That “missing piece” is what Kurtis...
Episode #70
Connect with the Show Here! A lot of leaders feel pressure to be polished, serious, and unshakable. I do not buy that, and neither does Nick Holtvluwer, Principal of Mammoth Heights Elementary in Parker, Colorado, who...
Episode #69
Connect with the Show Here! Thirteen hires by April. Internal transfers that “go over like a turd in a punch bowl.” Schools trying to keep construction, CNA, phlebotomy, and dual enrollment alive while staffing gets...
Episode #68
Connect with the Show Here! Your leadership isn’t defined by your intentions, it’s defined by what your week actually looks like. We sit down with Dr. Joseph Jones, superintendent of Newcastle County Vocational and...
Episode #67
Connect with the Show Here! Some schools don’t need a new program, they need a leader whose voice actually lands. I sit down with Principal Baruti Kafele, a nationally recognized turnaround principal, author, and...
Episode #66
Connect with the Show Here! If leadership feels like you’re carrying the whole school alone, the problem might not be your work ethic. It might be the model you’re using. We get real about how easy it is for principals...
Episode #65
Connect with the Show Here! Hiring in education isn’t just “hard” right now, it’s faster, noisier, and far less forgiving than it used to be. If you’re still waiting to collect a perfect candidate pool before you act...
Episode #64
Connect with the Show Here! What if the reason your PLCs feel flat is because they’re treated like a calendar event, not a culture? We sit down with Dr. Chad Dumas, former music teacher, principal, director of learning...
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Transformative Principal, Jigsaw Learning
retired megachurch pastor / house church leader / missionary / storyteller, Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety
Principal, Milken National Educator, NABSE Hall of Fame inductee, bestselling author
international consultant, presenter, researcher
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