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Leaning into Leadership

We all want to see successes in both our personal and professional lives. Often, that requires strong leadership. In a time when leadership can be more challenging than ever, this podcast is dedicated to cultivating leaders by elevating the voices of leaders and promoting positivity. Join Dr. Darrin Peppard, lifelong educator and best-selling author, for this mixed platform podcast (some solo, some guest interview) for inspiration and insight, and some great leadership stories from those are living it, excelling at it, and celebrating it. Together, let's lean into leadership.

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Episode 251: Overcoming Passion Drift - A Conversation with Dr. Danny Steele

Dec 14, 2025·—

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This episode is sponsored by DigiCoach. Make walkthroughs meaningful. Simplify your coaching culture. Visit digiCOACH.com and mention Darrin for special partner pricing. In this powerful and deeply personal...

Episode 250: Flipping the Mic - Lessons from 250 Episodes of Leaning Into Leadership

Dec 10, 2025·—

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This episode is sponsored by DigiCoach Make walkthroughs meaningful. Simplify your coaching culture. Visit digiCOACH.com and mention Darrin for special partner pricing. For this milestone episode, the script gets...

Episode 249: From Pioneer to Powerhouse - Building Culture at Valor Christian with Keith Wahl

Dec 7, 2025·—

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This episode is sponsored by DigiCoach Make walkthroughs meaningful. Simplify your coaching culture. Visit digiCOACH.com and mention Darrin for special partner pricing. If you’ve followed high-level high school...

Episode 248: People First Leadership - A Conversation with NAESP President April Knight

Nov 30, 2025·—

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This episode is sponsored by DigiCoach Make walkthroughs meaningful. Simplify your coaching culture. Visit digiCOACH.com and mention Darrin for special partner pricing. In this inspiring episode, NAESP President April...

Episode 247: You Don’t Have to Leave to Lead - A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jochum

Nov 23, 2025·—

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Sponsor Spotlight: digiCOACH Support for today’s episode comes from digiCOACH — the walkthrough and coaching platform designed to simplify data collection, strengthen feedback, and improve instructional clarity. Visit...

Episode 246: The 8-Step Framework Every Leader Needs for Difficult Conversations

Nov 20, 2025·—

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Episode 245: Belonging Begins with Us - Leadership Lessons from Jayme Braida

Nov 16, 2025·—

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Partner Spotlight: Let’s face it — leadership is complex. That’s why Darrin is proud to partner with digiCOACH, a walkthrough and coaching platform that simplifies observation and feedback so leaders can focus on what...

Episode 244: Clarity - A Leader’s Secret Weapon

Nov 9, 2025·—

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Episode 243: Unbreakable Leadership - Strategies for Surviving Toxic Environments with Kate Lowry

Nov 2, 2025·—

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Clarity in leadership starts with visibility—and that’s exactly what DigiCoach delivers. Designed to simplify walkthroughs and feedback, DigiCoach helps school leaders build a culture of coaching rooted in trust...

Episode 242: Building the Bench - Leadership Growth with Dr. Dan Hornick

Oct 26, 2025·—

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In this special on-location episode of Leaning Into Leadership, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with longtime friend and colleague Dr. Daniel Hornick, Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools in Virginia. Together...

Episode 241: Six Quotes That Shaped My Leadership (and the Road to Awesome)

Oct 22, 2025·—

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Episode summary To celebrate the launch of darrinpeppard.com, Darrin shares six quotes that have shaped his leadership—and how each one connects to clarity, systems, purpose, relationships, and the courage to take the...

Episode 240: Leading Through What You Can’t Control

Oct 19, 2025·—

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In this solo episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard dives deep into one of the hardest challenges leaders face — guiding their teams through circumstances completely outside their control. From district-wide budget cuts to...

Episode 239: The Science of Action - Unlocking Your Conative Strengths with David Kolbe

Oct 12, 2025·—

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Leadership starts with self-awareness—but most assessments only tell part of the story. In this episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with David Kolbe, CEO of Kolbe Corp, to explore the conative side of the human...

Episode 238: Leading with Clarity with Casey Watts

Oct 5, 2025·—

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In this episode, I sit down with Casey Watts—speaker, author, thought leader, and creator of the Clarity Cycle Framework. With over 20 years in education and a decade of coaching experience, Casey has helped countless...

Episode 237: Family, Faith, and Fist Bumps with Dr. Zac Bauermaster

Sep 28, 2025·—

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In this week’s episode of Leaning Into Leadership, I sit down with Dr. Zac Bauermaster, an elementary principal in Lancaster County, PA, whose fist-bump videos with students recently went viral — one reaching over 382...

Episode 236: Courage, Recovery, and Hope with Dr. Kacy Shahid & Dr. Kevin Lein

Sep 21, 2025·—

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In this episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard is joined by Dr. Kacy Shahid and Dr. Kevin Lein, members of NASSP’s Principal Recovery Network. They share their personal journeys through tragedy, the lessons they’ve learned, and...

Episode 235: Cutting Through the Buzzwords and Bringing Clarity to Leadership Language

Sep 17, 2025·—

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In this solo episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard dives into the leadership buzzwords we all hear — and probably use — without stopping to define. Words like collaboration, accountability, engagement, data-driven, and...

Episode 234: Second Mile Leadership with Dr. Jason Williamson

Sep 14, 2025·—

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Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with Dr. Jason Williamson—speaker, author, and creator of the Second Mile Mentality —to explore how leaders move beyond minimum expectations and build cultures where presence becomes proof...

Episode 233: Racing the Future with Brad Waid - AI, Industry 4.0, and Leadership

Sep 7, 2025·—

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In Episode 233 of the Leaning Into Leadership podcast, Dr. Darrin Peppard welcomes Brad Waid — award-winning Emerging Technology Leader, international keynote speaker, and global futurist. Brad shares insights from his...

Episode 232: Six Essential Elements of School Culture (and How Leaders Shape Them)

Aug 31, 2025·—

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In this solo episode of Leaning Into Leadership, Dr. Darrin Peppard dives into the heartbeat of every great school: its culture. Drawing from personal experiences as a principal and superintendent, as well as insights...

Episode 231: Building Trust and Leading with Courage - A Conversation with Dr. Jen Schwanke

Aug 24, 2025·—

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This week on the Leaning Into Leadership podcast, I sit down with Dr. Jen Schwanke, a seasoned educator, author, and deputy superintendent with nearly three decades of experience. Together, we explore the history of...

Episode 230: Leading with Grace - Navigating Your Leadership Lifespan with Julia Bialeski

Aug 17, 2025·—

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What if your approach to leadership could be defined by just six words: Be brave, and care about people? Julia Bialeski has lived those words throughout her 20+ year career in public education, serving as a teacher...

Episode 229: Start Strong, Stay Strong - 5 Intentional Leadership Moves for the Year

Aug 13, 2025·—

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The energy of a new school year is electric — but how do you make sure it lasts past the first bell in August? In this solo episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard shares five intentional leadership moves to keep your momentum...

Episode 228: Strengthening PLCs with Clarity, Trust, and Purpose with Dr. Chad Dumas

Aug 10, 2025·—

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In this episode of Leaning Into Leadership, Dr. Darrin Peppard sits down with Dr. Chad Dumas—PLC expert, consultant, and author of the new book The Teacher Team Leader Handbook. Together, they unpack what it takes to...

Episode 227: Leadership Starts with Clarity: A Joint Episode with Joshua Stamper

Aug 3, 2025·—

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In this special joint episode of Leaning Into Leadership and Aspire to Lead, Darrin Peppard and Joshua Stamper team up once again for their annual back-to-school leadership conversation. As educators and leaders gear up...