An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast

Welcome to An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast, a series of conversations with leaders who look back at decisions they made and consider:* What happened?* What got overlooked?* What did they learn about relationships or what new relationships were formed?* What frustrated them?* What could they have done differently?* And in the end, what was something good that came out of their experience – because it is through one's mistakes where the greatest learning takes place.I'm Peter Stiepleman. I'm your host AND I'm an imperfect leader. I spent more than 20 years teaching and leading, first in the Oakland Public Schools in Oakland, CA and then in the Midwest – Missouri, to be exact – where I was a teacher, a principal, an assistant superintendent and the superintendent of the 4th largest school district in a state of more than 500 districts. I am constantly striving to learn from my experiences and from the experiences of other leaders. The aim of this po