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Notice the load. Pick a lever. Rehearse it. Cache it. Lead with what's freed. Five stages from my book UNTAP, and the method underneath levers.studio. Spring 2027.

The five stages inside levers.studio: Notice the load, Pick a lever, Rehearse it, Cache it, Lead with what's freed. Coming spring 2027.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 29/09/2026

In Kluger and DeNisi's big 1996 review of feedback research, 38 in 100 feedback interventions made performance worse, not better. levers.studio turns research like this into five-minute reads, and then into something a school leader can try on Monday. Spring 2027.

38 in 100 pieces of feedback made performance worse. Kluger and DeNisi, 1996. Five-minute research summaries for school leaders, inside levers.studio. Coming spring 2027.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 29/09/2026

Norovirus is nora lot o fun 🤒

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 28/09/2026

Turns out creativity has an actual definition. New AND useful. Not one or the other. This could change how you think about every "creative" task. Listen here: buff.ly/CTFJO9m

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 24/09/2026

Everyone in school leadership has that one conversation they keep putting off. What if you could rehearse it before you had it? That's part of what we're building into levers.studio. Spring 2027.

levers.studio. Rehearse the hard conversation before you have it. A phone shows a rehearsal screen from the app. Coming spring 2027.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 22/09/2026

Something new is coming from Education Leaders. It's called levers.studio and it's a practice room for school leaders. That's all I'm saying for now. Spring 2027. levers.studio

levers.studio by Education Leaders. A practice room for school leaders. Coming spring 2027.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 21/09/2026

Wow! Our book is 40% off right now in the USA 🇺🇸 buff.ly/l1GnVbf

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 21/09/2026

Autumn has arrived in Shanghai

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 21/09/2026

Jim and I are back and this time, it's spicy. Come and hear what is on their minds with regards to coaching done well in schools around the world. And bring your thoughts too! www.linkedin.com/events/75077...

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 20/09/2026

Meet Jean-Pierre, co-creator of levers.studio. What is levers.studio I hear you ask? Well you’ll just have to wait and see. I think this may just be the most impactful development for leaders in schools this a Stay tuned from our planning weekend) 🔥

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 18/09/2026

R&R essential. Have a great one!

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 18/09/2026

Happy Friday from Guangzhou (you may have heard of it as Canton). Creative weekend ahead and I’m pumped! What you planning?

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 17/09/2026

Awesome afternoon working with Education in Motion school heads on leading sustainable change. A particular interesting discussion on iatrogenic effects of wellbeing initiatives. Big thanks to Kathy Weir-Davis for inviting me along and for all the brilliant conversations.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 16/09/2026

'Does your appraisal process increase teachers’ autonomy, competence and sense of professional purpose, or does it mainly measure compliance?’ An articulate reflection from the brilliant Kate Sida-Nicholls buff.ly/0ZJF6Rb

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I am Dr Kate Sida-Nicholls, an education leader, researcher and consultant with over twenty-five years of experience across teaching, initial teacher education and professional learning leadership in…

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 15/09/2026

We are go! The Education Leaders Intensive started its second cohort today, and WOW what a group. We have leaders in the UK, Germany, Luxembourg, China, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and Australia. Three months of leadership development ahead. And I am SO here for it!

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 14/09/2026

Buildings don't change people. Ideas do. Relationships animate the ideas. Buildings just make room for it. Listen here: buff.ly/YJLXgHs

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 14/09/2026

Don't know about you, but I'm listening to the @edupulseco.bsky.social podcast. 🙌 buff.ly/GVpdH2z

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 14/09/2026

This morning I fancied a cuppa tea. I mistakenly chose Starbucks……. #ifyouknowyouknow 🇬🇧

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 13/09/2026

Why "always open door" policies don't actually help your team: Listen here: buff.ly/Jlf6Iti

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 12/09/2026

Phil Idle told me that design isn't meant to be perfect, you just need the attitude of "let's make it work" and keep going. Feels like decent leadership advice too: buff.ly/YJLXgHs #SchoolLeadership

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 11/09/2026

We are live for the Education Leaders Podcast Network Official Launch. Tune in: educationleaders.live

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 11/09/2026

A pleasure to work with leaders at Dulwich College Shanghai on the tricky of issue of getting buy-in (a term i loathe) on your next change. Awesome discussions, reflections and actions from the session. Thanks so much for inviting me to be part of your middle leadership programme.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 10/09/2026

Oh lord!!!! My podcast recording software just decided to make me an ai trailer for the pod............... What do you reckon? Worth publishing? 🫪

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 09/09/2026

"My door is always open" sounds generous. It's actually just vague. Talked through what to say instead: buff.ly/Jlf6Iti #SchoolLeadership

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 08/09/2026

Spent an hour talking to an architect about grief and belonging instead of floor plans. Did not expect that. New ep with Phil Idle, listen here: buff.ly/YJLXgHs

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 08/09/2026

Fantastic afternoon working with leaders from The British International School, Ho Chi Minh City on driving effective change. Part 1 of a four-session series - today we focused on connection and discovery. Awesome people, awesome school!

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 07/09/2026

Email overwhelm O'Clock 🫪 (Back in the office today) What's your best inbox-clearing strategy?

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 31/08/2026

Last day to apply educationleaders.co/careers/

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 27/08/2026

Checking out of social media now. See you all next week 😎 🇹🇭

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 26/08/2026

Five shows. One network. One front door. I'm launching the Education Leaders Podcast Network, live. Come meet the shows, find out what you can learn, and help shape what's next. We're better together. Save your spot 👇 buff.ly/ucKshTJ

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 25/08/2026

This week's archive pick: Katharine Birbalsingh, founder of Michaela Community School. Her thinking on culture and ownership stuck with me for weeks after we recorded this. Listen here: buff.ly/vxUhIBk

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 24/08/2026

En route to Hong Kong 🇭🇰 for final work trip of the month to work with the awesome people at French International School of Hong Kong /Lycée Français International de Hong Kong. Then got a long weekend on a Thai 🇹🇭 beach with Emma planned 🏝️ Cracking month!

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 23/08/2026

What do you think your team should know about you? This week I'm looking at how we get clear with our teams at the start of the year, and how they get clear with us. Three questions you can use, if you fancy it: www.linkedin.com/pulse/leader...

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Leadership Lever #22: How to set expectations without sounding like a robot

Telling your team your door is always open teaches them nothing. A field experiment shows what to say instead, in five minutes.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 23/08/2026

Throwback to an amazing podchat with Louise Marie a few months back. One of the best conversations I've ever had on change - not bad for a middle-of-the-night hotel podcast. Louise, you are an awesome host! buff.ly/oegUUgG

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At The Heart of Change: The Human Work of Leadership

Louise Marie meets with Shane Leaning to discuss how to lead, coach and implement change effectively.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 22/08/2026

Had a sweet craving. Tried to make custard. Made sweet vanilla scrambled eggs. I'm off out!

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 22/08/2026

A school went from an F to a D rating in North Carolina because a coach helped one teacher set the right goal. Full story in the episode. Listen here: buff.ly/0P1dnVo

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 21/08/2026

Jim laid out his whole four-conversation coaching framework off the top of his head. Listen here: buff.ly/0P1dnVo

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 21/08/2026

"Treat teachers like professionals, not like they're stocking shelves." Jim Knight, not holding back. Listen here: buff.ly/0P1dnVo

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 20/08/2026

Loved working with the Hiba Academy Shanghai team today on all things psychological safety. Most importantly, how we put it into practice rather than just talk about it.

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 20/08/2026

Ok I’m happy. At the pub, meeting a good friend AND Ted Lasso’s on 🥰

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 19/08/2026

When did you last ask a teacher what they think the fix is, before offering your own? Jim Knight reckons that one question changes everything. Listen here: buff.ly/0P1dnVo #InstructionalCoaching

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 18/08/2026

This may be one of my most important conversations yet. If you want to get to the heart of instructional coaching, you are guaranteed to take value from this episode. Huge thanks to the one-and-only Jim Knight buff.ly/0P1dnVo

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 17/08/2026

You had this too? Dominant chatterboxes in meetings that you don’t know how to handle? Here are my thoughts: buff.ly/HoRvXzO

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 16/08/2026

Interrupting feels rude because that's a social cost. It lands immediately in front of everyone. Which is exactly why most of us don't do it. New ep on what to do instead: buff.ly/edyYDOn

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Peter Williams @mathsimpact.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Teachers are really good at hearing from everyone in the classroom, through all of our various AfL techniques. Do we apply those principles to staff contexts as well?

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 15/08/2026

Turns out the quiet person in your meeting might be holding the one piece of info that changes the whole decision. We get into why: buff.ly/edyYDOn

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 14/08/2026

If you allow the dominant speakers to hog the meeting, the meeting will reach a worse decision. Not a fairness problem. A quality problem. buff.ly/edyYDOn

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 13/08/2026

The person most likely to be holding the thing that changes your answer gets a door held open. That's the whole point of this week's episode: buff.ly/edyYDOn #SchoolLeadership

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 12/08/2026

Recorded this week's episode from Kathmandu, mid school leadership programme, still thinking about the guy who's talked for two thirds of a meeting while everyone nods along. New ep: buff.ly/edyYDOn

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How to Interrupt Without Making It Awkward

Ever sat in a meeting watching one person take over while everyone else goes quiet, and had no idea how to step in? Shane tackles exactly that in this…

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