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July 1, 2025 • 54 mins

📢 New Episode Alert! 🎧 We're thrilled to share a powerful new episode of An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast! This week, we sit down with two incredible Illinois Superintendents: Dr. Nick Polyak and Dr. Michael Lubelfeld.

This conversation is packed with wisdom, vulnerability, and practical insights for anyone in leadership! Here are three key themes you won't want to miss:

 

✨   "Leading for Tomorrow's Schools Today" & The C.H.A.N.G.E. Leadership Framework: Nick and Mike, co-authors of the upcoming book Leading for Tomorrow's Schools Today, dive deep into their innovative C.H.A.N.G.E. framework. Learn how to Challenge the status quo, Have open conversations, Adapt and be flexible, Navigate obstacles, Generate a shared vision, and Enjoy the journey – even when it's tough!

 

  💡 Embracing Imperfection & Learning from After-Action Reviews: The imperfect leader concept truly shines as Mike shares his candid "after-action review" of leading through the COVID-19 pandemic. He reveals the profound lesson that "perfect is the enemy of good" and reflects on the challenges of widespread e-learning, concluding it "didn't work on scale" despite his deep passion for ed tech. 

 

✨ Navigating Resistance & Champion

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