November 2025

The Challenge For many principals, leading in today’s environment feels like carrying a mountain on their shoulders. Issues like disengaged students, teacher burnout, or cultural divisions don’t come with clear answers. Yet too often, these burdens fall disproportionately on school leaders, leaving them feeling isolated. At Warakirri College, a senior leader reflected that while their […]

Leading Through the Unknown: Thriving in the Age of Complexity How do you lead when the path ahead no longer exists? In an era where institutions, ecosystems, and communities are all reshaping themselves in real time, leadership has become less about direction and more about navigation. In the third episode of The Future of Leadership

By Sarah Jenkins, Menzies Leadership Foundation The new equation of leadership is simple: clarity plus energy equals collective resilience. In 2025, human sustainability is not a luxury — it is the foundation of the future. Everywhere you look in 2025, exhaustion is visible. Employees are overwhelmed by relentless demands. Communities are worn down by climate

From Service to Systems: Reclaiming Leadership as a Shared Responsibility What does leadership look like when no one person holds the map? When challenges stretch across institutions, communities, and generations, the notion of a single heroic leader begins to fracture. In the second episode of The Future of Leadership Development, host Dr Toby Newstead is