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Building a Culture of Collaboration

Building a Culture of Collaboration

Are you an educational leader or administrator searching for actionable strategies to build effective teams.

Jigsaw Learning

158 episodesEN

Show overview

Building a Culture of Collaboration has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 158 episodes, alongside 53 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 7 min and 49 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 60 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 69 episodes published. Published by Jigsaw Learning.

Episodes
158
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
37 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Are you an educational leader or administrator searching for actionable strategies to build effective teams? In the Building a Culture of Collaboration podcast, Jigsaw Learning co-founders Kurtis and Lorna Hewson provide simple, purposeful tips to help you tackle meeting frustration, disengagement, and unproductive teamwork. This is your essential resource for advancing school improvement and collective efficacy. You will find practical ideas for mastering effective meetings, where you learn the structures, roles, and agendas required to ensure your team meetings (PLCs, staff, student support) are focused and drive action. You'll discover how to shift your organization's mindset from isolated practice to powerful, shared responsibility for ALL students—this is key to teamwork and collaboration. Finally, you'll gain the leadership strategies needed to intentionally build a robust and sustainable culture that maximizes collective capacity and student success. We also talk with thought leaders outside of education, to grow our understanding of effective collaboration and teamwork. Subscribe today to master the art of intentional collaboration and take your leadership to the next level!

Latest Episodes

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FRIDAY FOCUS - Keeping a Tally of Who Spoke

Jun 5, 20262 min

Motivate Staff and Drive Student Success with Visual Scoreboards - Ep 95

Jun 4, 202618 min

Strengthening Teams Through High-Impact Collaboration Structures with David K Richards - Ep 94

Jun 2, 202655 min

FRIDAY FOCUS - Stop Using a Blank Doc to Record Meeting Notes

May 29, 20262 min

How to Create Facilitation Opportunities to Build Leadership Capacity - Ep 93

May 28, 202624 min

Leveraging External Team Members to Meet Diverse Student Needs with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan - Ep 92

May 26, 202647 min

FRIDAY FOCUS - Setting up the Room for Collaboration

May 22, 20262 min

How School Leaders Can Plan an Effective Annual Calendar - Ep 91

May 21, 202614 min

3 Fundamental Elements of High-Performing Teams with David Burkus - Ep 90

May 19, 202648 min

FRIDAY FOCUS - Review Meeting Notes Quickly and Effectively: Here’s How

May 15, 20262 min

How Locus of Control Impacts Teacher Efficacy and Student Success - Ep 89

May 14, 202618 min

Why Principals Matter in Building High-Impact Teams with William D Parker - Ep 88

May 12, 202659 min

FRIDAY FOCUS - Efficiency for Updates in Meetings

May 8, 20262 min

Navigating the Implementation Dip in School Change - Ep 87

May 7, 202616 min

Building Collaborative Cultures That Drive Literacy Success with Mark Onuscheck and Jeanne Spiller - Ep 86

May 5, 202657 min

FRIDAY FOCUS - Are You Visualizing Your Norms?

May 1, 20262 min

Your School’s Success Hinges on Its Lead Team - Ep 85

Apr 30, 202614 min

Turning Elements into Impact: The Alchemy of Leadership with Tyler Comeau I Encore Episode - 84

Apr 28, 202652 min

FRIDAY FOCUS - Every Team Needs Norms

Apr 24, 20262 min

Is the Purpose of Your Meetings Actually Clear? - Ep 83

Apr 23, 202611 min
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