The Learning Curve - Leadership Shorts

S2 E7 I Unfreezing: The Leadership Move Most People Walk Away From

Learning Curve – Leadership ShortsWhere the complexities of education become the lessons we learn togetherExcerpt from Season 2 I Episode 7What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Some people are built to do what others won't.For a teenager it's saying: the instinct you have to speak up when something is wrong, to name what everyone else is pretending not to see, to stay the course when the room wants you to sit down — that's a leadership quality. And it's rare. And the world needs it desperately.For the seasoned leader it's saying: there is a specific kind of organizational moment that requires a specific kind of leader — one who has ranged widely enough, been tested enough, and cares enough about the end to absorb the cost of getting there. Most leaders recognize that moment and walk away from it. The rare ones don't.And underneath both of those — the thread is this:Doing the right thing costs something. Always. And the people willing to pay that cost are the ones who actually move the world forward.Know your moment. Don't walk away from it.Produced by Dr. James Crawford.© 2026 James Crawford. All rights reserved.

S2 E6 I The Map Already Exists. Are We Reading It?

Learning Curve – Leadership Shorts Where the complexities of education become the lessons we learn together Excerpt from Season 2 I Episode 6 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Last week I was thinking about orienteering. If you've never done it — let me explain. The World Economic Forum just handed us the map. Produced by Dr. James Crawford. © 2026 James Crawford. All rights reserved.

S2 E5 I The Other Side of Freedom

Learning Curve – Leadership ShortsWhere the complexities of education become the lessons we learn togetherExcerpt from Season 2 I Episode 5What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Freedom is one of the most celebrated ideas in American life. But somewhere along the way, we started treating it as if it came alone — without the responsibility that makes it mean something. In this episode, we trace that disconnect from philosophy to politics to the organizations we lead — and asks the question most of us avoid: when you exercised your freedom, who paid for it? You already know the answer. You just haven't sat with it yet.Produced by Dr. James Crawford.© 2026 James Crawford. All rights reserved.

S2 E4 I What We Choose to Believe

Learning Curve – Leadership Shorts Where the complexities of education become the lessons we learn together Excerpt from Season 2 I Episode 4 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Who is Amanda Ido? This episode is about why that matters. Not just for me — but for all of us. Produced by Dr. James Crawford. © 2026 James Crawford. All rights reserved.

S2 | E3 — When Systems Teach Resilience

Learning Curve – Leadership Shorts Where the complexities of education become the lessons we learn together Excerpt from Season 2 I Episode 3 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: What is Resilience – this time I share my learning through personal and professional experiences that have taught me about what resilience means. Produced by Dr. James Crawford. © 2026 James Crawford. All rights reserved.