The Leadership Beacon with Anne Kyle

The Reality of Executive Leadership in Education - Why I Walked Away

16 min · 12. nov. 2025
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In this episode of the Leadership Beacon I share my personal journey of why I walked away from my role in education. I reflect my experiences, the challenges and the toll it ultimately took on my wellbeing. We will explore themes of identity, purpose, and the importance of leading with intention rather than reaction and why your wellbeing matters. About Anne: Anne Kyle is an award-winning Executive Headteacher, NLP Master Practitioner, and leadership coach. Anne has developed this podcast to blend real-world experience with powerful mindset and behaviour tools that help you stay grounded, focused, and inspired in the face of everyday challenges. Anne helps school leaders to gain clarity, calm & confidence through multimodality coaching, strategic insight & NLP-informed tools from the BEACON™️ Framework building empowered teams, calm classrooms & impact in schools.

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