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This Is Strategy

July 15, 2026

What makes a great strategy? According to Seth Godin, it starts with asking better questions. In last episode of Series 7 of the PiXL Leadership Book Club, Rachel Johnson is joined by school leaders Sian Cumming and Luke Moseley to explore This Is Strategy, a refreshingly different leadership book packed with thought-provoking ideas rather than traditional chapters. Together, they reflect on what strategy really means in schools, from designing elegant systems and creating the conditions fo...

Founders Mentality

July 01, 2026

What does it take to grow an organisation without losing what made it effective in the first place? In this episode, Rachel Johnson is joined by Dele Rotimi and Deborah Syme to explore The Founder’s Mentality by Chris Zook and James Allen. The book challenges the idea that growth challenges are driven by external pressures, arguing instead that the biggest risks are internal, loss of clarity, increasing distance from the front line and the steady creep of complexity. Applying these ideas to...

Shatterproof

June 17, 2026

In this episode we take on one of the most widely accepted ideas in leadership and ask a difficult question: what if resilience isn’t enough? In Shatterproof, organisational psychologist Dr Tasha Eurich challenges the belief that we should simply “push through” tough times. Instead, she offers a more honest and sustainable approach, one that recognises that resilience has limits and that growth comes not from endurance alone, but from understanding and responding to what we truly need. Rach...