Kim Cohen: I Would Never Have Even Considered Leadership. Encouraging Young People To Discover Their Purpose. The Growing Role Of Educators.

Helping young people on their pathway to purpose and creating an educational experience with more care. Kim Cohen is the Head of Indie School Brisbane CBD and has had a rich career in educational leadership. In this conversation Kim and Dylan discuss topics such as, stepping into leadership, defining success as an educator, the growing workload of teachers, and much, much more. (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Early Context (06:21) What Were You Like As A Student? (07:48) Why Did You Become A Teacher? (08:20) Early Years as An Educator (11:06) South Africa to Australia (12:24) Falling Into Educational Leadership (18:37) Biggest Growing Points (20:02) What Is Your Why? (21:56) How Do You Define Success? (25:33) So Much More Is Being Put Onto Teachers (26:41) Educating Parents (30:09) The Job Is Getting Bigger (33:45) Sexism in Education (36:37) Move to Special Assistance Schools (42:50) What Are You Good At? (44:56) The Role of A Principal Is That Of A CEO (47:10) Importance of Mentors and Advisors (48:39) Helpful Words From Kim Now To Kim Then (50:12) What’s Not Going To Change In Education? Jeff Bezos Framework (53:06) Kim’s Advice To The Previous Guest (56:43) Kim’s Question For The Next Guest