Share Your Leadership Story

Help future leaders feel less alone.

EdLeadia invites school leaders to share anonymized stories, lessons, and lived moments that can support others navigating the human side of leadership.

For future EdLeadia story interviews

Why this matters

Many leadership lessons are learned quietly: in hard conversations, unexpected decisions, staff tension, family concerns, student support, self-doubt, and small moments of courage.

EdLeadia gathers those lived experiences and turns them into carefully anonymized support tools for aspiring, new, and developing school leaders. Your story may help someone else pause, reflect, and take a clearer next step.

At a glance

Online conversation Interviews are usually 30–60 minutes and can take place online.

Recorded with permission Interviews may be recorded and transcribed only after clear consent.

Anonymized before use Names, schools, districts, locations, and identifying details are removed or generalized.

Used with care Selected excerpts or summaries may support EdLeadia tools, including a paid platform, only under the consent terms provided before the interview.

Express interest

Tell EdLeadia you may be open to sharing a story.

This form is only an expression of interest. Before any interview is scheduled, you will receive clearer details about the purpose, recording, transcription, anonymization, possible use in EdLeadia, and any honorarium if one is offered.

Name

Current or recent role

Leadership experience

School level or context

General region (optional)

Please keep this general. A country, province, state, or region is enough.

Which kind of leadership story could you speak about?

Briefly describe the kind of story you might share

I understand that this form should not include names, school names, district names, identifiable student/staff/family information, HR records, legal matters, safeguarding details, or confidential workplace information. I understand this is only an expression of interest. If selected, I will receive more information and consent details before any interview is scheduled or recorded.

For urgent school, safety, HR, legal, or safeguarding matters, use your official local process instead of this form.

What happens next

A careful process.

The goal is to gather useful leadership wisdom while protecting the people, students, families, schools, and communities behind each story.

Initial review EdLeadia reviews your interest form and decides whether the story focus fits current content needs.

Consent details You receive interview details before scheduling, including recording, transcription, anonymization, possible platform use, and any honorarium if offered.

Story interview The conversation focuses on specific lived leadership moments, what made them difficult, what you did, and what you learned.

Careful editing Selected excerpts or summaries are anonymized, cleaned for clarity, and reviewed before being used in EdLeadia content.

Important: EdLeadia is interested in leadership learning, not confidential case details. Please keep examples general and avoid information that could identify a person, school, district, family, or community.

Before you express interest

Common questions

Will my name or school be used? +

No. EdLeadia is designed around anonymized and de-identified leadership stories. Names, school names, district names, specific locations, and identifying details are removed or generalized before content is considered for use.

Could my story be used in a paid EdLeadia platform? +

Possibly, but only under the consent details provided before the interview. EdLeadia may become or remain a paid professional learning platform, so consent language needs to be clear about possible use in member content, audio scripts, support tools, and AI-safe summaries.

What kind of story is most useful? +

The most useful stories are specific moments: a difficult conversation, a decision under pressure, a staff relationship challenge, a student support dilemma, a family concern, a mistake, a boundary issue, or a moment when you realized leadership was different from what you expected.

Will the interview be recorded and transcribed? +

Only with permission. If an interview is scheduled, you will receive clearer details about recording, transcription, storage, anonymization, and possible use before anything is recorded.

Can I skip questions or stop the interview? +

Yes. The interview should feel respectful and professional. You can skip questions, avoid sensitive details, or stop the conversation. Any withdrawal or removal limits will be explained in the consent details before the interview.

Is there an honorarium? +

When an honorarium is offered, the amount, currency, method, and timing will be clearly stated before scheduling. Submitting this form does not guarantee selection, payment, or an interview invitation.

Your leadership story may become someone else’s reminder: “I’m not the only one.” Share interest only if you are comfortable being contacted about a future anonymized EdLeadia story interview.

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