Leadership Burnout & Community Support with Sara Katz Razzaghi & Jabari Peddie
As educators step into another challenging school year, many leaders are carrying the weight of recent years - burnout, isolation, and constant pivoting. This episode offers an honest conversation about recognizing when you're struggling, building authentic support systems, and creating sustainable leadership practices that serve both you and your students.
Sara Katz Razzaghi, Executive Director of Inspiring Educators, brings expertise in adaptive leadership development focused on presence, communication, and emotional intelligence. Her work recognizes the proven relationship between adult wellbeing and student outcomes, shaped by her experience as an early childhood educator and deep commitment to educational equity.
Jabari Peddie, Chief of Leadership Development at BES, is a dynamic executive coach who develops culturally responsive school leaders. From launching turnaround schools to co-founding a nonprofit for educators of color, Jabari combines strategic insight with fierce commitment to justice, helping leaders build the skills needed for sustainable success.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How to recognize signs of leadership burnout before hitting a wall
Why vulnerability is a leadership strength, not weakness
Practical strategies for creating pause and presence in high-pressure environments
How to build reciprocal support communities that sustain you
Frameworks for distinguishing between urgent and truly important priorities
Featured Guests: Sara brings experience running programs for Boston Public Schools and advocacy work in early childhood education, while holding degrees from Washington University and Harvard Graduate School of Education. Jabari, a Morehouse College graduate and certified executive coach, began as a Teach For America corps member before becoming a founding principal of Boston's largest turnaround school.
Recommended Resources: The Daily Stoic, Eisenhower Matrix for priority management, somatic exercises for leadership presence
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