Nodal Leadership by Primer
Nodal Leadership by Primer is for leaders seeking practical inspiration and community. We believe that every organization behaves like a complex, living organism. The health of the whole depends upon the well-being of each member individually and on strong relationships throughout the system. A healthy team means authentic, exciting collaboration and a capacity to navigate change with ingenuity and resilience. We offer modular, flexible, and responsive leadership coaching and professional development solutions. Contact us at connect@primeredu.com or check out our Substack, primeredu.substack.com, or our website: www.primeredu.com. Join us as we inspire and guide you on your journey towards a more collaborative approach to leadership.
Episodes
18 episodes
17. Articulate an Inviting Vision
Has the modern pursuit of authenticity kept us from participating fully in a larger vision?This week on Nodal Leadership, we explore hyper-individualism—a modern malaise that leaves us seeking fulfillment in isolation. Ins...
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7:42
16. Honest Conversations
Ever felt pressured to make a decision that goes against your values? That’s ethical stress, and it’s one of the most toxic forms of workplace tension. Left unchecked, it erodes trust, stifles moral reasoning, and fractures teams....
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8:51
15. Preventing Burnout
Prevent burnout, fuel resilience.Burnout affects 42% of workers globally, but hope isn’t lost. This week on Nodal Leadership, we explore guided silence, shared meals, and the Battery Check tool to help teams stay motivated, connected...
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12:01
14. Finding the Way(s)
When Your Map Fails You, What’s Next?Life doesn’t always follow the routes we plan. Sometimes, the only way to move forward is to pause, reroute, and identify new paths toward the same goal. This week on the Nodal Leadership
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13. The FIRE of Collective Willpower
What fuels a team’s fire? Is collective motivation just a spark, or can it become a sustained blaze? This week on Nodal Leadership, we dive into the art and science of stoking collective willpower to achieve share...
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10:16
12. The Collective Goal-Setting Cycle
What does it take to set goals that truly inspire and drive your team forward?This week on the Nodal Leadership Podcast, we explore the Collective Goal-Setting Cycle—a practical framework for balancing vision, priorities, and mandates. ...
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12:33
11. Why Hope?
What is hope? A fleeting wish, or something deeper?This week, we kick off a new mini-series exploring hope—not as a vague feeling, but as a practice that can transform lives, communities, and organizations. Drawing from Hope...
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12:14
10. The Leadership Cure: Dr. Jonathan Long on Building Resilient Schools
This week on Nodal Leadership, we’re thrilled to bring you a powerful conversation with Dr. Jonathan Long, Head of Academy at Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, and a true pioneer in education leadership.In this episode, we delve into:<...
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31:33
9. Honoring Thresholds
What if your meetings started with intention and ended with connection? This week on Nodal Leadership, we’re exploring how small, thoughtful actions at the opening and closing of meetings can transform them into meaningful encou...
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10:31
8. Be the Grown-Up
What kind of student were you?The front-row hand-raiser, the back-row class clown, or maybe the daydreaming doodler? Believe it or not, the roles we played in school often shape how we show up in meetings today.This week on Noda...
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10:58
7. Host Visualization
In this week’s episode of Nodal Leadership, we dive into “Host Visualization”—a powerful technique to step up your facilitation game and bring energy, focus, and purpose to every gathering you lead. Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gat...
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12:17
6. Stacking Functions
How do you make meetings meaningful?In this week’s episode of Nodal Leadership, Amy explores a game-changing approach to purposeful gatherings, inspired by The Art of Gathering and the principles of permaculture. Imagine designing your ...
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12:20
5. Tea Time
What if each meeting we held was approached as “one time, one meeting”? Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering, this week’s episode of Nodal Leadership explores the power of creating meaningful, irreplaceable encounters—even in somethi...
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4. Perspective Getting
Perspective is everything. But how often do we actually ask for it, rather than just assume it?This week on Nodal Leadership, we’re talking about perspective. What if truly understanding others is as simple as taking a moment to look, i...
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11:31
3. Affirming Criticism
Do you know how to offer criticism in a way that actually builds someone up? In this week’s episode of Nodal Leadership, Amy and Sayan dive into the delicate art of giving feedback that helps people grow, rather than...
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11:54
2. Find Your Compass
Transitions can be challenging, but have you ever thought about how your vaAndroid guide you through them? In this week’s episode, Amy and Sayan explore the idea of “values-affirmation” and how reconnecting with your core values can help ...
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18:52
1. Stories of Belonging
Can stories do more than just entertain us? What if they could be the key to transforming your organization from the inside out? In this episode, host Amy Seefeldt unpacks the power of storytelling in leadership—how sharing personal and collect...
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19:56
Pilot: The Forest for the Trees
Host Amy Seefeldt introduces the Nodal Leadership podcast and substack, exploring the relationship between trees in a forest and the nature of human organizations, arguing that leadership requires thinking in systems. Key to the episode is the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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