How to Find and Support Private School Leaders [Podcast]
Rebecca Malotke-Meslin
Rebecca Malotke-Meslin is the founder of Pleasantly Aggressive Coaching & Consulting where she empowers women to take control of their leadership journey and ditch the habits holding them back.
Rebecca combines a background in social research with 20 years of sales, marketing, communications, and school leadership to create a transformational experience for her clients. One of the many connections she has with InspirED is that Rebecca was director of admissions at three private schools over 15 years.
Through one-on-one coaching, leadership cohorts, and speaking engagements, she delivers enthusiasm and expertise to her audiences. In her role as a consultant, she works with organizations to eliminate barriers, reduce biases, and create more inclusive spaces for all women. Rebecca is also the host of the Confidently You: Women in Leadership Podcast.
Rebecca Quoted
“At smaller schools, most directors of enrollment are women. At larger schools, it’s men.’
“[Heads of school] positions were designed with a very particular kind of person in mind and that was often a man, often a white man.”
“I had a mentor once tell me that if you want to be ahead of school, you have to get used to having your name burned in effigy.”
“What I've seen lacking in our industry is true professional development that speaks to the managerial piece.”
“We have to manage up as much as we manage down.”
“Schools view the possibility of having a coach for their leaders as an expense, not an investment.”
What You’ll Learn
The need for a new generation of women leaders in independent schools.
Why becoming a head of school isn’t attractive anymore
Why folks in admin positions are burning out.
Why AISAP is doing a good job for directors of admission.
Why and how to ask for what you need.
Who is really responsible for hiring at private schools.
What hiring staff has to do with onboarding new families
What Gen X, Z, and Millennials have taught us about the workplace.
One question that, when you answer, will change your trajectory.
Why schools should unapologetically run like a business.
Why private school experience isn’t the be-all and end-all.
What the perfect disruption could mean for our schools.
How to find and support leaders in private schools.
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