Bad Leadership Behaviors in Professional Development | The Edu20/20 Podcast | Episode 24

Courtney Dumas

August 11, 2026

What happens when the leaders in the room are the ones making PD harder? In this After Hours episode, Courtney and Shannon unpack the leadership behaviors that derail professional development — sitting on the sidelines, dominating the mic, mixed messages — and what the best leaders do differently.

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What happens when the leaders in the room are the ones making professional development harder?

In this After Hours episode, Courtney and Shannon unpack the leadership behaviors that can derail even great PD, from sitting on the sidelines to mixed messages between leaders, and what the best leaders do differently.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome back to After Hours
02:08 Bad leadership behaviors in professional development
04:22 Leaders sitting on the sidelines during PD
05:59 When a district leader won’t stop talking
09:17 When leadership isn’t on the same page
14:04 How mixed messages impact teachers
15:08 What great leaders do differently

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