Hosted by our leading education lawyer and accredited executive coach Nick MacKenzie, #EdInfluence features interviews with influential leaders from across the sector and beyond to explore the human side of leadership.
In his inimitable style, Nick unearths the secrets of good leadership from his guests.
Trusted by thousands of education providers across the country, Browne Jacobson is an award winning national law firm helping clients and partner organisations shape and influence education policy.
S05E09 - Series 5 Retrospective with Iain Blatherwick
Nobody is coming to make leadership easier, and that can be the most useful thing we admit out loud. We sit down for our Series Five finale to trace the thread that keeps surfacing from wildly different guests and settings: stop waiting for perfect conditions, lead from where you are, and build momentum with the people already in the room. From there, we explore what it takes to stay effective when uncertainty is the default. We talk self care as a leadership practice rather than a luxury, i...
29 Jun 2026
S05 - E08 Janet Smith
In this episode Janet Smith, CEO and Principal of Nottingham College, joins Nick MacKenzie to discuss what it takes to rebuild a college after years of mergers, low morale, financial pressure and the fallout of Covid-19. Janet talks openly about the personal experience that shaped her approach to leadership, and why resilience and humour matter when the challenges don't let up. She explains how she arrived at a college with no shared identity, an Ofsted ‘Requires Improvement’ grad...
31 May 2026
S05 - E07 Steve West
What does leadership look like when pressure is high and certainty is low? Professor Sir Steve West opens with a disarmingly personal story - a vice-chancellor in tears while mowing the lawn, unable to fix what's happening. It's the starting point for an honest conversation about the real demands of leading in higher education. We cover authentic communication, why a leadership team that challenges you matters, and how to make hard decisions without losing people. Steve also share...
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