In this solo episode, Dr. Darrin Peppard dives into the leadership buzzwords we all hear — and probably use — without stopping to define. Words like collaboration, accountability, engagement, data-driven, and professional development can either sharpen our work or blur it entirely, depending on how leaders frame them.
Darrin shares Webster’s definitions of 10 powerful words, explores how they’re often misused in both education and corporate spaces, and provides leadership takeaways for creating clarity.
If you’ve ever told your team you want more “collaboration” or asked for “rigor” without explaining what that means, this episode is for you.
Takeaways:
Words are powerful — but only when leaders define them clearly.
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