Please be invited to the upcoming University of Tartu research seminar, to take place on 30 September at 11:00, in which Peter McClenaghan (University of New England) will present his work: Beyond the Heroic Leader: Cultivating Time Persistent Trust (TPT) for Sustainable School Change
Abstract. Drawn from a six-year, longitudinal qualitative study in regional Australia, we tracked leadership practices across three consecutive school principal “eras.” What we discovered was a form of trust that was not fleeting or tied solely to a single personality. Instead, trust was deliberately fostered, transferred, and maintained over time. This TPT emerged as the most significant enabling factor for shifts in professional practice, allowing the school to navigate “leadership churn” without losing momentum.