The Leadership Beacon with Anne Kyle
Empowering Leaders. Transforming Schools.
Welcome to The Leadership Edge with Anne Kyle — the podcast that shines a bold, compassionate light on the real work of school leadership.
Hosted by Executive Leader, NLP Master Practitioner, and award-winning educator Anne Kyle, this show explores what it means to lead with heart, hold the line, and help every learner — especially the ones who don’t fit the mould — find their place.
Expect practical strategies, reflective coaching moments, and powerful stories from the front lines of education.
Whether you lead a mainstream school, PRU, MAT, AP, or SEND setting — this space is for you.
It’s time to reset, refocus, and reclaim your edge.
New episodes every week.
Subscribe now — and start leading from the lighthouse.
The Leadership Beacon with Anne Kyle
Managing Difficult Conversations
In this week's episode I delve into the art of navigating difficult conversations as a leader without the emotional hangover that often follows. Drawing on my expertise as an executive head teacher and NLP master coach, I will provide you with practical tools and strategies for approaching challenging discussions with clarity and intention. Discover how to set your intention, shift your state, and adopt multiple perspectives to enhance your communication and leadership skills.
To discuss any of the themes from today's episode or to find out how I can support your school or you as a leader reach out to me on LinkedIn here.
About Anne:
Anne Kyle is an award-winning Executive Headteacher, NLP Master Practitioner, and leadership coach. Anne has developed this podcast to blend real-world experience with powerful mindset and behaviour tools that help you stay grounded, focused, and inspired in the face of everyday challenges.
Anne helps school leaders to gain clarity, calm & confidence through multimodality coaching, strategic insight & NLP-informed tools from the BEACON™️ Framework building empowered teams, calm classrooms & impact in schools.