How Superintendent Bill Runey built his new team differently

By Matt Zalaznick
Podcast
May 03, 2026 at 07:00 PM
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K12 leaders who build strong relationships inside and outside their school buildings can more confidently lead their districts through inevitable periods of adversity, Superintendent Bill Runey contends.

Bill Runey

“If you build a culture of positivity, then when negativity happens it's like tossing a marble into the ocean,” Runey says on the latest episode of District Administration’s “A Good Lesson” podcast. The episode is titled “A Leadership Team That’s Built Differently.”

“If you don't have a culture of positivity, it’s like dropping a bowling ball into a bathtub.”

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