2026 SAIS Annual Conference

In schools, we often talk about resistance as if it lives in someone else or other people are getting in the way. In our experience, resistance reveals something deeper about own our fears, assumptions, and relationship to control as leaders.
In this session, we will explore resistance not as a problem to overcome, but as information about trust, culture, and alignment. Together we will consider how school leaders can approach feedback, growth, and change with more honesty and shared responsibility.