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Education Leaders | The Chart-Topping School Leadership Podcast

Education Leaders | The Chart-Topping School Leadership Podcast

3 Ways to Pause Before Acting | A Conversation with Andrew Miller

Oct 5, 2026 · 24m

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About this episode

Dr Andrew Miller, Academic Principal at Beijing International Bilingual Academy, explains what going slow really looks like for a school leader and why "maybe don't" could be the most useful phrase you say all year. His career spans Washington State's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Singapore American School and Shanghai American School, so he has seen how pressure to move fast plays out in very different systems. There is also a story behind this episode: Shane's audio failed to record, so you hear Andrew's answers as they were given on the day, with short bridge lines from Shane to set up each question. You'll learn how to tell deliberate slowness apart from avoidance or a…