Product reviews for Kind Leadership

In Kind Leadership, Joanna Povall offers a compelling and grounded case for why kindness is not a soft option in school leadership, but a strategic and moral necessity. Through honest storytelling, reflective questions, and the clear CHASE Kindness framework, she shows how leaders can hold high standards while remaining deeply human.

What makes this book particularly powerful is its authenticity. It neither romanticises leadership nor shies away from the difficult conversations and decisions that define the role. Instead, it provides reassurance, challenge, and practical guidance in equal measure. This is a thoughtful, credible, and much-needed contribution to the leadership conversation, and one that many school leaders will recognise themselves in.