A ten-part video series in which Dr. Avreeayl Womack-O'Neil presents the findings of his doctoral research on coalition-building in international schools across East and Southeast Asia.
Part 1 — What Is Coalition-Building in International Schools?
Coalition-building defined: how school leaders build the alliances that make their organizations more effective.
Part 2 — Beyond Formal Authority: Why Influence Is Relational
The study's central finding — real influence rests on trust, visibility and shared accountability rather than position.
Part 3 — Trust: The Foundation of Coalition-Building
Why trust is the first building block, and why it compounds over time.
Part 4 — Transparent Communication and Organizational Trust
How clarity, visibility and explaining the reasoning behind decisions keep school communities stable.
Part 5 — Mentorship That Multiplies Leaders
How mentoring builds leadership capacity across an entire school.
Coming in this series
- Part 6 — Culturally Responsive Leadership
- Part 7 — Shared Leadership & Succession
- Part 8 — Black Male Leadership in International Schools in Asia
- Part 9 — Contextual Leadership
- Part 10 — From Research to Practice
New parts are published on the official YouTube channel.