EPISODE 20: LEADING THE WAY A Conversation with Ken Bryant

Ken Bryant has had an extensive career in Education and during this time has carried out a number of significant leadership roles. In 2013 Ken was awarded the leadership position as Head of Religious Education and Learning Services in the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong and this evolved to become the Catholic Life, Education and Mission Team in 2015. Prior to this Ken served as a Principal in three schools, as an Assistant Principal and as an REC. He has been involved in an extensive number of Committees, has assisted in leading groups and pilgrimages to many places around the world and has had a long association with Catholic Mission Australia.

In this Episode I explore Ken’s experience of leadership, the challenges and the joys and the elements that have sustained him and guided him along the way. Ken speaks deeply about the role of his faith, his family and of the importance of authenticity and integrity. He is a man who recognises the importance of respecting the dignity of every human being in both our words and actions. Ken most generously shares moving stories and wisdom from his lived experience of “Leading the Way”.

"To be an effective leader you need to know oneself and to know those whom you lead." Ken Bryant