Strong culture is at
the heart of every
thriving school
Coaching, mentoring, and consultancy for school leaders who believe the best outcomes begin with the best cultures.
You carry the weight of a whole community. You want a thought partner who understands what that really means.
Our Philosophy
Leadership rooted in humanity.
Lead with HART was founded on a simple but radical belief: that the quality of a school's culture is the single greatest determinant of its success. Not curriculum. Not data. Not compliance. Culture.
HART stands for Humanity, Accountability, Resilience, and Trust — the four pillars that every thriving school community must cultivate, consciously and continuously.
Our consultancy works alongside school leaders, aspiring leaders, and education stakeholders across the globe to diagnose culture, design for change, and build the kind of organisations where every person — student and adult alike — can flourish.
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Founder & Executive Director
Phil Hart
With over two decades of leadership experience spanning four continents and some of the world's most diverse educational environments, Phil Hart has dedicated his career to one enduring conviction: that schools change when their cultures change, and cultures change when their leaders lead with humanity.
From classroom teacher to senior school leader, Phil has worked across British, American, IB, and national curricula in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He has coached principals, mentored aspiring leaders, and guided whole organisations through profound cultural transformation.
Lead with HART is his founding vision — a consultancy built on everything he has learned about what makes schools not just functional, but truly alive.
Founding Client Opportunity
Lead with HART is in its founding chapter. Be among the first to partner with Phil and gain exclusive early access, preferential engagement terms, and the opportunity to help shape the direction of this practice. Your story could become part of ours.
Our Philosophy
We don't fix schools.
We transform cultures.
Great schools aren't built on spreadsheets. They're built on trust, shared purpose, and leaders who put people first. Our consultancy focuses exclusively on the human dimensions of school improvement.
Trust
We build psychological safety as the foundation of every high-performing school team.
Our Approach
Structured vulnerability exercises, transparent communication frameworks, and accountability partnerships.
Mentorship
Develop leaders at every level through intentional, sustained coaching relationships.
Our Approach
One-to-one leadership coaching, peer mentoring circles, and shadow leadership programs.
Innovation
Foster a culture where new ideas are welcomed, tested, and celebrated.
Our Approach
Design thinking workshops, innovation sprints, and 'permission to fail' protocols.
Legacy
Create systems and cultures that outlast any single leader.
Our Approach
Succession planning, values codification, and distributed leadership architecture.
Our Services
Choose your pathway.
Every engagement is tailored. Every outcome is human. Select the service that speaks to where you are right now.
Single Session Coaching
$50 / session
Not ready to commit to a full programme? Book a single 60-minute session with Phil whenever you need it — no package, no lock-in, no pressure.
Book a Single SessionExecutive Leadership Coaching
$350 total — 10 sessions
Our flagship one-on-one coaching programme for principals and senior leaders. Work at your pace, on your priorities, with full access to the HART resource library.
Enquire About the ProgrammeLeadership Mentoring Programme
From $950 / programme
A structured six-month mentoring journey designed for teachers and middle leaders ready to step into senior leadership with intention.
Apply for MentoringOrganisational Culture Consultancy
$215 / month — 6-month minimum
A whole-school or trust-wide engagement to diagnose, design, and embed a thriving organisational culture that drives lasting improvement.
Request a ConsultationHART Network Membership
$9.99 / month
Join a growing global community of educators committed to culture-first leadership. Access resources, conversation, and a network that thinks the way you do.
Join the NetworkAll engagements begin with a free 30-minute discovery call.
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The conversation starts with a free 30-minute discovery call. No pitch, no pressure — just an honest conversation about where your school is, where you want it to be, and whether we're the right fit.
No open door is ever a hard sell.