Leading is like working on a puzzle without the cover.
Leading is rarely stable, nor should it be. The organisation is in constant flux. You have to play the cards you have, not the ones you wish you did. Hence the leadershp quote struck a cord.
In designing and building a teaching-instruction model, I was determined to enable the model to articulate. At least within the classroom, if not the wider Complex Adaptive System of the school in which it operates (of course schools then operate …
How lucky am I? Friday mornings start with an informal conversation about learning, being a teacher, a parent, with two great colleagues, sometimes coffee, a croissant and a smattering of “dad” jokes. (I spare you). N is funnier than I …
After I accepted that I was in charge but not in control (with the thought applied to teaching) I certainly found it much more difficult to accept a lesson summed up by a numerical grade unpalatable. That a handful of …
This morning I am reflecting on a years journey, as a member of Canon Teaching School Alliance’s – ‘Working with Complexity in School Leadership’. An investment of six Saturday mornings, over 12+ months, with six participants, spanning a summer break, …
Leading is like working on a puzzle without the cover.
Leading is rarely stable, nor should it be. The organisation is in constant flux. You have to play the cards you have, not the ones you wish you did. Hence the leadershp quote struck a cord.
I had learnt my lesson. This session, I was prepared and ready to make notes. Session input came from Dr Kevin Flinn, Head of Leadership and Organisational Development. Kevin made a very conscientious effort to personally meet and connect with each member of …
I am cautiously, heading back down the rabbit hole. I was invited to take part in an experimental leadership course, hosted by Canon Park Teaching Alliance, in conjunction with the University of Hertfordshire Business School. Outline Six participants come together …
It had been bothering me on and off for most of the day. Something part forgotten, part remembered. Something Old Monkey Mind had said. Understanding requires mastery of four ways of looking at things – as they were, as they are, …