Unresolvable problems
This was an unfinished post I first drafted six months ago when I was still in education as a Deputy Headteacher. Funnily enough, it is as relevant to my new role as COO and so I looked to finish and …
Leadership
Teams – Day 3 (part 2)
Prioritising time to write has not made it to the top of the priorities list until today (the end of half-term). That is a failing on my part. With hindsight, I should have planned and scheduled less. I am not …
Can we teach Leadership? Or should we be considering leading?
Let’s take the first question, that broad and complex question – “Can we teach leadership?” Let’s attempt an answer, borrowing from John Kotter’s familiar framework, and ask three narrower, less complex questions. Arguably yes. Though not to suggest the broad …
Behaviour is catching – atarimae
Our heart is clean so the stands must be clean. This means the team reaches its destiny. Japanese fan following Japan’s dramatic 2-1 win over Germany 2022 World Cup The Japanese are taught that leaving things cleaner than the way …
Leaders – you are not in control
It started with Keven Bartle’s presentation at #TLT15. A presentation that questioned the current balance of education power and concepts of what leadership and leading is. Keven superimposed his messages upon clips from the The Matrix, encouraging his audience to …
Deeper, cleaner, leader, learner, coach
First I wrote about my introduction to Clean Language, – Deeper, cleaner, leader and then some early reflections of employing Clean Language as a novice coach Deeper, cleaner, leader, coach. Now I am back to thinking, as a pastoral leader …
Why give power away
The more power you give away – the more powerful you become. Yesterday I was talking with a special Assistant Headteacher. A former student who is working tremendously hard, within a challenging context, within a tricky leadership setup. I offered …
I almost don’t care how teachers teach
How do we move the conversation away from how you teach, to the impact of our teaching. Hattie (2017) When preparing for our leadership planning day yesterday, I was investigating how to build on-going professional teaching conversations (as an alternative …