A couple of years ago I wrote a post about my top 10 ideas for an innovative school, its been the most viewed post. Although it’s not definitive, it’s helpful to have a guide that can shape strategy. This time I’ve added a few challenges. Revisiting the ideas, and updating for 2014: 1. A vision forContinueContinue reading “My top 10 challenges to become an innovative school #revisited”
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Team Leadership Lessons: Confront the brutal facts. Now. How? #readon
It was a sad photo in today’s morning daily. The once proud former senior naval officer was walking away from court, his face stoney, his wife holding her hand up to shield the media’s glare, their son by alongside, his eyes down. The former head of one of our city’s transport authorities had been givenContinueContinue reading “Team Leadership Lessons: Confront the brutal facts. Now. How? #readon”
The Curious Leader: The 4 zones of comfort that keep your team stuck
How curious are you? Leaders are curious people, seeking to explore possibilities. If you are like me, something will spark your imagination, you will see a new opportunity and then start to explore. Then your big job is to help your team to catch the idea and step out of their comfort zone. Curious… ItContinueContinue reading “The Curious Leader: The 4 zones of comfort that keep your team stuck”
Excuse me, Change Agent, what’s your strategy? How-to guide for educators.
I am on the board of Halogen Foundation. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a contribution to the leadership development for a generation. Halogen runs the hugely popular National Young Leaders Day across Australia and exists to: “to inspire and influence a generation of young people to lead themselves and others well” I reallyContinueContinue reading “Excuse me, Change Agent, what’s your strategy? How-to guide for educators.”
Change Agents are Leaders: Are these roadblocks preventing change for your team? #fourtransitions
The essence of leadership is change. Change unsettles people and obstacles emerge. Of course, there are those of us that are quick to leap at something new, the ones who normally lead the way. These people, I know from personal experience, are excited by the vision for change and can see potential in the ‘new’ContinueContinue reading “Change Agents are Leaders: Are these roadblocks preventing change for your team? #fourtransitions”
Change Agents are Leaders: The four transitions toward culture change in your school
Change, culture and leadership are concepts that are inseparable. Achieving the desired culture for your team or school requires a process of change, and leadership is essential to make this happen. In my last post I encouraged you to consider leading change and taking on the role of a change agent wherever you are inContinueContinue reading “Change Agents are Leaders: The four transitions toward culture change in your school”
Position vacant – Change Agent: 6 characteristics required to lead change wherever you are.
This is an exciting time to be in education. There is a groundswell for change, that will eventually see governments and administrators stop and take notice. The innovation in school education that so many of us seek seems to be low on their policy agenda at the moment. So as a result leaders are emerging, individuals,ContinueContinue reading “Position vacant – Change Agent: 6 characteristics required to lead change wherever you are.”
Charting a course for change: Is your culture the elephant in the room? (and other mixed metaphors)
Peter Drucker once famously said, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Culture: the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society How would you describe your school or organisation’s culture? Positive, vibrant and exciting? Demoralised, weary and fearful? Or somewhere in between? Leaders are in the process of continuous change, taking people on a journey.ContinueContinue reading “Charting a course for change: Is your culture the elephant in the room? (and other mixed metaphors)”
Leadership again: “I’ve opened the space for learning, now what?” #thingsyoushouldneversay
Imagine if the story of the stork delivering the baby was true. When I was young, kids’ TV shows didn’t dare mention, or even allude to, the real method of conception and delivery. Instead, we saw the image of a stork delivering a baby, perhaps unsuspectingly, to the happy couple. “The baby’s here, now what?”ContinueContinue reading “Leadership again: “I’ve opened the space for learning, now what?” #thingsyoushouldneversay”
Leadership Culture 201: Two steps to transforming your school
Two steps to transforming your school: Step 1: Find your true north Step 2: Do everything that will make Step 1 happen Many of us agree that the historical model of school is broken and not serving the future, or even the present. Often the factory analogy of separation is used to describe the educationContinueContinue reading “Leadership Culture 201: Two steps to transforming your school”
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