When leaders move to a new school or receive an internal promotion invariably we encounter problems to solve that instantly become our responsibility yet these
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What can happen when school leaders commit to courageous decisions and feedback?
What will happen? How will they react? How will I be viewed? These are some of the questions that will go through the minds of
Viewing the problem from ‘my perspective’ – a significant challenge in leading schools
School leaders spend a considerable amount of their time in problem solving mode. There are those problems that leaders create ourselves through their own actions
The problem of presenting a ‘deficit model’ to teachers
One of the greatest challenges, I believe, facing school leaders today is the doom and gloom in education. There is so much material out there
When teachers and school leaders struggle with feedback
Most of us have been there, that moment when we do not appreciate the feedback and comments regarding our work. Feedback, even if it is
Circumvention without a conversation – what it means for school leaders
Going around someone in order to ensure that something gets done is not uncommon in most workplaces, including schools. Yet it can create significant issues