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Structure and Space: the architecture of leadership

July 20, 2015by pamryan58 Leave a comment

Art and science are often regarded as opposing concepts, where art is associated with creativity and imagination and science with order and system. Even our wonderfully complex brains are sometimes […]

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Education, Leadership, Leadership of innovation, Management, Vision

More than EQ

July 9, 2015by pamryan58 Leave a comment

Emotional intelligence has gained increasing prominence in the literature on leadership, suggesting that leaders must be attuned to others and their needs, as well as to their own needs. It’s […]

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Education, Ethics, Leadership, Management

Now you see me, now you don’t: the visible/invisible leader

June 28, 2015by pamryan58 1 Comment

Toddlers play a game where they put their hands over their eyes and magically disappear, only to reappear once those little paws are removed. Their invisibility hinges on their perception […]

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Education, Leadership, Management, Schools

The Art of Insult

June 22, 2015by pamryan58 3 Comments

Let me immediately establish that I’m not condoning the art of insult. I will admit, however, to a certain fascination for the practice of it. I’m not talking here about […]

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Education, Leadership, Power

And now… My XYZ of Teams

June 16, 2015by pamryan58 Leave a comment

Last year I published a blog entitled “My ABC of Teams”. That piece captured some of the qualities I see as integral to a high-performing team, whether it be a […]

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Education, Leadership, Leadership of teams, Management, Teamwork

Leadership Flotsam

June 11, 2015by pamryan58 Leave a comment

Leadership flotsam Shortly before butchering his boss, Shakespeare’s Brutus was heard to say, “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to […]

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Education, Leadership, Management, Vision

Old Dog, New Trick

May 16, 2015by pamryan58 2 Comments

Somewhere, I suspect the gods are grinning gleefully, as my ‘red pen ways’ came back to bite. In my later teaching years I had progressed to green or black pen, […]

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Education, Writing

Piggies in the Middle? The dilemma of middle leaders

February 7, 2015by pamryan58 Leave a comment

Competing expectations can make life difficult for middle leaders

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Education, Leadership, Leadership of teams, Management

Take the ‘e’ from educates and you get…

January 13, 2015by pamryan58 Leave a comment

Ducats!! Education in the modern-day is increasingly lucrative and attractive to the business world. Schools are springing up all around the globe with the clear charter of making money. Not […]

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Education, Management

The Grey Nomads of Education

January 9, 2015by pamryan58 Leave a comment

The grey nomad is typically depicted on a never-ending holiday, traversing the country in a caravan or laying a carbon footprint further afield, and of course, doing the proverbial spend […]

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Education, Leadership, Uncategorized

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