Book Launch and Workshop
In Wise Heads, Wise Hearts I listen to ten school leaders from the Asia Pacific region as they reflect on what it means and what it takes to lead a school community. […]
Category Archives: Leadership
To value what we measure, or measure what we value or…
Our educators deserve to be equipped with the best possible means of supporting what makes the real difference for students. It’s time they were provided the autonomy and the wherewithal, that is, the space and meaningful tools, so that they are truly able to identify and value what most counts.
Wise Heads Wise Hearts
Check out a book on school leadership due for release August 2016
Structure and Space: the architecture of leadership
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 […]
More than EQ
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 […]
Now you see me, now you don’t: the visible/invisible leader
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 […]
The Art of Insult
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 […]
And now… My XYZ of Teams
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 […]
Leadership Flotsam
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 […]
Piggies in the Middle? The dilemma of middle leaders
Competing expectations can make life difficult for middle leaders
Pam Ryan 