Challenging the invisible beast
Culture is a fascinating thing, an invisible beast, or life force. When a group of people come together to form an organisation, or community, it is like birthing a new […]
Culture is a fascinating thing, an invisible beast, or life force. When a group of people come together to form an organisation, or community, it is like birthing a new […]
I recently made some comments in the Educator Magazine about the risks of ‘standardising education’ and the resultant impact on so called ‘21st century’ skills. The debate on Twitter raged […]
So much of leadership comes down to being able to manage yourself. A number years ago I observed a person collapse under the stress of the leadership role he was in. […]
I heard a horrific story this morning. A fellow I was chatting to about leadership shared with me a story about his wife’s workplace. She works for a corporate in […]
I have two grown up children, well, almost grown up. My son is 22 and my daughter is 20. Everyone said that they would grow up too quickly, and they […]
When does innovation occur? Rarely, I would suggest. Most organisations don’t innovate unless they are threatened, out of necessity. If things are going along well why innovate? The theory of […]
What do you see? A kind face, a gentle man with a radiant smile? When you see this man what do you see? A bum? Someone who has wasted their […]
I have worked in schools for my whole career. There is an annual cycle in the life of a school, probably not unlike any corporation (end-of-financial-year, sales, etc.). There are […]
Last week a colleague lent me a book about change. “Who Moved my Cheese?” is a parable, a story about four mice who search for cheese in a maze. When […]
The perennial question when it comes to leadership. We all display leadership from time-to-time. Whenever we seek to influence another person, or group of people, we are leading. For example, […]