A leader is at their best when…
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. Lao Tzu (604 BC – […]
Admitting mistakes builds trust
Trust is foundational to a positive culture in any organisation, but how does a leader develop and maintain a culture trust? My PhD research uncovered 10 key practices that highly […]
Are you driven to be the best?
I want to be the very best school leader I can be. Why, because for me being a principal (or a teacher for that matter) is more than a job, […]
When it all boils down, good leadership is about two things: vision and trust
There is a wealth of literature and research on leadership. Many academics and psychologists have committed years to studying and understanding the practice. There have been countless leadership models or […]
Compelling leadership takes great courage
This blog was written in response to a question that I was asked about a previous blog on performance management. I have to make a really hard decision. Already I […]
Global Education Summit in Washington DC
I was gobsmacked when in June of this year I received a personal invitation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Sutton Trust to attend a Summit on 3 […]
When it all boils down, good leadership is about two things: vision and trust
There is a wealth of literature and research on leadership. Many academics and psychologists have committed years to studying and understanding the practice. There have been countless leadership models or […]
Trust improves outcomes—but how do you get it?
Trust is the fundamental resource for successful leadership. No one wants to follow a person, particularly to the unknown, if they don’t trust them. And yet, trust is a word […]
How do you create the conditions for innovation in a school?
Schools are notoriously conservative. They were conceived in the industrial age. Since their birth little has changed. David Price suggested that if time travel were possible, a person traveling from […]