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Getting staff to ‘buy in’ when the world is quiet quitting

There’s a couple of scenarios that have come up a lot lately in my conversations with school leaders. The first is the leader is filled...

How can I delegate effectively when my staff seem so overworked?

In a recent poll which I conducted in school leader groups on Facebook and LinkedIn, 57% of respondents said that worry about staff...

Can leading mindfully improve my wellbeing and effectiveness?

Mindfulness is spreading in popularity and there has been an explosion in the number of apps, books, website etc available over the past...

Endings and beginnings

I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t get the randomness of the date. Somehow when you wake up on January 1st, it’s supposed...

Do your team meetings empower your team?

During the course of my career, I’ve been part of many different teams and I’ve attended some brilliant meetings that motivated, inspired...

Agility in the public sector – what have we learnt from the pandemic?

The last 18 months have been an exercise in agility for all organisations, none more so than those in the public sector, such as...

Get Out of Your Way

‘Get out of your way’ How coaching helped me get out of ‘overwhelm’ It might have become a bit of a cliché, but coaches often talk about...

Taking off the armour

I have been listening to the last couple of podcasts from Brene Brown, on Armoured vs Daring Leadership (2 parts). They are amazing. I’ve...