Wowsers! Here comes 2020 – a whole new decade to dream, create and take action. What will your 20’s look like? I love ‘Visioning’. Purposefully imagining what we want in the future has been scientifically proven to have positive effects on our achievement. Imagine you in...
Don’t know about you, but I’ve been amazed lately at how social media has become a place for criticism, negativity and whining. Don’t get me wrong, I love social media and use it for many reasons. But more and more I realize that self-leadership is one...
Are you feeling crazy busy at the moment? You love what you do but sometimes you feel absolutely overwhelmed? Yep I get it! We live in a world of rapid change and all sorts of problems, from rising socio-economic inequality to terrorism, environmental challenges to mental illness...
More and more I realize that self-leadership is one of the most important success factors for school leaders today. I learnt years ago, as a Head of a K-12 School, that you can’t lead anyone if you can’t lead yourself. Currently many of my colleagues and...
March is a notoriously busy time in most schools around the world for teachers and school leaders. In many schools it’s almost the end of a very long term. I’ve heard stories from colleagues over the past week about how they have faced several challenges...
Are you feeling guilty about your New Year Resolution? I know that you want 2017 to be full of successes but you’re already busy and have lost focus with those great goals you set two weeks ago. I understand just how you feel. Years ago I was...
Have you ever had one of those weeks where everything gets on top of you? You know, where you feel overwhelmed but know you have to keep on going. You start second-guessing your decisions and then WHAMMY! You start to doubt yourself. You waste precious...
Ok, you’re ready! You want 2016 to be your best year yet! You want to be a great 21st Century Leader. You’re a trailblazer, you’re confident, but deep down you know you need some sage advice as the standards for school leaders keep getting higher and higher....
You’ve been teaching for five to ten years. You’re passionate about what you do and you're dedicated to your students. You work hard, you’re compassionate and you have learnt so much about teaching, curriculum, assessment, student wellbeing and the way schools work. You love making a...
Here I am in Delhi India, the land of diversity, beauty and great thinkers! I have been invited to speak to hundreds of Principals at the 7th International Conference on Excellence in School Education at the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Delhi a most prestigious and...