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...
Spent an amazing two days last weekend training and inspiring a new generation of 21st Century Leaders, as well as discussing school leadership standards in Bangkok at NIST International School’s Professional Learning Hub. Received great reviews too! Participants came from all over the globe with a...
I’m sure you all know that Australia experienced a great deal of excitement last week as we now have a new Prime Minister! What I found really intriguing is that the new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, must have read my blog article on Emotional Intelligence last week....
I’ve had a terrible week! Like you, I’m driven to make a positive difference in kids’ lives so I’ve just started a new project. It’s exciting but also really hard and it’s pushing me outside my comfort zone. It’s kind of funny though, because last week I wrote...