As I hold a position of responsibility, I had some understanding of leadership but my beliefs have evolved. Looking back on my first blog post, Miller, 2023, February 19, I identified a connection between leadership and strategic planning, but I strangely thought innovative leadership involved subverting the strategic plan. I felt that school vision and […]
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Planning for the unknown
“Schools can prepare them for jobs that have not yet been created, for technologies that have not yet been invented, to solve problems that have not yet been anticipated” (Schleicher, 2018, p. 2) These words resonated with me this week. I was struck by the enormity of the situation we find ourselves in, with the […]
Having that difficult conversation…
Conflict, in some form, is an inevitable part of change management. I find the idea of having a conflict resolution style interesting as I had never really thought of having a conscious style when dealing with conflict. I took the quiz here, to get some feedback about what my conflict resolution style might be. What […]
Shifting the paradigm…
Schools have a defined structure, culture and social fabric that is unique to them. When educational change and the unique influences of a school are considered, what is a major shift in one school might be common practice at another. I can only speak from my current experience and the cultural environment of my school. […]