“We learn from our experience…..if we reflect upon our experience” John Dewey
Category: honestyBy Don Ledingham on Jun 3, 2007 in Leadership, Management, honesty | 3 Comments
Thanks for the helpful comments to the previous post in this series - they have helped me to explore the tension between the desire to “always tell the truth” and being an “effective leader”
Regardless of my desire to promote a non-hierarchical culture there is a reality that I am in a position of ‘power’ within education in East Lothian. There are [...]
By Don Ledingham on Jun 1, 2007 in Accountability, Culture, Ideas, Management, Personal Lessons, Personnel, honesty | 6 Comments
Following yesterday’s post I’ve been doing a little more reading about honesty and leadership.
Honesty is seen by many as a key factor in effective leadership 1,2, 3, 4
However, the recurring definition of honesty in most texts relates to trustworthiness of the leader.
I’m convinced that trustworthiness is a key factor in effective leadership but “truth” is [...]
By Don Ledingham on May 31, 2007 in Leadership, Management, Personal Lessons, honesty | 2 Comments
I bumped into someone this week who used to work with Professor Tim Brighouse.
Tim Brighouse has been a major influence upon how I attempt to go about my own work - so it was great to meet someone (a service Director in Birmingham City Council) who worked very closely with the man himself.
I asked the [...]
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