While reading Michael Fullan’s excellent book Leading in a culture of change I have come across some very sound, practical advice and information, as well as some great quotations.
Here are two of my favourites:
Attributed to a superintendent from a 1996 study of Leadership,
“Ten years ago if I had a vision they’d have locked me up, now [...]
I’m doing a lot of reading at the moment about leadership. Both from the point of view of trying to understand myself better but also to understand the preferred styles of those around me and the effect they have on the community they inhabit. It has given rise to some enlightening conversations with colleagues around the subject. [...]
This past fortnght I’ve had real cause to consider my readiness for a senior management position. I’ve had some encouraging feedback from people I’ve spoken to and this has been crucial in helping me really focus on what it means to step into the role. I have also been considering how I measure up to my [...]
Professor Brian Boyd’s keynote speech focused on the place of thinking skills within a Curriculum for Excellence. The main themes from the speech as I understood them were as follows :
Making the connections
Are we on the edge of a ‘New Enlightenment’ with the freedom being given to educators through a Curriculum for Excellence?
Thinking skills are equally important [...]
The purpose of what we do and how it relates to our motivation on a daily basis came up in conversation with a colleague today. I was describing how I felt I had gained a very clear sense of purpose, for a number of reasons, in the past 18 months or so, and how this translated into [...]
Ice-breaker fun!
We finally got ALPs off the ground today with our induction day at the Pennypit Community Centre at Prestonpans, a really top class facility. It was a great day and it was tremendous to see all the ‘thinking’ becoming ‘doing’.
I was also delighted that the input from all the different people connected together to present a [...]
Tonight I finished my first reading of the Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge. I know it will not be the last. It is a really challenging book, I have found it particularly so given my choice to undertake the SQH. As much philosophy as pragmatism, very inspirational.
I have to share some words from the end [...]
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