As a leader planning your next team project, how do ensure everyone is willing to get on board, and everyone is keen to jump in the same waka (canoe) with you? How do you facilitate a culture of trust and commitment that you need from your team, while ensuring at the same time,Read More…
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Six Keys to Effective Staff Development
Are you planning a staff development workshop? Here are 6 keys to effective staff development days.
Quality early childhood education and future academic success
The following article entitled ‘What makes some preschools better than others?’ by Alice Park (Time Magazine, 25 August 2011) reinforces what we already know about the importance of creating early childhood environments that support the development of language and linguistic skills and the significant impact this has on future academic success. What are your thoughts aboutRead More…
Can trust be demanded unconditionally?
I recently had a conversation with someone about issues of ‘trust’ between leaders and the teams they lead and manage, and the dialogue led me to reflect on the following question: Can trust be demanded unconditionally? Hoy and Miskel (2005) said that “leaders who want to gain the confidence of their followers must make themselvesRead More…
Learning ‘in’ and ‘from’ nature
A friend and colleague of mine recently visited the UK and returned laden with some great discoveries. One such discovery is linked to the Forest Schools innovative educational approach to outdoor play and learning. The idea; which originates from Scandinavia, where engaging with the natural environment is a cultural norm; is to use nature andRead More…
