My hopes for diversity in 2017 #BAMEed
Is diversity a term that can be too vague and allow people to be lazy?
Category Archive Writings
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How having a live-in nanny helps you have it all.
“How the hell did you do it [with 2 young children]?” “Because I could afford to have childcare at home.” When I heard the above exchange on an old episode of Desert Island Discs, I thought five things in quick succession. How refreshing. Finally a high profile and accomplished woman who doesn’t pretend that they […]
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Find a place to say what you want
I thought that I couldn’t write about leadership because I’m not in a leadership position anymore. But people still ask me things. I still notice things and I’m still interested in how leaders can affect organisations to create lasting positive change. I realised I can write about what I want. So can you. Yesterday I […]
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Are we only as good as our titles?
What brings us worth at work? Is it all about titles? What can we do when we know we need a change?
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Do we educate for conformity?
Is education too often about making children conform? Is so, is that a problem? 157 words
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Introverted leaders: brief notes from my Telegraph Festival of Education 2016 Talk
Last Friday I delivered a talk at the Telegraph Festival of Education about the benefits that introverts can bring to school leadership. Here are some brief notes. I don’t tend to do powerpoint for these kinds of talks and they are designed to be experienced rather than read but here are some notes and resources […]
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What do our fathers teach us about leadership?
For many of us, our fathers are the first model of leadership that we have – what do we learn from them subconsciously?
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Does it matter that the new Ofsted Chief has never taught?
Amanda Speilman was announced as the next Ofsted chief this week. She has never taught. Is this a problem?
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'That's not me' – leadership lessons from Skepta
What insights can leaders get from music – specifically Skepta’s grime anthem ‘That’s not me’ ? (547 words)
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Management of Change
Why are people so scared of change? How can we experience and implement it in a more positive way?