Critical thinking can be defined as “learning to think better by improving one’s thinking skills.” Individuals who are critical thinkers use the thinking process to analyze (consider and reflect) and synthesize (piece together) what they have learned or are currently learning. Unfortunately, much of everyone’s thinking tends to be biased, imprecise, unclear, uninformed or prejudiced.Read More…
How to get your team on board : Transformative leadership approaches
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…
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…
