The field of social psychology teaches us that social relationships are central to an organizations culture and to the overall success of the organization. Educational leaders play a significant role in structuring their teams’ working relationships, and this can be achieved in one of three key ways. One way educational leaders can structure working relationships,Read More…
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Education, Employment and Work-Life Balance
According to the latest findings from the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development (OECD), New Zealand performs exceptionally well in overall well-being, as shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the Better Life Index. A well-educated and well-trained population is essential for aRead More…
An organizations most valuable asset is their people
This week’s blog post discusses productivity and profitability. Last week, I mentioned how hard New Zealand teachers and leaders work. The reality is, as a nation we work really hard. With the exception of Iceland (a country that enjoys icy cold conditions and 6 months of darkness a year), the average New Zealander apparently spends moreRead More…
Are educational organizations becoming more profit-focused?
My thoughts for the blog post this week were inspired by a couple of critical questions posed in a recent online discussion between education management professionals. The following two commonly held assumptions were made explicit: (a) Collaboration among teachers across disciplines for project-based learning is essential for real learning in schools, and (b) Real educationRead More…
Leadership can be a lonely place
A colleague once shared a wise Chinese proverb with me. Loosely translated it says ‘it is a cold and lonely place on top of a mountain’. He was talking about leadership. We need to make a clear distinction here between between leaders and leadership. Leaders are not lonely people, per se. On the contrary. LeadersRead More…
