Authenticity is not just a challenge, it’s a problem. The problem with authenticity is you can’t fake it. There is a natural alignment between what you feel & think, what the organisation you work for values & does and the system’s orientation & drivers. Continue reading
One of the challenges we face as a profession is that we are much better at using the word “and” as opposed to the word “instead”. We’re better at “yes” than “no”. It leads to initiative and implementation overload. Continue reading
I’m now on my eighth Secretary of State for Education since becoming a headteacher and my fourteenth in total. I’m sure they will have all tried to do the best job they can but none stick in the memory for that long. They have been in power but they have not been leaders. Continue reading