Being nice trumps being clever
I don’t routinely open the Times Literary Supplement expecting to have my behaviour as a leader challenged. But recently a Philosophy professor was writing about…
I don’t routinely open the Times Literary Supplement expecting to have my behaviour as a leader challenged. But recently a Philosophy professor was writing about…
Ofsted is terribly bad for the quality of Further Education. Half of the problem is that it makes recommendations. The other half is that despite…
Chris Thomson describes how maths can illuminate thinking about management: A recent FE News article on the usefulness of maths reminded me of what I owe…
How passionate are you about your work? If you’re in any doubt, DON’T google it. A five-minute word-search will turn your uncertainty into neurosis. Courses,…
Maybe you’ve heard this story about motivation: the visitor to a cathedral building-site who interviews three bricklayers. “Laying bricks,” says the first; “Putting this wall…
Here’s a couple of questions for you: Would you rather your college was mediocre or excellent? Should staff training be about bringing people together or…
I was reminded the other day of something of a tiny incident I once witnessed in the College courtyard. Distracted at my desk by the…
Wouldn’t it be great if we discovered there were laws of leadership just like the laws of physics? If there were, we wouldn’t lose time…
How to put out fires with… strategy What prevents college principals from achieving educational provision of the highest quality? This doesn’t have to be a…
When I was contemplating applying to become a college principal I was haunted by the kind of person I thought I needed to be: “Strong-willed,…
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