A weekly snapshot of some people in the news The following people were named in the Educator’s annual ‘Hot List’ to recognise educational excellence: Andrew Webster, Director of eLearning & Claire Lawler, Social Justice Coordinator, Stuartholme School, Brisbane Christine Mae, Education Officer, Sydney Catholic Schools Dale Casburn, Leader of Careers & VET, St Paul’s College, […]
Agility – what does this mean for me and the success of my team?
To keep up with the relentless pace of change, the regular message we receive is that we need to make ourselves and our teams more agile. This holds true whether you lead a team of two or two thousand. But how do you create this agility? Published in 2018, The Agile Leader by Simon Hayward […]
Magda on teaching herself courage
In this powerful TED Talk, Magda Szubanski shares some great insights on teaching herself courage. From the backdrop of her family involved in the Polish resistance during World War 2, Magda asked herself the question, “would I have had the courage to do that”. And that is a common thing that many of us ask. […]
Does taking things too personally cause you problems?
If taking things too personally is causing you problems, Frederik Imbo shares 2 strategies that could help in this interesting TED Talk. His own experiences of taking things too personally led him to become a football referee to learn how to not take things personally. What better environment is there to learn than from doing […]
Insights on change management from McKinsey
With “70% of major change management projects not achieving the objectives they set out to achieve”, the insights shared in this McKinsey video provide guidance on how to not fall into this category. Of those that don’t achieve their objectives, 70% relates to human issues. So the early stage of the change management process is […]
