3 Activities For Your Staff Days to Kick Off 2022

3 Activities For Your Staff Days to Kick Off 2022

My 18 year old starts a new job today – and I am dying to give her the ‘Mum’s top 5 tips for making a good impression on day one!’. I suspect the eye rolls might come thick and fast. So feel free to eye roll – but here are my top tips for...
Overthinking…..Is Your Head Getting in the Way?

Overthinking…..Is Your Head Getting in the Way?

I’ve been thinking about over-thinking…… a bizarre loop that both intrigues and frustrates me. With logic and emotion inextricably tied, often stress, deadlines, overwhelm can lead us to overthink every interaction, every move, every action...
Horizontal Silos – Leadership Divides

Horizontal Silos – Leadership Divides

Not all silos are vertical. Often schools talk about collaborating more effectively across teams to achieve greater school wide change. But what if the main issue is up and down the school? Silos come in many forms: teams, ways of working; working in isolation;...
The Tension of Empathy and Comparison

The Tension of Empathy and Comparison

It’s Tricky… Exhaustion is everywhere. There feels like a malaise has hit us in regards to the latest lockdowns. People who work in the fields of education, health and human services are usually empathy-titans. They hold the space for people of all ages as...