leadership
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The Leadership Triad: Core Behaviours for Success
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Leaders are made, not born. These three behaviours will lay the groundwork to understand yourself and become a better leader. Crave Growth Good leaders want to improve, even when it’s hard. Their moral compass shows them that better leaders help create a positive and inclusive work environment to engage the people…
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Leadership and Learning under Lockdown
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Reading Time: About 4 minutes In the beginning, I was smug about being an introvert. This “stay at home” thing would be a cinch. I like spending time on my own: thinking, reading, watching, writing. I look forward to the end of the day when I walk up the steps to my front door and…
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How to Appreciate Straight Talk
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Blunt. Direct. Forthright. Candid. I spent a year in Paris when I was 18. In 1982, the City of Light was full of possibilities for a young woman unafraid to explore. I met many international and French students that year. I was often introduced as “Suzanne – don’t mind her, she’s very blunt”. My 57…
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Influence Really is That Important
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In my first naive years as a school leader, I didn’t understand the power of influence. I wasn’t so sure that Dale Carnegie really knew what he was talking about. I used to think that if you told people what to do, then they would do it. I spent very little time reflecting on my leadership…
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Four Ways to Extend My Digital Leadership
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Digital spaces beckon me. I enjoy quickly scanning my Twitter feed for interesting tidbits. I’ve loved reading about Ontario educators’ #oneword in the Google+ community. I blog here. Still, I wonder what more I need to do as a leader. Jennifer Casa-Todd, digital educator, challenged the audience recently with a thought provoking question at a…