Henry David Thoreau had the rare opportunity to withdraw from conventional life. He built a small cabin in the woods and examined the rich experience of living as simply as possible. Through his experience of removing all distraction he was able to slow down, remove the pressure of public opinion, and think about the meaning […]
Cheryl Lloyd is the current principal of Campbell River Christian school. It his her second year as principal of the school. Cheryl overseas 254 students from K-12 and 40 staff members. While officially she is the loan administrator, Cheryl has worked to change the staff structure to develop a leadership team of lead teachers and […]
I am anticipating a great learning opportunity as I examine the principals learning appraisal process as posted by dizzybutterfly. As the principal of an independent school in BC I do not work within the structure of the school district or even directly with other independent schools. Much of the work I do is specific to […]
In his post, Norm asks how I have responded to unethical behaviour in my context. I suppose that there is the unethical behaviour that I am aware of and that which I am not aware of. I am pleased and thankful that there are not many instances of unethical behaviour which come to mind as […]
Blending Transactional and Transformational Leadership Managers should include elements of transactional and transformational leadership. They are in a position to directly affect follower attitude toward the work they do and the organization they work for. If the manager focuses only on transactional leadership where a follower is given a reward for meeting performance expectations then […]
In addition to vision setting, policy development, management and production, the demonstration of moral and ethical behaviour in leadership is essential. All organizations face times of victory or success and times of turbulence and struggle. In either case the leader sets the tone. The degree to which the leader is able to demonstrate an authentic […]
I am the principal of a small k-9 independent school. Both teaching and learning at the school look much different than they did a few short years ago. With the affordable availability of technology and a shift in educational direction we have been able to pivot quickly in a new educational landscape. We have seen […]
As the course work got underway in September and I began this journey to understand leadership in a deeper way, I began to notice that something significant had changed since I completed my formal teacher training 18 years ago, I… Continue Reading →
Timeless Words From Act 1 Scene III of Hamlet, through the character Polonius, William Shakespeare speaks out sage advice. Make great friends and keep them, listen carefully to all before speaking, and finally for the benefit of yourself and others,… Continue Reading →
It was my pleasure to have a conversation this afternoon with Monica about her leadership journey. Monica leads a Christian ministry team working with over 70 students on Campus at SFU. She is very passionate about developing students as world… Continue Reading →