By Stacey Wallace – General Manager, At My Best, 10+ years professional and career development experience.   You will no doubt have formulated a view of 360° degree feedback and development planning. Either you’ve…

The silo effect In 2020, most of us have had at least some experience of remote working. As our days have become organised around video meetings, it has uncovered the problematic structure of our organisations.…

  Improving the quality of your conversations can be the key to transformation.   Talk, talk, talk   How much of your day is spent in conversation? If you’re lucky enough to work in a…

  Conventionally, we tend to think of leaders as those who are in positions of formal authority – and that leadership is a quality that is ‘possessed’ by these individuals. The association of leadership with…

In schools, we know the importance of building students’ academic confidence – we provide positive feedback and acknowledge their achievements. The recognition of their emerging mastery is critical – when students feel a sense that…

  It’s now common to hear organisations – particularly schools – talk about how they are nurturing lifelong learning. How might leaders benefit from seeing themselves as lifelong learners?   When we talk about the…

  Leaders can be most effective when they model the capacity to reflect and ask questions, rather than having all the answers.   Known Unknowns   In our conventional view of ‘strong’ leadership, we tend…

  In times of disruption, leaders can help us focus on what matters most.   Even the best laid plans…   Conventional models of leadership tend to emphasise the importance of ‘vision’ – the leader…

  Leading a complex organisation is difficult enough in ‘ordinary’ circumstances, let alone in the midst of a global pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has thrown up all kinds of new challenges for leaders, at a…

  The way we frame feedback matters, especially if our goal is to support the ongoing learning of our teams. So how might a strengths-based approach make feedback motivating, rather than demoralising?   Feedback in…