LEADING LIGHTS     Issue 1 | 2023

Table of Contents

What Matters? What Really Matters In Leading in Education?

We are not looking for another leadership type or even style (a range of styles dependent on situation and context is important); it is starting with the end, the intended outcome, in mind. Not looking for another leadership type or style; starting with the end in mind
Not about magic formulas or...

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Angry and Entitled: What is Happening in our Society?

What is most evident is an attitude of entitlement, arrogance and self-interest which is observed through angry outbursts, abuse and often violence towards others.

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The Place for Compassion and Self-Compassion in Leadership

Qualities like compassion for others and self-compassion are often downplayed by leaders who regard them as soft skills that have no place in a professional setting. In this article, Jeanette Mundy, an ontological and transformational leadership coach, explains why compassion and self-compassion are, in fact, critical qualities in leadership and shares eight ways to practise...

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The Courage to Lead

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it means to sit down and listen’.

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