LEADING FOR CHANGE & LEARNINGIn Our Future Schools

Stephen Murgatroyd, PhD FBPsS FRSA

Guides to Leadership - Models

Learning from the Greats…

Starting to explore deep thoughts….

and…..

and finally…

So then, having reviewed 1,753 books and 2,627 research papers…we asked…

• Can we make sense of all of this…

• Can we get really clear…

• Can we keep it simple…

• Can we stay out of the way of Attila, Machiavelli and Genghis Khan?

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Characteristic 1: Practice Personal Mastery

• They are not being leaders to find out who they are..

• They realise that the work isn’t about them – its about the students and their learning

• They realize that they are not the most important person in the school – those who engage in teaching and learning are..

• They lead a balanced life-style…

• They look after themselves..

Characteristic 2: Apply a Glocal Mindset

• They realize that there is life beyond work and school..

• That others are doing wonderful things in education in other schools around the world (and not just in Finland..)

• That Singapore has to think glocally to be successful locally

• That the future is about collaboration and engagement with others globally..so that innovation can take place locally

• That adopting and then adpating is how 95% of all innovation takes place…

Characteristic 3: Accelerate Cross Boundary Learning

• They don’t reject learning from the great ideas of others in other sectors – health, business, non profits..

• They actively seek out learning from other spheres – how can we learn math through music or art, how can we learn about leading a school by studying retail organizations..

• They understand that the engagement of teachers and the other adults in the school in the work of leadership is as important as they way they do as teachers, support staff, administrators, janitors..

Characteristic 4: Think Back from the Future

• They don’t guess where their school is going…they are deliberate about it..

• They can communicate vision, strategy and direction…

• They don’t guess, they make evidence based decisions..based on a chosen future…

Characteristic 5: Lead Systematic Change

• They know how to inspire, engage and focus the work of the people in their organization

• They can connect current activities (where we are) to the future (where we need to be) in ways that inspire action…

• They know that engagement is better than demanding..

• They inspire confidence in change because their colleagues know that it comes from the heart as well as the mind..

Characteristic 6: Drive Performance with Passion

• They can use evidence of progress (or failure) to inspire and engage …

• They can use to the “what” to lead people through the “so what” to the “now what”..

• They can lead across and deliver within..

• They can use a crisis to enable change..

• They take risks (within the rules) and live with paradox

Sound Like Anyone We Know?

But Can we Make this Even Simpler?

This what I see Jean P Stiles do…

• Build and empower teacher teams..

• Build and empower supports for learners and learning

• Enable the student voice to be heard

• Connect to others around the world..

• Focus, focus, focus on equity as an ambition in terms of outcomes

• Never let a crisis go to waste..

So….what are the three big takeaways

Listen and then engage..

Don’t be this guy… Be this guy..

Imagine a Different (Better) Future

A Possible GREAT future.. Think Ahead / Lead Across

Deliver Within and Be Passionate About It..

For learning… For great teaching..

Remember: This Work is Supposed to be Fun..

Not This.. But this…

Stephen Murgatroydmurgatroydstephen@gmail.com / @murgatroydsteph /

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