Ethical Leader

#WomenEd Celebrates 5 Years on Twitter!

I have learned a lot about myself, about others, about the community, about education and about life through my connections with #WomenEd over the last 5 years.

#DailyWritingChallenge Day 47: Beauty

I had a beautiful weekend. It was simple, but it made me smile, laugh, cry and embrace the joy in my life. I saw the beauty in each moment and it filled me with optimism for the future.

#LockdownLeadership Blog 9: Community Leadership

I have seen good leaders make bad decisions because one lone blade of grass cannot resist the force of the wind.

#DailyWritingChallenge Day 46: Hope

We are expectant. We have been waiting. Those 9 weeks have felt like 9 months at times. Time has moved slowly. Change has happened rapidly.

#WomenEd Book Club: Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter

This book brings to life 8 step leadership change model, from 2007, through the story of a colony of emperor penguins.

#LockdownLeadership Blog 8: ‘Stoic Wisdom’

The greatest accomplishment for a Stoic, was living a virtuous life regardless of the circumstances. As leaders It is important to adhere to our values, even when life is most challenging.

#DailyWritingChallenge Day 44: Acceptance – an anonymous blog

I didn’t want to have a rare incurable disease but in accepting that I do, it has brought me a great deal of peace.

#DailyWritingChallenge Day 45: Harmony

For me, a rainbow is a symbol of harmony. Each colour has its own worth, but together each colour compliments one another to create a whole. Nothing jars. Rainbows bring joy, hope and optimism as they make you stop in your tracks and take in their beauty.

#LockdownLeadership Blog 7: ‘A Sideways Look’

No longer needed in front-line education for the duration and facing dire financial straits as I was apparently one of thousands who didn’t fit the Government’s furlough or support schemes, I stared into the abyss and wondered how one earth I was going to get myself and my family through.

#DailyWritingChallenge Day 44: Acceptance

Acceptance is a value we have needed to exercise a lot over the last 2 months. We have had to learn to accept a loss of control, to accept a disruption to our world, to accept changes to daily existences. Those who accepted these adjustments found peace quicker.