QCPPA Readings
Professional Reading 1
Have you read Dr Anthony Muhammad’s “Transforming School Culture” Second Edition: Solution Tree Press: 2018 In this work, Dr Muhammad encourages School Leadership to look at profiling your teaching staff so you can understand what you are working with, and targeting teachers so that they can best assist with the mission of student learning and…
Professional Reading 2
Have you read Tracey Ezard’s “Ferocious Warmth” Published by Tracey Ezard: 2021 Tracey Ezard is a Keynote Speaker, Author and Educator who is dedicated to working with school leaders to inspire those they work with to achieve the best results for students. In this excellent book, she encourages “Ferocious Warmth” leaders who lead high performance…
Professional Reading 3
Have you read James Clear “Atomic Habits – An easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones” Published by Penguin Random House: 2018 I found the content extremely helpful in understanding my own personal and professional habits and ways to incorporate the principles and practices into goal setting.
Professional Reading 4 – Trust & Inspire
This book is about Leadership style. Covey describes a spectrum of polar opposites in leadership for us and challenges us to make a choice about the best pathway. At one end, he places command and control systems where those in charge dictate and direct what happens with those below them getting told what to do, when to do it and how it needs to be done. At the other end is a state of empowerment, engagement and mutual trust.
Professional Reading 5
Emeritus Professor Viviane Robinson’s 2018 book “Reduce Change To Increase Improvement” (Corwin Press) further expounds her theories about engaging those doing the work in the decision making about direction. Her explanations about what she calls the Engagement Theory are excellent and easy to follow.
Patrick Lencioni Conflict – Worth The Risk
If you are a listener to Podcasts, this might be one for you to go to. Try Patrick Leoncioni as part of his “At The Table” series where he meets with friends and colleagues to discuss matters relevant to organisational leadership.
A recommended one is “Conflict : Worth The Risk”…!!!