Therapy!

I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the Education industry. I am particularly frustrated with the lack of clarity and direction to Senior Leadership. My pathway was clear in the UK and with every school in New Zealand being a separate entity, its incredibly hard to know what to do next to ensure a step into Senior Leadership.  

Every school I have been to I have quickly adapted to the vision of the school and done everything I can to put myself in a position to move on. Unfortunately, this approach is not the way to go. New appointments for Leadership tends to come from outside the school based on an unknown criteria/agenda. 

More importantly, this frustration is compounded massively by the insane amount of research and articles shared via social media. It's incredibly frustrating as you constantly looking around and hearing how amazing other schools are being based on practices or understandings you are not doing and I feel I am falling behind.

However, Simon Sinek has put my mind at rest. :)

"Put simply, best practice are not always best. It is not just WHAT or HOW you do things that matters, what matters more is that WHAT and HOW you do things is consistent with your WHY? Only then will your practices indeed be best.

There is nothing inherently wrong with looking to others to learn what they do, the challenge is knowing what practices or advice to follow. Simple test to find out exactly WHAT and HOW is right for you - Celery test.

Ideas - M&Ms, rice milk, Oreo, Celery - WHY - healthy - filters decision.

With a WHY clearly stated in an organisation, anyone within the organisation can make a decision as clearly and as accurately as the founder. A WHY provides the clear filter for decision-making."

I am going to focus on the 'Why' at SPS and not worry about what is happening around NZ, I can only influence the environment I work in and there is plenty to become immersed into here! My leadership capabilities and knowledge has taken a new direction at SPS and I am certainly growing, which is all I can ask for.  Action: turn off social media around Education.