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Leading the wagons west: What kind of leader are you?

We can achieve positive outcomes for the students in our care if we ask ourselves the right questions as school leaders, and that begins with interrogating our own leadership styles and approaches. Jonathan Cordiner explains

My fundamental belief is that a relentless commitment to the cycle of improvement is absolutely essential if we are to achieve the very best for our children in this ever-changing world. Key to the success of our improvement work is the ability to ask ourselves the right questions.

So, what kind of leader are you? If we struggle to articulate what kind of leadership styles we adopt, then how can we be sure that our leadership styles are conducive to getting the very best for our young people?

What analogy sums you up as a leader? Are you superman/superwoman? The one who can fix everything and save the day? Are you the authoritarian – whatever you say goes? Are you the train driver, where everyone gets on board and you are driving the train into the sunset (i.e. you know the direction of travel so off we go?).

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