Principal at Waipahihi School in Taupo, Dad of 3, enjoy reading, learning, reflecting and taking action!
Taupo District, New Zealand
Joined February 2011
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Great quote from the movie ‘The International’ : “The truth means responsibility - which is why everyone dreads it.”
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Full credit came out live on TV #TeamNewZealand - well deserved. Just outstanding. Loving every moment!
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The misery of managerialism - when visionary leadership is replaced by hierarchies and a belief in managerial processes over innovation and entrepreneurship
futuremakers.nz/2021/03/07/t…
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Check out the Education Council's podcast on Modern Learning Environments. I am on the panel along with Mark Wilson (Principal Cashmere High School), @mosborne01 (Director Leading Learning) and Bobby Hunter (Professor Massey University. educationcouncil.org.nz/cont…
"A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." - economics Nobel-laureate Herbert Simon. Meaning, the more items we attend to, the less time we can allot to each, and the less well we will perform any one of them. (Great at Work - Morten T Hansen)
Awesome quote... xitter.cf/mraspinall/status/9745…
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how is your school stepping out of the comfort zone? xitter.cf/gelsasia/status/974473…
“If you’re a #school that is not innovating, you’re a dead horse” - a powerful start to the opening keynote by @HargreavesBC at #21CGELS
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"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."
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Holy smokes. Australian journalist provides one of the most brutal takedowns of Trump I've heard in a while. 👏🏽
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'Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.' Abraham Lincoln
W. B. Yeats: “It takes more courage to examine the dark corners of your own soul than it does for a soldier to fight on a battlefield.”
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"Taking care of your people means giving them every available tool and advantage to achieve their aims in life, beyond specifics of job"
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"Taking care of your people does not mean protecting them from the consequences of their own behaviour. That's the path to irresponsibility"
"Leave your comfort zone, there is no growth there!" Powerful words to finish the week on. Go well!
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There's a mismatch between what schools (are pressured to) value & what employers say they want (enterprise skills) #tmhouse