The “Why” Surrounding Coaching. The concept of coaching is spreading into education….. but what is it really all about? What Coaching Is -1 to 1or team-based - Goal orientated - Forward moving and solution focused - A vehicle for personal development - Growing current capability -All about you and what you need now What Coaching Isn't -Directive or corrective - Fixing -Telling you what to do -Deficit focused -Something you do when things aren’t going well At edLead we approac

It really is true! Marshall Goldsmith's book What Got You Here, Won't Get You There – How Successful People Become Even More Successful, reminds us that although we might be successful, we might not be as good as we think we are! The book also prompts one to confront the fact that the very skills that got you this far, may not be what is needed for your future success. Even more confronting – Goldsmith suggests that many of us don't realise that we are "in our own way." Our o

You may have heard about Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon before? In fact, you might have heard about it for the first time quite recently. If not, then you just might hear about it again very soon. Baader-Meinhof is the phenomenon where you stumble upon perhaps some strange or new piece of information, maybe an unfamiliar word or name, or something you may not have heard for a while and then soon afterwards encounter the same thing again, often repeatedly. The word I want to explor

You don't have to look far to find survey results, reports and media items about heavy workload and high levels of stress amongst leaders and teachers. The pace of school life is often commented on and it seems that "busy is the new black". Perhaps being busy has become synonymous with being effective and successful? The problem is that busy, pressured leaders are modelling to those around them, whether they realise it or not. Are leaders influencing the pace of work of the t