Elly Warnock

"Leaders eat last." Simon Sineck "There is no end to the good I can do if I don't mind who gets the credit." What is the modern view of leadership? (Nick - the leader as the chef?) Coaching is solution forward focused!

We are due to have our final session with Carol for the year tomorrow.  It is amazing that we are at this time of the year already with another year of PD under our belts.  Lots has changed in the past year, lots of growth has been made. Carol has asked us to complete an elevator pitch.  To be honest, I had no idea what it even was, but with the help of Nick's blogpost, I think I have it sorted!  So, here goes... The Coaching Habit My coaching is… I have worked on… I have achieved… My leadership learning relates to… Um....actually....I think I would rather just talk about something that is on top for me... The difference between coaching and mentoring.  I knew about this in theory, but in practise, it has been made really clear to me this year. Mentorship is a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The  mentor  m...

"Restructuring is not as important as re-culturing." Alma Harris can complement each other  can work against each other  Structure is surface, culture is deep?  culture - common ideals and values  structure - systematic - how the culture is upheld  The culture needs to be discovered, so that the structures can fall into place  Is it easier to make changes to the structure than to the culture?   "Detailed understanding of the 'problem' is usually little help in arriving at the solution."  The detail of the problem is irrelevant to the coach. The more you understand the problem, the more you will pop over into solution-giving/advice-giving rather than coaching. It is the coaches roll to ask questions to help the person to get to the solution.  Some people in some situations cannot be coached!  Locating Yourself - a Key to Conscious Leadership Page 145 - we are not very good at saying no!

One thing that we do well in NZ to respond/cater to/for diversity. Inclusive of families Use of own language (in SLC) Diverse Staff Strategic - set up people to 'look after' different groups within the school Diversity is not just about culture - family structures, personalising learning etc Empowerment Means different things for different people Being able to choose How do we TRULY personalise PLD for staff? We tend to organise through systems Schools have always been highly structured BUT how do you get consistency throughout the school e.g. agency the teaching of subtraction We need to be responsive to what is in front of us Being strategic is about saying no to the thing you want to say yes to. It is possible to set an expectation and coach your way to it. e.g. "It is an expectation that hui will happen every week, what can we do to achieve that?" "What are the barriers?" "What is the challenge here for you?...

When you are asking questions, you might feel less certain about whether you are being useful, the conversation can feel slower and you might feel like you have lost control of the conversation....(and indeed you have - that's called empowering). It is easy to 'help' but in doing so, we don't empower!  We move to a position where we want to help people help themselves. This redefines 'work' - others are 'doing' the hard work! This relates to teaching - we are redefining our role as teachers. What does it mean to empower? to give power or authority to, to enable or permit warrant, commission, license, qualify, entrust, privilege the process of becoming stronger and more confident  mana empowerment vs empower To empower? The process of entrusting and enabling someone so that they become stronger and more confident to take control of their own life. Why? to foster independence to motivate creates an opportunity for ...

PTC 01: Professional Relationships, PTC 02: Promoting Well Being; PTC 03: Bicultural Partnership; PTC 04: Professional Learning; PTC 05: Leadership; PTC 06: Learning Programme; PTC 07: Learning Environment;  PTC 08: How Ākonga Learn; PTC 09: Diverse Needs; PTC 10: Bicultural; PTC 11: Assessment; PTC 12: Critical Inquiry; Appraisal, Carol Lynch, Dinah Harvey, Sabbatical