Insights
We regularly produce articles that we hope will inform, inspire, and provide insights into school strategy and leadership.
The Habit That Builds High-Performing Teams | Why Every Middle Leader Needs After-Action Reviews New
After-Action Reviews are a powerful, low-cost way for middle leaders to sharpen performance, develop team capability, and build future leadership—all in under 30 minutes. Learn how one habit can quietly transform your team.
No Accountability? No Strategy.
If you’re not holding your people accountable, your strategy is going nowhere. Execution fails not from lack of vision, but from lack of follow-up. This post explores why real leadership means confronting drift, closing the loop, and making accountability a cultural norm.
Why Differentiated Parent Experiences Could Be Your School’s Best Strategic Asset
How parents experience your school could be your strongest strategic asset. By offering differentiated, values-aligned choices, schools can drive loyalty, reputation and retention in an increasingly competitive landscape. Here’s how the Good, Better, Best model can help.
Strategy Without Support: Why Teacher Burnout Is a Strategic Failure
Burnout isn’t caused by too much change, but by too little support for change. When strategies lack resourcing, teachers shoulder the weight, leading to exhaustion and attrition. If your school’s strategy matters, the support must too.
The Value Equation: Happy Families + Happy Staff = School Success
Creating value in schools isn’t about shiny buildings or slick plans—it’s about delighting families and supporting staff. This post explores how customer joy and employee satisfaction drive real, measurable school success.
High-Performance Teachers vs High-Performance Teams
Schools often chase high-performing individuals. But what if the real strategy lies in building high-performing teams instead? When teachers collaborate deeply, reflect often, and share the load, everyone lifts. Even the 'A' players stop rowing alone.
Middle Leaders Are the Engine Room of Your Strategy (But They're Running on Fumes)
Heads of Faculty and Year Level Coordinators aren’t just managing teams — they’re carrying your school’s culture, strategy, and compliance. But most are running on fumes. Here's why middle leaders are your executive team in disguise, and what your structure needs to do next.
What is School Strategy and the 13 Strategic Myths Holding School Leaders Back
What is the school strategy? It's not vision statements or five-year plans—it’s bold choices in complex times. This post debunks 13 common school strategy myths and shows how leaders can avoid them to focus on what really matters in school improvement and long-term success.
Leading Change in a Culture of Sabotage
Leading change in schools with toxic cultures demands more than strategy—it requires psychological safety, clear expectations, and candour in confronting sabotage. Build trust, act on feedback, and tell new stories—or risk letting the old culture win.
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