It was great to spend time last week chatting to Dr JP Fitzpatrick from @teachmindset on his popular webinar series. He's a really interesting and extremely knowledgeable person to talk to. The conversation was wide ranging. A particular area of focus was learning and … [Read more...] about Webinar with @Teachmindset
News
One year on…
It almost slipped my mind, in the midst of the crisis unfolding and the disruption to everyday life, that it is the anniversary of 'The Learning Imperative' winning at the Business Book Awards 2019 in the category of HR & Management. Writing a book is an act of faith … [Read more...] about One year on…
Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast
Mark recorded a podcast with Alison Jones, whose website, extraordinarybusinessbooks.com, is a gold mine of podcasts with authors of business books. This podcast with Alison was wide ranging, with relevance to both potential authors as well as leaders. … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast
Making Learning ‘Stickier’
Here is the webinar I presented for the Institute of Leadership & Management. The focus was helping leaders and facilitators to make learning 'stickier' through our understanding of cognitive science. "Do you take time communicating to your team, but find … [Read more...] about Making Learning ‘Stickier’
GTCS Magazine Review – Teaching Backwards
It's great to have 'Teaching Backwards' reviewed in the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) magazine. 'Teaching Backwards' has been out for nearly six years, but it still remains a popular focus for professional learning for both primary and secondary … [Read more...] about GTCS Magazine Review – Teaching Backwards
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3…
Received the good news that the recording of the audiobook version of The Learning Imperative is now available here. It will also be available soon from all of the usual Audible / Amazon / iTunes sources in the next few week. From the page to the soundbite The process … [Read more...] about Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3…
ILM webinar – The Learning Imperative
Here is the webinar recently recorded by Mark for the Institute of Leadership & Management. It focusses on the key barriers that leaders have to focus on minimising in order to maintain a fertile environment for learning. Over one hundred leaders tuned in at lunchtime … [Read more...] about ILM webinar – The Learning Imperative
GoodReads.com review
Here is the latest review of ‘The Learning Imperative’. It was written by Alison Jones on Goodreads.com “This is a real workhorse of a book: so much excellent information, intelligently structured and supported with – as you’d expect from a book on learning and … [Read more...] about GoodReads.com review
Manage your work. Don’t be managed by it
Ever found yourself stressed by the sheer enormity of your to-do list and the tsunami of unread emails in your inbox? Perhaps frantically switching from task to task without seemingly completing any of them? Cold comfort, I know, but you are not … [Read more...] about Manage your work. Don’t be managed by it
Schools Week review
'The Learning Imperative' has just been reviewed by Schools Week. ‘It is a leadership manual that I wish I had possessed when I started out as a head of department many years ago. Alongside plentiful nuggets of wisdom, there are takeaway materials that can be used in team … [Read more...] about Schools Week review