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
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
Leaders learning through reflection
Fantastic reflections from a great group of leaders at Queen Anne High School in Dunfermline at the end of our 'Excellence through Leadership of Learning' programme last week. Common reflection points from this group of leaders were: Don't assume that we have shared … [Read more...] about Leaders learning through reflection
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
Learning of Leaders
Just finished facilitating learning with a passionate, optimistic group of middle leaders on the last day of a five day programme, spread over seven months. The programme is based upon the key principles of ‘The Learning Imperative'. On the final afternoon, leaders present back … [Read more...] about Learning of Leaders
Protected: VIAT 2.11.20
This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: … [Read more...] about Protected: VIAT 2.11.20