CENTRE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE & RESEARCH Middle leadership development at College
This year the Centre for Teaching Excellence & Research (CTER) has embarked on developing a forum for middle leadership development, in collaboration with Rangi Ruru Girls’ School.
understanding the people you represent and using a common language that they understand. His narratives were filled with humour and interesting insights into the broader political and social situation of New Zealand. Sir Mark, without question, epitomised the service style of leadership many of us aspire to follow. It was a real honour to meet him and share his valuable experiences. The following week we held a workshop focused on some of the key leadership themes raised by Sir Mark. Its purpose was to bring the discussion into an educational
Our first session began with a talk from former chair of Ngai Tahu, Sir Mark Solomon, an engaging and articulate speaker who discussed leadership qualities through the narrative of Ngai Tahu’s settlement claims, and their subsequent efforts in promoting education among their young people. Sir Mark identified the importance of understanding your moral purpose, and “why” you do what you do. He pointed out this understanding would be critical when making decisions that were not popular or when dealing with conflict. He also stressed the importance of
context and to think about how these themes would be relevant in our respective roles. Again, it was a great opportunity to be able to collaborate with our colleagues from Rangi Ruru. The ensuing discussions were engaging and posed more questions for all of us to reflect on. We look forward to working together on the next middle leaders’ workshop. Joe Eccleton Director of the Centre for Teaching Excellence & Research
College Issue 35 2018
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