School leaders contribute to learning leaps of vulnerable pupils
In an earlier blog by colleague Yves Larock, the research report ‘How Principals Affect Students and Schools’ was cited to illustrate that school leaders have a significant effect on what…
New empirical evidence on Effective School Leadership
In February, the important research report How Principals Affect Students and Schools was published in the United States. The report offers a synthesis of two decades of empirical educational research…
Support your colleagues – act (also remotely) as a solution-focused coach
In our opinion, solution-focused coaching is a very effective coaching approach. The essence of solution-focused coaching is that you focus on a desired situation (rather than on a problem), on…
[Leading change] Giving space to emotions
Giving space to express emotions increases the chances of a successful change process. Some leaders have natural emotional antennae. They have an eye for what change does to their colleagues.…
[Leading change] in ten principles
How do you create sufficient support for this change? How do you create a positive dynamic to make this change successful? – School leader during a two-day retreat within the…
