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Let me do and I understand

May 23, 2009

Today I was asked what my favourite quote or saying is and I found myself scratching my head. If you had asked me this question a year ago then I would have been quick to respond that I didn’t hold much stock by quotes, but on my coaching learning journey there have been some quotes that [...]

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Wanted: Outstanding relationship builders with stamina and humanity

March 20, 2009

Would being a head teacher appeal to you if stamina and humanity were the top two required characteristics or if relationship building was the most important skill?
I’d love to know what you think.
Thanks to an article on page 4 of SecEd this week, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) book of inspirational leaders entitled Turning Heads – it’s free to download and you don’t even need to put in your e-mail address!
Read my full blog post for quotes and my comments on this inspiring read…

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How do you make a teacher great?

March 3, 2009

Like him or loath Bill Gates, I’d love to know what you think of this key note speach he made at this years TED Talks in February http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html

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BlueKiteCoach is now (un)limited!!!

November 1, 2008

On Tuesday 28th October 2008, BlueKiteCoach Limited was officially registered with Companies House. On Thursday 30th October 2008, BlueKiteCoach Limited received it’s first piece of junk business mail!

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Why do businesses succeed or fail? HINT: It’s not just sales.

October 18, 2008

From the first paragraph of Jeffrey Gitomer’s latest e-zine, I was hooked. “Everyone has heard the phrase ‘The American Dream.’ I look at it as ‘The American Reality.’ When you’re in business for yourself you write your own history, you write your own success story, you write your own legacy, and most important you write [...]

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I think I’ll try defying gravity

October 15, 2008

Defying Gravity, from the hit musical Wicked, has become ‘my song’ in recent months and regularly provides me just the right amount of motivation and confidence I need to get me doing those things for my business that are hard, routine or that, at the outset, appear risky.    The following lines in particular resonate [...]

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