By George, You've Got It! Articles

When you start out to make a difference based on what you see and hear, you need to keep an open mind, listen to feedback and have some...

Last Thursday I was privileged to be invited to the Neerigen Brook Primary School’s smoking ceremony for their new Yarning Circle space....

I have been very fortunate and am very grateful for a decision my grandfather Ted George made in 1953. He and two mates would enjoy their...

In the context of busy school environments, meetings often fall short of their potential, resulting in disengagement and lack of...

The Education Department commissioned a report into Understanding and Reducing the Workload of Teachers and Leaders in Western Australian...

With the Collaboration meeting drought drawing to a hopeful conclusion. It feels like we did when COVID was beginning to come under...

There is no doubt that the COVID years were very tough not only due to the terrible suffering for people both physically and mentally,...

While waiting on the line (telephone line) to speak to the audiologist, there were 3 “Messages on hold” that gave you something to think...

In these tense times with pending industrial action and increasing demands on educator’s time, schools are turning to their leaders for...

“Attending a meeting is like investing in the stock market – you exit with disappointments or dividends.” Unlike a stockbroker, a leader...

Setting boundaries is a crucial aspect of maintaining healthy relationships and personal well-being. Boundaries serve as the invisible...

In Andrea Clarke’s book “Future Fit” she refers to requirements for individuals to have their own Board of Directors to support them...

The end of the year is busy with graduations, assemblies, awards and general celebrations of a job well done. Students and parents show...

The premise of a Courageous Culture is where people feel safe, belonging, valued and heard. It is not a set of value posters created at a...

It was serendipitous that the name of my practice is "By George". More of a play on words between my last name than the original context....

I love the question, “If you could celebrate one person at work, who would it be and why?” It is one of the many curious questions from...

It seems every educational problem requires more resources. The “Facing the Facts” report led by Dr Carmen Lawrence had 46...

I recently finished reading Earl Nightingale’s 1950 best seller “The Strangest Secret.” The origins of the book are as unique as the...

I was recently speaking with a principal on the phone about the work I do in Wellbeing, Leadership and Culture. She is a newly appointed...

It was with much trepidation to what will be revealed and recommended in the recent “Facing the Facts – A review of Public Education in...