Saying no at work without feeling guilty is hard. Moving past this guilt can be one way to start saying no. 5 guilt-based reasons for not saying no are Children won’t get the best education. Other teachers will have to pick up your slack. You haven’t set the best example. There will be a missed . . . [Read More]
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5 ways to make the most of working at home with the children
It’s sunny, the kids are fun to hang out with and work is important. How do you make the most of it all? Concentrate on one job at a time. Segment your day into time slots and work on one thing at a time. You don’t need me to tell you that ‘working’ while ‘looking . . . [Read More]
Why I’m interviewing Parents who are Teachers
I used to be a teacher. Did you know that? I used to be a teacher for 10 years and that was an amazing career. It was a vocation, I loved teaching. And I was good at it, I still am. So why is it, 14 years after completing QTS that I haven’t set foot . . . [Read More]
Trust your staff
I’m going to get to the bottom line here really quickly. If you don’t trust your staff then you are in big trouble. Problems that can arise from not trusting your staff include but are not limited to… You doing their work as well as your own because you do not trust them to come . . . [Read More]
So what’s this person-centred productivity?
Person-Centred Productivity is about Being kind to yourself throughout the day. Focus on one thing at a time and recognise the progress you have made. Knowing the help available to you and feeling free to ask for that help when you need it without risk of it ‘counting against you’. Regularly getting to be involved . . . [Read More]
Get things done and still be kind!
This week I faced once again the complaint that people frequently make about me ‘you’re maybe too nice?’ I’ve only come across this in the world of work and it strikes me that there is an assumed way of working, of making a difference, and nice or kind only has a limited role in that . . . [Read More]