Lessons from Leading-Learn from the Mistakes of 23 Years in Leadership
08:30-09:30 (CST) 60 minutes 3 July 2021
What you are going to learn
- School leaders will either nod in agreement at confirmation of their own beliefs or rage against such heresies being spoken in public
- Teachers will gain a valuable insight into the mind of a typical Head Teacher, possible confirming their worst fears
- Walk away with a few valuable nuggets of information/ideas which they can apply to their current, and future, situations.
- Get a chance to reflect on their own practice and experiences, either as a leader or a teacher.
Course description
The Core values of successful leadership are common across continents and in both state and private education. Keeping things simple and applying common sense, leaders in education need to have cultural awareness of the people they are in contact with and places they work. Leaders also need to achieve a balance between the ever-changing needs and motivations of all stakeholders in the school community. And not taking themselves too seriously is pretty useful.
Agenda:
08:30-09:30 (CST) 60 minutes 3 July 2021
Bryan Manditsch:
Bryan Manditsch discovered teaching by accident in 1984, left the UK to teach in Kenya in 1990, and then had a succession of Headships in Kuwait, Qatar, China and now Vietnam. Both his children were born and raised outside Europe, but both went there for university, and he lives in Bulgaria (when Covid-19 allows) during the school holidays.
Having just finished his seventh year at the helm of an international school in Hanoi, Vietnam.
As a leader, Bryan feels children and staff should have non-threatening work surroundings to produce to their optimum, and that successful schools ensure all members of the school community have an understanding of all the other stakeholders.