My Dad died twenty years ago today. In the midst of a clean-out at my Mum’s house this morning I found the eulogy I wrote and read at his funeral. I didn’t know she’d kept it. It’s only a little word, Dad, but, when you think about it, very special. There were only two of […]
ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
March 29, 2012 by
© Julie Boyd 2012 Traditional models and theories of leadership are not necessarily helpful in a contemporary world. One of the challenges for educational leaders is in the realisation that education can no longer be quarantined from our broader society and environment. A theory of leadership derived from principles of ecology calls for a radical […]
Why Gravitas and Wisdom leads to Minister Foreign Affairs for Men and Homelessness for Women
March 7, 2012 by
This week International Women’s Day has re-ignited the issue of a lack of women on corporate boards. At the same time the return of Bob Carr to the political sphere has been much heralded, as he will bring ‘wisdom’ and ‘gravitas’ due to his age and experience. Despite our woman Prime Minister and Governor General, […]
AN ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
February 2, 2012 by
AN ECOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP © Julie Boyd 2012 Traditional models and theories of leadership are not necessarily helpful in a contemporary world. One of the challenges for educational leaders is in the realisation that education can no longer be quarantined from our broader society and environment. A theory of leadership derived from principles of […]
SHOW ME THE MONEY – Gen X and Y Weddings
January 30, 2012 by
SHOW ME THE MONEY It seems that weddings are a lot more complicated these days than I realised. My son and his bride signed the registration application at an office in Japan seven years ago – ‘much like paying your rates’ I was told at the time, and are happily anticipating a non-wedding party […]
Tiger Mothers and Kid Whisperers
January 30, 2012 by
First published by http://thehoopla.com.au/dentiger-mother/?cpg=2 You may recall that last year Amy Chua’s book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother advocated an Eastern view of parenting; pushing children to excel and succeed, even at the cost of their personal happiness. It caused a global storm of controversy and topped the best-sellers lists. Two incidents Chua documented that […]
Wishing for a Peaceful and Merry Christmas. A Gift for you
December 23, 2011 by
Personalize your own digital ecard The reason why we adults need to work to make the world a better, not worse, place Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas and a FREE Gift of an EBook compiled by me from the Gold Coast Writers Association http://www.goldcoastwriters.org/ Open publication – Free publishing – More christmas Terrific front […]
Teacher Performance Pay – A Reflection
December 9, 2011 by
(C) Julie Boyd Not everything that can be counted, counts, and not everything that counts can be counted Albert Einstein The Grattan Institute recently wrote that a new system of teacher appraisal and feedback in Australia would improve teacher effectiveness, recognise our best educators and lift the outcomes of Australian students to the best in […]
Women and Corporate Boards
I sat on corporate boards in America in the 90s and was pleasantly surprised at the professional manner in which women were treated there, compared to my experience back home here in Australia which has been tokenistic at best. One key issue there is that women, especially older women, were recognised for their skills, experience, […]