Opinion piece by Dr Allistair Witten The constitutional right to a basic and adult education in South Africa is one of the hallmarks of the country’s nascent democracy. Given the pre-1994 struggle for freedom, the right to education has come …
Building Effective Partnerships with Schools
Written by Dr Allistair Witten Introduction Improving the quality of education in South Africa’s public schools is one of the essential goals of the National Development Plan. Given the challenges faced by many schools in our country, it has become …
Addressing the Workshop-to-Workplace Dilemma in Education Training and Professional Development in South Africa
A number of professional development and training initiatives take place in the education sector in South Africa each year.
Succession Planning for Founder-led organisations
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) Background to founder-led organisations Leadership succession for founders is always challenging. Much has been written on “founder syndrome” but it is often evidenced in the ability of the founders to meet critical needs, overcome major …
Strategy development using Sinek’s Golden Circle
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) There is clearly a need in organisations to establish a broad strategic framework that everyone identifies with and which can guide strategic decision making going forward. In his book “Start with Why” (2009) Simon Sinek …
Leading teams
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) The Team Performance Model is a simple tool to help you understand how you are doing in your school or organisation. As a leader you will be required to manage four elements of team performance …
Leading Change
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) There are few key processes that need to be followed when trying to bring about change. The following illustration describes this process: Establish a “burning platform” – a case for change We have to create …
Leadership Styles
By David Newby (Copyright 2020) Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee (2013) identified 6 leadership styles in their book “Primal Leadership”. Each of these styles has a different effect on people’s emotions, and each has strengths and weaknesses in different situations. Four …