Learning Helen MG Consulting | Site-Wide Activity https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/news-feed/ Activity feed for the entire site. Wed, 13 May 2026 14:05:00 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 a83d9ddeadbf59186793ca84aae82a2b Helen Woodward posted a new post. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/?p=532605 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:33:48 +0000 0 3f1783d6c4fe4793e1a0b1e5527cee31 Helen Woodward posted a new post. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/?p=532595 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:42:20 +0000
'Burnout is the New Baseline.' Really?

Yet another “genius” subject line arrives, uninvited, in my inbox: ‘Burnout is the new baseline – are you ready to coach it?’ What do I…

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Off the Beaten Track: What School Improvement Looks Like in the Mid-Hills of Nepal

A Message from the Mountains The text message from Kamal, a headteacher in rural Nepal, read: “I couldn’t send you a message as the lightning…

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A Team Leadership Journey: Developing Leadership Capacity at Bolton School

Authors:Helen Woodward – Helen MG ConsultingHelen Brandon – Deputy Head, Bolton School Leadership development programmes are in good supply with government funding to support colleagues…

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“Why Don’t They Just Do What I Asked?” (And What Did I Miss?)

You’ve built a great team. You value their commitment, trust their capability, and enjoy working together. But there’s a frustrating puzzle you keep coming back…

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Ex-Headteacher: What Job Can I Do Next?

So, you’ve stepped away from headship, or you’re thinking about it, and suddenly you’re staring down a big question:“What on earth do I do next?”If…

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Transitioning from Headship: CV & LinkedIn Tips for New Career

Transitioning from headship to a new career path can be both exciting and challenging. One of the important steps in this process is updating your…

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The 'Right Time' for leaving a career in Headship

There’s No “Right Time” to Change Careers, Only the Time You Choose I often hear people ask: ‘But is now the right time?’, or ‘What…

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Careers After Headship: What’s Next for Former Headteachers?

Careers After Headship: A Complete Guide Many headteachers find themselves at a crossroads, wondering, “Should I stay or should I go?” It’s a deeply personal…

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The Myth of Imposter Syndrome: What if You’re Just Accurately Self-Aware?

Last week I received an unsolicited invitation to pay for a webinar on supporting coaching clients with ‘Imposter Syndrome.’ The promotional materials included a deliberately…

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Navigating Moods and Emotions and the Peril of Positivity

I recently read an interview with James Taylor where he talked about ‘the precarity of our emotional lives’. Nearly twelve months into a global pandemic we’re all…

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The Power of One-on-One Meetings: Building Communication and Productivity

The Power of One-on-One Meetings: Building Communication and Productivity One to one meetings are the foundation, the engine room of our business. If they’re led…

]]> a56494b3b7458bac08ed77fc0000096d Robert Brodie posted a new module. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com?post_type=sfwd-lessons&p=532235 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:08:20 +0000 Leading Effective One-to-Ones

Transform your one-to-one meetings from routine catch-ups into powerful conversations that build trust, drive improvement and energise your team. Through this practical, research-based training, you’ll…

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Leading Effective One-to-Ones

Transform your one-to-one meetings from routine catch-ups into powerful conversations. Master proven techniques to build trust, drive improvement and energise your team.

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Impetus Coaching: Essential Skills for Leadership Impact

Leadership is about constantly and consistently enabling those around us to be the best version of themselves. It’s about reducing barriers to reaching optimal performance…

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Speaking at a TEDx - the learning, wonder and joy!

A message popped up on LinkedIn from Amir Zeid, Professor of Computer Science at the American University of Kuwait. ‘I’m the curator for a TEDx at the…

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VP of People - The First 100 days: Using a Design Process for Planning

Earlier this year I was asked by Slava Kremerman, CEO at Zen Educate to be their new and first VP of People. I hadn’t been…

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New year, new term, time for a new habit?

I recently saw Steve Huffman co-founder and chief executive of the online discussion forum Reddit sharing three tips for success.  ‘Really the job is all about time…

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Leadership and learning are indispensable to one another

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to one another.” John F. Kennedy neatly lands his point. Why? Well, because the success organisations and their ability to…

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Are you who you want to be?

I’ve had good reason to reflect today and gone back to a question I was asked a few years ago by a year 5 child…

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Moving on from Headship: Where do you start?

Many of us with careers in education came into the work expecting we’d always be in teaching or education leadership. Our passion for teaching and…

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Why learning to pause helps you be a more effective leader

I recently worked with a team of 30 first time leaders. They’re keen, energetic, all have good track records of being successful in previous roles…

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Why listening lies at the heart of impactful leadership

Being a leader who listens  Leadership life is busy, really busy. We talk about our heads ‘buzzing’, ‘multi-tasking’ and ‘managing distractions’. We all know listening…

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Beyond Headship

Welcome to Beyond Headship!Someone wise once said –  none of us are getting out of here alive! It’s true of course. Our visit on this…

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Bookmark this page Having established your WHY and defined your new future, you’re ready to Design how you’ll get there. We’ll start with wild and…

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Bookmark this page Once you’ve completed your WHY Discovery, you’re ready to begin Defining what you want for the future. In this session we’ll work…

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Bookmark this page Based on a design thinking model, this session is all about Discovery. It’s about reconnecting with what motivates, energises and excites you.…

]]> 0 579ff530a969b00e2b4b21dfae3bb0f0 Robert Brodie posted a new lesson. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/?p=530973 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:04:05 +0000 Reading and Resources

Please find below a list of recommended reading and additional resources. Complete The Reading Recommended Reading Please find below a list of recommended reading and…

]]> 0 efc593b99c1ce6c5692b184b9f74477c Robert Brodie posted a new lesson. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/?p=530971 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:03:40 +0000 Developing Self-Awareness

In his seminal work on Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman showed how developing self awareness is critical to effective leadership. This session reviews research by Dunning…

]]> 0 d4441eba622aa2e57dc9971520eabd2a Robert Brodie posted a new lesson. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/?p=530969 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:03:28 +0000 Always Learning

All organisations are dependent on the pace at which they continue to learn and implement changes as a result of their most recent learning. And,…

]]> 0 1524e58e1d73850b93330636f48deaa3 Robert Brodie posted a new lesson. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/?p=530967 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:02:59 +0000 Learning to Pause

Can you think of a time when you rushed to action and later really wished you’d waited? Great leaders know when to act swiftly and…

]]> 0 e1b418d2997b18671dba89e1e87b312a Robert Brodie posted a new lesson. https://learning.helenmgconsulting.com/?p=530965 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:02:35 +0000 Explicit Connections with Goals

How do you support the creativity and enthusiasm of your team while still focusing on the most important work? Great leaders make explicit connections between…

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Strategic or scenario planning? Which do you need when?

Someone wise once said, ‘We can be certain of two things, you will die and you will pay taxes.’ Not quite everyone does the latter…

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Why global connections and overseas professional development matter

There’s a Chinese saying; ‘Because the fish are the last ones to know about the sea’. The writer alerts us to the complacent state we…

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Good Reads: The Art of Innovation

The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman. Jono Hey, Chief Product Officer at Zen Educate mentioned this book during a ‘Lunch and…

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