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This page provides an archive of links to articles on Leadership and Governance written by Stephen Codrington and distributed through newsletters or periodicals.

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Articles arranged by date

(total = 83, most recent at the top)

Articles arranged by title

(total = 83, arranged A - Z)

Lying applicants
Advice for new Principals
Generational differences affect educational leadership
Advice to school leaders and boards from 1932
Time management
AI, ChatGPT, and the future of education
Normalisation of deviance
Allowing School Boards to be Responsible
Resuscitating a bored board
An expectations reality check
Trust and truth, the fraying impact of distrust in schools
Antidote to a disengaged school board
Euphemisms and jargon - enemies of school leadership
Authentic leadership is more than management
Conflict resolution and mediation
Autonomy boosts morale and productivity
Courage
Boeing’s lessons for school boards and leaders
Autonomy boosts morale and productivity
Branding
Governing is not the same as governance
Chinese mice do not eat cheese
Interim headships
Civility and respect on school boards
The best, most complex job in the world
Committees
Measuring things
Conflict resolution and mediation
It’s not fair
Converting congeniality into collegiality
Successful successions
Courage
Empathy enhances leadership
Dealing with poorly performing employees
Boeing’s lessons for school boards and leaders
Deconstructing school governance
Free riding
Disagreeing agreeably on school boards
Empathy shapes school culture
Diversity enhances effective school board leadership
Roots and wings
Effective Boards
Purpose trumps convenience
Effort grades boost student outcomes
Values define our identity
Empathy enhances leadership
Deconstructing school governance
Empathy shapes school culture
Retaining excellent staff
Ethics for school boards and leaders
Advice to school leaders and boards from 1932
Euphemisms and jargon - enemies of school leadership
Overcoming negativity – perhaps your own
Face-to-face or remote?
Making schools green
Finance officers should be on tap, not on top
Interviews
Firing an employee humanely
Advice for new Principals
Free riding
International experience benefits everyone
Generational differences affect educational leadership
Committees
Getting Governance Right – Advice for New Schools
Face-to-face or remote?
Good.  Cheap.  Fast.  Can schools have all three?
Finance officers should be on tap, not on top
Governing is not the same as governance
Term limits
How frequently should your school board meet?
Disagreeing agreeably on school boards
Improving the sustainability of small schools
Improving the sustainability of small schools
Interim headships
Firing an employee humanely
International experience benefits everyone
Civility and respect on school boards
Interviews
Language matters
Is there an ideal board size?
Antidote to a disengaged school board
It’s not fair
Thinking strategically
Language and Communication in Board Meetings
AI, ChatGPT, and the future of education
Language matters
Succession planning
Lying applicants
Setting tuition fees – the annual agony
Making Decisions Using Data
Recruiting a new Head of School
Making schools green
Is there an ideal board size?
Managing a crisis
Effort grades boost student outcomes
Measure what you treasure
When should board members step down?
Measuring things
Ethics for school boards and leaders
Melting the cultural iceberg
Converting congeniality into collegiality
Mission drift
Truths about truth
Normalisation of deviance
How frequently should your school board meet?
Operationalising a strategic vision
Branding
Overcoming negativity – perhaps your own
Should board members be required to donate?
Purpose trumps convenience
Authentic leadership is more than management
Recruiting a new Head of School
The First Hundred Days
Resuscitating a bored board
The Great Resignation
Retaining excellent staff
Chinese mice do not eat cheese
Risk Management
Diversity enhances effective school board leadership
Roots and wings
Mission drift
Servant leadership and falling into a river
An expectations reality check
Setting tuition fees – the annual agony
Servant leadership and falling into a river
Should board members be required to donate?
What is Truth?
Should school boards be innovative?
Melting the cultural iceberg
Successful successions
Dealing with poorly performing employees
Succession planning
The board’s most important duty
Term limits
What new board members should know
The best, most complex job in the world
Measure what you treasure
The Board's most important duty
Managing a crisis
The Board's Relationship with the School Community
Turns are permitted
The Board's role in thinking strategically
Language and Communication in Board Meetings
The First Hundred Days
Good.  Cheap.  Fast.  Can schools have all three?
The Great Resignation
The Red Line between Governance and Management
The Red Line between Governance and Management
Getting Governance Right – Advice for New Schools
Thinking strategically
The Board's role in thinking strategically
Time management
Operationalising a strategic vision
Trust and truth, the fraying impact of distrust in schools
Should school boards be innovative?
Truths about truth
Risk Management
Turns are permitted
Making Decisions Using Data
Values define our identity
The Board's Relationship with the School Community
What is Truth?
Effective Boards
What new board members should know
Allowing School Boards to be Responsible
When should board members step down?