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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 = 87, most recent at the top)

Articles arranged by title

(total = 87, arranged A - Z)

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