Leadership, management, psychological safety, difficult conversations, priorities, education or care, leading with love…Lewis Fogarty and Angelica Celinska discuss a range of thought-provoking topics, which all stemmed from the conversation of the need to stand up to your manager.

This episode relates to anyone interested in leadership, workplace culture and self-development beyond educational settings.

Read Lewis’ article:

https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/professional-confidence-finding-the-confidence-to-speak-out/ 

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Episode break down:

00:00 – Not everyone is a good manager
03:30 – Good educator doesn’t mean good leader
05:00 – Stepping out of your comfort zone can turn into stress
06:27 -  The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse…
06:59 – I want my team to stand up to me as a leader
08:07 – The 4 pillars at ‘Always Growing’
09:15 – Curiosity over judgement
09:45 – Education or care?
11:40 – Love languages of both your children AND your team
12:40 – Leading with love
15:20 – Opening your team to criticism
16:10 – Anyone can be a leader without the title
17:20 – The power of diverse thinking
18:40 – Not everything has the same priorities
20:18 – Constructive disagreements and tensions are good!
20:48 – Rotated neglect
23:50 – ‘Clearing the debris’
26:40 – If you have more than two priorities you don’t have any
28:40 – Psychological safety
30:55 – INSET days for CPD and team development
33:55 – Challenging conversations: Encouraging them in the workplace
36:15 – Preparing for difficult conversations: Practically and mentally
40:00 – Being kind doesn’t always mean being nice…

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