RC017 Time Utilization vs. Time Management with David Silcock

David Silcock has had a long career working in school leadership positions in New South Wales, Australia. In 2004 he was appointed as Principal at Alstonville High School. Prior to that he was Principal at Bourke High School in Western New South Wales.

David was one of the first Principals in New South Wales appointed to the role of Principal school leadership in 2014.

At the start of 2020 David formed a consultancy business, Collaborative Growth International, in partnership with Dr. David Townsend.

David Silcock joins us this week to discuss collaborative inquiry, generative dialogue, and time utilization vs. time management.

"We can not manage time, time manages us. What we can do is choose to utilize that time to achieve goals that meet our needs."

- David Silcock

"I think it's important that we differentiate growth from change or improvement...growth is really about finding new ways to be more purposeful, productive, and effective." - David Silcock

This week on the Roll Call Podcast:

• David's background and how he came to collaborative inquiry and generative dialogue
• The reluctant secondary school leaders and how they changed their mindset
• Making time for reflection
• Time utilization vs time management
• Assuming competence
• Generative dialogue and teacher performance
• Ensuring the teacher does not feel judgement during generative dialogue
• Finding the time

Resources Mentioned:

• Collaborative Growth International

This episode is sponsored by REACH Boarding

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