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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