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Meeting my Twitter hero!
In the days before Twitter became X, I was fairly active on that platform. One of my favourites to follow was Dr Brad Johnson. Everything he posted about education and leadership resonated with me. I liked and commented on many of his posts. Then one day he was asking school leaders for any crisis management stories he could use in a book he was writing. I shared my story from 2017 when I was Head of Canggu Community School, Bali and the volcano was erupting. He liked my sto
Dec 51 min read


The Power of Appreciation
As part of the professional growth and appraisal process, one of the tasks I am undertaking at the end of this school year is a final...
Jun 14, 20232 min read


Food, Festivals and Fancy Dress
It was recently the Lunar New Year and schools all over Asia, maybe all over the world, prepared for the celebration. In many schools,...
Feb 16, 20235 min read


How many ounces does your elephant weigh? Using imperial units of measure in 2022.
Imperial measurements have been in the news this year. The Brexiteers who have been harping back to a better world when there was a...
Aug 28, 20223 min read


Women in Leadership: Where are all the female applicants?
Three things have happened recently that have got me thinking about women in leadership, in particular, women in leadership in...
Jun 24, 20223 min read


Relationships Matter
I must say that the best moment of this academic year was the two weeks me and my family spent in quarantine on arrival in Bangkok. We...
Jun 17, 20223 min read


Your Name: all fields required. Cultural differences in naming conventions.
* REQUIRED FIELD My husband only has one given name. No family name, just one name. This is quite common in Indonesia. It does, however,...
Feb 15, 20222 min read


Cop26 Blah Blah Blah
Published in TIEonline Nov 21 "From Greenwash to Global Green Intercultural Competency." The 2021 United Nations Climate Change...
Nov 16, 20214 min read


Leadership Recruitment in a Pandemic
My reflections on my recent recruitment process, published in International School Leader Magazine, August 2021. http://ow.ly/QrTP50FWjEM
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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