#ACEL Day Two | Kristen Douglas National Manager, Schools, headspace - School Leaders As Ecosystem Engineers - Leaning In With Intention And Attention
From the programme: Kristen will explore the contemporary approaches to workforce well-being and considerations for future leaders focusing on: • How to socially, emotionally, and relationally lead staff • Building trust and connection • Feeding your culture with intention • Careful conversation not corrosive conversations, and • Getting back to deep listening. “Are you a thermostat or a thermometer? One changes the temperature but the other merely measures it”. (Planetshakers 2021) Link to website: https://headspace.org.au/ Supporting humans through adversity. Headlines for today: Schools are complex ecosystems and micro-leadership behaviours play a powerful role It takes a village to raise a child and communities start in schools It is critical to connect people for regulation, safety and balance Leaders must be able to lead individuals and entire communities - these are different skills Being in balance is the very core of individual and community function Principals as ecosystem en...