There has been a real buzz in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) recently about Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy. The educational origami site has a wealth of information on Bloom's Taxonomy. On the site, Andrew Churches says, ‘it's not about the tools, it’s using the tools to facilitate learning.’ Selecting the [...]
I didn’t review this talk so I could start with ‘Simon says’ .... however it seems the best place to start! Simon says he made a 'profound discovery' as to why some people can inspire others and why other people can’t. Simon unpacks his Golden Circle that comprises the core [...]
I was speaking at a Conference recently and noticed there were a number of presenters talking about change. Change to the sector, change to processes, change within organisations. Most speakers championing the mantra of change were CEOs or Government leaders within a range of educational organisations. Their key tenet was [...]
There is a body of thought promoting the notion of 'carefrontation'. It has been described as the art of delivering constructive, compassionate feedback to people as a way to explore alternatives to ineffective behaviour. In my research on leading to inspire others, one inspiring leader used the term 'tough empathy' [...]
From a practical perspective, implementing personal change can be liberating. The paradox is that effecting personal change can be difficult. Given the similarity between change and inspiration I thought it was useful to share an inspiring leader’s reflection on change and inspiration. Cliff, an Olympic Coach, said, “to generate [...]
Conversations are amazing things. People's ideas and values cascade into the dialogue and fire off thoughts and ideas within us. The InspHIGHER blog is a collection of thoughts and ideas inspired by the ideas, provocations and questions of others. It is a collection of resources, insights, innovations and discoveries that [...]
Daniel Pink was the keynote speaker on day one of the ACEL Conference 2012 that I attended to present a workshop. He discussed education for the conceptual age and emphasised how routine work is disappearing. It prompted me to view his TED talk on motivation in contemporary organisations. As one [...]
I was reading a book by Australian author Avril Henry titled, “Inspiring tomorrow’s leaders today: Breaking down generational barriers at work” and thought I would share some key insights into the different generations’ views on inspiration and leading. Each generation considered inspiring leadership was tied to the concept of leading [...]
As we know, contemporary leadership theory compels leaders to be inspiring. Inspiring leaders are said to get amazing performance from people. Unfortunately, behind all the rhetoric there is little support or clear strategies for leaders to be inspiring. Unless of course, we are born with charismatic powers and unique persuasive [...]
If you're keen to explore strategies to inspire others, empowering leadership language is worthy of your attention. At a recent workshop I presented, participants were intrigued by the notion of efficacy-based language and how the visionary language they use plays a key role in inspiring others. So what is efficacy-based [...]
