Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

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How can we make better decisions and think more strategically?

This is a 5-page PDF file (download in the footer) to help school leaders make strategic decisions – based upon some of the ideas from The Decision Book by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler.

Working more effectively

Over the years since I have been writing and researching about education, I have challenged myself as well as others to become more immersed in research – to widen my own perceptions and practice. In schools who prioritise whole-school teaching and learning, teacher-pedagogical conversations are at the heart of everything the school is doing.

Video

These five ideas may help with your leadership choices to help make these things happen more effectively. I have narrated each idea to help …

Further Reading

You can read more about the following ideas in the blogs below:

• The Cognitive Dissonance Model – experiencing difficult decisions
• The Feedback Box – offering suggestions, not criticisms 
• The Consequences Model – making decisions
• The Team Model Evaluation – evaluating your team members
• The Flow Model – understanding ‘how pupils become lost in learning’.
• The Eisenhower Matrix – delegating tasks on your to-do list; see one example of how I used this as a deputy headteacher and more in the series.

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Download the PDF document and give each idea a try.