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Claire Platt
Aug 27, 20244 min read
Leadership Lessons #3
How much of your beliefs and leadership behaviours stem from your own experience? This is my third leadership lesson reflecting on my...
Claire Platt
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Leadership Lesson #1
🤔 How many of your beliefs about leadership stem from your own experience? It’s amazing how much I have learnt about leadership from...
Claire Platt
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Leadership Lesson #2
How much of your beliefs and leadership behaviours stem from your own experience? This is my second leadership lesson reflecting on my...
Claire Platt
Aug 16, 20243 min read
Preparing for your first headship?
I’m seeing a few posts on social media from folks gearing up for their first headship in September. I have supported a number of primary...
Claire Platt
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Leadership after an Internal Promotion
Are you looking forward to a change of role, but are not really sure about what needs to change? Are you considering how best to relate...
Claire Platt
Jul 15, 20242 min read
The Main Thing
Are you: Suffering with initiative overload? Struggling to find time to do everything you need to do? Frustrated that your team do not...
Claire Platt
Jul 13, 20241 min read
Dream, dream, dream ...
🤔 Do you sometimes struggle to motivate your team? 🤔 Are you navigating through challenges which are impacting negatively on your...
Claire Platt
Jul 13, 20242 min read
Preparing for a new role?
Recently I’ve been working with a number of leaders who have been preparing for stepping up to more senior roles after the summer. It has...
Claire Platt
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Fewer Things in Greater Depth
I've found myself very busy in the last couple of weeks which has resulted in me having to made decisions about how I prioritise my time....
Claire Platt
Jun 11, 20243 min read
Speak up!
Do you struggle to speak up and share your perspectives and concerns? Do you worry about being heard and taken seriously by your senior...
Claire Platt
Jun 5, 20242 min read
"Lack of confidence kills more dreams than lack of ability.”
I came across this quote from James Clear recently and it really resonated with me personally, and also with the experiences that some of...
Claire Platt
Mar 28, 20241 min read
“What you think, you become.”
Does anger, guilt, anxiety, resentment, fear or any other negative emotion impact on you in your daily life? Does it sometimes show up...
Claire Platt
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Influencing Up
Are you a middle leader? Do you feel that you are not heard in your organisation? I have recently been working with some middle...
Claire Platt
Mar 22, 20241 min read
Setting intentions
How do you start your day? Blearily going through your daily morning routine? Looking after your loved ones by making breakfast,...
Claire Platt
Mar 16, 20242 min read
Change Management
This week I have had the pleasure of working with a number of coaching clients who are planning to implement change in their...
Claire Platt
Mar 10, 20241 min read
How Leaders Impact on Culture
I have worked in a range of leadership roles for more than three decades, and I have always found it fascinating to see how the culture...
Claire Platt
Feb 23, 20242 min read
Going around the houses…
I have been working with a few coaching clients recently who want to develop their leadership through improving their assertiveness and...
Claire Platt
Feb 22, 20242 min read
Vision
Today I have been discussing a vision statement, at the school where I am a governor. As the school is a Church of England Primary...
Claire Platt
Feb 9, 20241 min read
A morning of consultancy
This morning, I had the great pleasure of working with my former colleagues at The Academies of Character and Excellence. It was...
Claire Platt
Feb 8, 20241 min read
'Sharpen Your Saw'
I enjoyed a Bowen treatment after work yesterday. It is so important to ensure your own wellbeing, so that you be effective at work, and...
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