Thread by @CarlyWaterman21

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On leadership team briefings..

At our school, the leadership team have a daily briefing at 7.50am. It’s deliberately operational, but it’s impact goes far beyond logistics.

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It’s ostensibly about cover & on-call and the day’s events etc etc.. (important and thrilling stuff!😊)

But it’s a ten minute window that can make or break a day, that can inspire or derail, that can motivate or make you want to get right back in your car and drive home.

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Knowing how crucial this ten minute window is for the leadership team, I decided to seek some feedback on how I run the briefings to refine and sharpen my practice.

And then I decided not to. I decided to do something else instead.

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I decided to allocate each of my team a day to chair the briefing; meaning in every fortnight everyone gets one day.

What do I hope to achieve?

✅ Everyone gets a chance to step up and do what they see as a Head’s job. Empowering. Responsible. Exposing. Important.

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✅ I get the chance to see how my team think it should be done… this is WAY better than asking them for feedback.. I get to SEE their IDEAL in action.

✅ We test out, as a team, our culture.. through an evaluation of our consistency in messaging.

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✅ We deliberately move away from a one-directional relationship. And instead, voices we might not normally hear will hold the floor.

Not rocket science, I know! 😂
Maybe loads of SLTs do this 🤷🏻‍♀️

But it’s new for us. And it started today.

🥁 🥁 🥁

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First to run the briefing was @MrR_Storey, AP & SENCO.

You guessed it. He crushed it. 💪

He inspired and motivated us, and he whipped us all into shape. One of the best briefings ever. My day was brilliant as a result because I felt galvanised and focused.

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In addition to giving everyone a voice & directing the logistical information super efficiently, @MrR_Storey used his time holding the floor to reinforce some very important messages from our year so far & ask us some crucial questions. Good HARD thinking in the morning! 👇
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They are @MrR_Storey’s own rough notes that he shared with us in an email afterwards. 💛

Hearing these words deeply inspired me and affected my decisions and attitude throughout the rest of the day. #impact

Talking to the team, they felt the same.

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The next fortnight will be a great way to share & reflect as a team & I can’t wait to see what approach everyone will take.

That ten minute window is so impactful, it needs to be crafted and deliberate. If not, it can become meaningless & potentially be harmful.

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And @lodgeparkacad we want to be conscious and deliberate about all our communication, so we can keep getting better.

And ensure everyone is valued. 👍

It matters. #LPAspirit 💛

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