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This page provides an archive of links to articles on Leadership and Governance written by Stephen Codrington and distributed through newsletters or periodicals.

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Articles arranged by date

(total = 71, most recent at the top)

Articles arranged by title

(total = 71, arranged A - Z)

The best, most complex job in the world
Advice for new Principals
Measuring things
Advice to school leaders and boards from 1932
It’s not fair
AI, ChatGPT, and the future of education
Successful successions
Allowing School Boards to be Responsible
Empathy enhances leadership
An expectations reality check
Boeing’s lessons for school boards and leaders
Antidote to a disengaged school board
Free riding
Authentic leadership is more than management
Empathy shapes school culture
Boeing’s lessons for school boards and leaders
Roots and wings
Branding
Purpose trumps convenience
Chinese mice do not eat cheese
Values define our identity
Civility and respect on school boards
Deconstructing school governance
Committees
Retaining excellent staff
Converting congeniality into collegiality
Advice to school leaders and boards from 1932
Dealing with poorly performing employees
Overcoming negativity – perhaps your own
Deconstructing school governance
Making schools green
Disagreeing agreeably on school boards
Interviews
Diversity enhances effective school board leadership
Advice for new Principals
Effective Boards
International experience benefits everyone
Effort grades boost student outcomes
Committees
Empathy enhances leadership
Face-to-face or remote?
Empathy shapes school culture
Finance officers should be on tap, not on top
Ethics for school boards and leaders
Term limits
Face-to-face or remote?
Disagreeing agreeably on school boards
Finance officers should be on tap, not on top
Improving the sustainability of small schools
Firing an employee humanely
Firing an employee humanely
Free riding
Civility and respect on school boards
Getting Governance Right – Advice for New Schools
Language matters
Good.  Cheap.  Fast.  Can schools have all three?
Antidote to a disengaged school board
How frequently should your school board meet?
Thinking strategically
Improving the sustainability of small schools
AI, ChatGPT, and the future of education
International experience benefits everyone
Succession planning
Interviews
Setting tuition fees – the annual agony
Is there an ideal board size?
Recruiting a new Head of School
It’s not fair
Is there an ideal board size?
Language and Communication in Board Meetings
Effort grades boost student outcomes
Language matters
When should board members step down?
Making Decisions Using Data
Ethics for school boards and leaders
Making schools green
Converting congeniality into collegiality
Managing a crisis
Truths about truth
Measure what you treasure
How frequently should your school board meet?
Measuring things
Branding
Melting the cultural iceberg
Should board members be required to donate?
Mission drift
Authentic leadership is more than management
Operationalising a strategic vision
The First Hundred Days
Overcoming negativity – perhaps your own
The Great Resignation
Purpose trumps convenience
Chinese mice do not eat cheese
Recruiting a new Head of School
Diversity enhances effective school board leadership
Retaining excellent staff
Mission drift
Risk Management
An expectations reality check
Roots and wings
Servant leadership and falling into a river
Servant leadership and falling into a river
What is Truth?
Setting tuition fees – the annual agony
Melting the cultural iceberg
Should board members be required to donate?
Dealing with poorly performing employees
Should school boards be innovative?
The board’s most important duty
Successful successions
What new board members should know
Succession planning
Measure what you treasure
Term limits
Managing a crisis
The best, most complex job in the world
Turns are permitted
The Board's most important duty
Language and Communication in Board Meetings
The Board's Relationship with the School Community
Good.  Cheap.  Fast.  Can schools have all three?
The Board's role in thinking strategically
The Red Line between Governance and Management
The First Hundred Days
Getting Governance Right – Advice for New Schools
The Great Resignation
The Board's role in thinking strategically
The Red Line between Governance and Management
Operationalising a strategic vision
Thinking strategically
Should school boards be innovative?
Truths about truth
Risk Management
Turns are permitted
Making Decisions Using Data
Values define our identity
The Board's Relationship with the School Community
What is Truth?
Effective Boards
What new board members should know
Allowing School Boards to be Responsible
When should board members step down?