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leading within systems

thoughts on leadership, on power and imbalance, on reflecting and refining, on authenticity and generosity and on honouring the people.

fiji

isa lei remux

when you remux: don't change the content, only put it in a new container

covid19

are we not ready

So we need to keep making those small, deliberate efforts. To reach out. To connect. To do what so many around the globe cannot.

blinded

To shining brighter...

covid19

zooming DJs

"The best time to be is now, and all’s we can say is...Let’s rock!"

you are strong

The truth is, you matter more right now than ever before. The truth is, your skin is beautiful and you are seen.

Aotearoa

be strong. be kind.

When your child's school goes into lock-down, the first email to their teacher should be "Are you OK? Take care of yourselves, take care of your family".

sometimes sun, sometimes rain

The Crown cannot be whānau - but it can be an enabler, to those that are.

Aotearoa

buzzword bingo

But we also exist, I believe, to enable people to let go of their stories and their realities...

education

on conversations not had

Until we as a society make ways to work together differently, to do better together. We'll keep paying the cost.

a map. a story. a treaty.

reflections on the story of Waitangi. a story that didn’t begin with the Treaty, but a story that requires ongoing partnership, reciprocity and autonomy

walking

walk this way

on the power of walking, as a salve, as a humiliation, as a release, as a political act. and on paying attention to the worlds we're losing

shake the dust

We are not the same people we once were. And that's OK.

stay angry

"Stay angry, Little Meg," Mrs. Whatsit whispered. "You will need all your anger now."

why are we, so blind to see

Teaching is hard. It is worthy. We need to value teachers honestly, enabling them and holding those in the profession to a shared accountability.

Aotearoa

quite a long way from cairo

If we value a strong and functioning civil society, then as a collective we must decide how to consider the complexity and costs of what it is to be that civil society.

Owning timelines

Being human truly matters. We get to choose what humanity we have. We get to choose the humanity we engage in.

on capes and cliffs

You don't have to be Superman. You don't have to hold the world in your hands. You've already shown me that you can.

leadership - a motocross metaphor

Somedays as a leader I feel like this person. Supporting from the sidelines, assuming good intent while my team attempt really big challenging worthy things. And then there's the impact of that intent, as I get cracked in the face. Drone shot #knockout @jonnywalker_22 @hixpania_hardenduro #thisishardenduro A post

the days are just packed

There are some days working in a school, where you get to the end of the day and think, "What did I get done today?" Then there are days like today. A day packed and full of worth. One of my work-life privileges is that once a week,

how far I'll go

My fierce, relentless daughters with their Irish, Fijian, Scottish, Chinese immigrant heritage. They are carving their story, bound to and supported by this place and its people.

we're all mad here

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." I think sometimes it feels like all of this is mad. That life

Give Hope the Keys

"And what other profession needs hope the way teaching does? Hope is the reason so many of us stay in the profession"

Nomanisan

This piece, Silicon Valley Courts Brand Name Teachers should be no real surprise to anyone who's been in education in the last decade. It focuses in on a few teachers who are creating powerful personal brands, to lead change in their classrooms, to integrate digital technology, innovative thinking and social

Down Lexington Street...

In 1999 - I had the privilege of being part of Underworld’s road crew, on their Beaucoup Fish tour. I worked as a projectionist for the first 3 weeks, but in April they asked me to come out to the US - and mix the show visuals. They asked