Introduction
What’s Your Model Of Leadership? Does It Work - And Does It Matter?1
Leadership has always been an uncertain and messy business, and no more so than today. In the wake of Covid-19, old certainties have gone. Young people’s lives and expectations have been shaken in ways that we are yet to fully comprehend. Join me on a short journey that begins as the pandemic erupts. It’s a journey that explores the demands on leaders at the toughest of times, and the leadership needed in the future.
In our increasingly uncertain world, young people struggle to find a sense of belonging. Schools are one of the few points of stability in their lives of many young people, yet they are not always places of belonging. Belonging is that a sense of being somewhere you can be confident you will fit in and feel safe in your identity. It’s about being connected to a place and being at home.
‘Not Belonging’ and ‘Belonging’