#2 Dave McPartlin

Our guest this month is Headteacher, Dave McPartlin. Dave and I talk about psychological safety, creativity, inclusion, ambition for others and how above all, and as a foundation for all, kindness is key. We also talk about a very special moment. Gift yourself seven minutes of sheer joy and watch Dave and Flakefleet Primary get the best deserved Britain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer you’ll ever see! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSbV3YiRkI Dave’s letter to future leaders is a leadership course in the form of a letter! Dave’s ‘To Read’ recommendations are: Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed and Radical Candour by Kim Scott. In the Leadership Letters Lowdown: We start by sharing a way of assessing the wellbeing of your teams or organisations. I have admired Gareth Southgate’s leadership of the England Men’s Football Team greatly. In this month’s Leadership Letters Lowdown my ‘To Read’ recommendation is his open letter to England, which highlights many facets of what for me, is important in leadership. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/dear-england-gareth-southgate-euros-soccer. In the ‘To Watch’ recommendation Dr Bill George, author of Authentic Leadership and North Star talks about his leadership fundamentals. We all know how important a succinct and compelling mission is, and I love his reminder of the importance of repeating it – something I think leaders can unconsciously hold back from for fear or being repetitive. https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/authentic-leadership/ And my ‘to listen’ recommendation; TED Radio Hour – Inspire To Action TED Radio is a great podcast, taking a theme each episode, and combining extracts from relevant TED talks with interviews and other audio material. This particular episode looks at how leaders bring people with them and has plenty to inspire and reflect on, including the incredible story of Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir. https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/inspire-to-action/id523121474?i=1000458160158 And you can find the Leadership Letter that this episode is based on here, https://www.thecausewaycoaching.com/leadership-letters where you can also find past Leadership Letters and sign up to receive future ones. This is also where you can get in touch to share your Leadership Lowdown recommendations, share your own Leadership Letter for us to feature on the podcast or let us know who you’d like to hear as a guest. Thanks for joining us and see you soon! Lizzie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.