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How is school leadership connected with Emotional Intelligence? Part 2

Posted on March 6th, by admin in Emotional Intelligence, News. 1 Comment

In part 1, I gave a brief summary of what emotional intelligence and how it has developed along the way.

I’d like to look at the link between school leadership and emotional intelligence. I was forwarded on an article on … Read on…



How is school leadership connected with Emotional Intelligence? Part 1

Posted on February 28th, by admin in Emotional Intelligence, News. 2 comments

In the last year, school principals have been put under unrelenting pressure on top of their own position in their school. A raft of circulars, changes and cuts have hit the primary and secondary school sector and I can sense … Read on…



Guest author:Surviving and Thriving as a School Leader by Sean Ruth

Posted on October 3rd, by admin in Contributors. No Comments

Surviving and Thriving as a Leader by Seán Ruth

School leadership is a particularly demanding role. It works particularly well when approached as a collaborative, listening process. However, no matter how competent and effective any leader may be, it is also

Read on…



Leadership and liberation by Sean Ruth:reflections on possibly the best leadership book I've ever read..

Posted on May 26th, by admin in News. No Comments

Leadership and liberation by Sean Ruth:reflections on possibly the best leadership book I’ve ever read..

Sean Ruth is a great guy. I first came across him this year, having had the opportunity to listen to him speak at an SESS … Read on…


Fear of leadership

Posted on July 14th, by admin in News. 1 Comment

Whenever I tell anyone that I am a Principal, they look slightly in awe and fear..They always( 99%) say ” Wow, I don’t know how you do it…I could never do it..I would be scared…I couldn’t handle people…”
The job … Read on…


Would you prefer to lose your job or take a paycut?

Posted on January 18th, by admin in Opinion. No Comments

Hi everyone!

I don’t know if anyone has attended their union meetings this week but the word “strike” is being bandied around, to me it seems like if the government cut our pay or our pensions, then the union will … Read on…