Seminar+Day+07

On Thursday 7 June 2007, we had our annual senior leader seminar day. The facilitators for the day were Nicky Knight and Alison Smith.

Nicky Knight
Nicky is a founding director of **[|The Education Group.]** Prior to that she worked as a consultant and researcher for Massey University’s Institute for Professional Development and Educational Research and on contract to MultiServe Education Trust. Nicky has extensive teaching experience at the primary and intermediate level and has also worked as a facilitator, lecturer and advisor with Teacher Support Services in Auckland. Nicky currently coordinates schooling development work in Otara as well as working in the areas of assessment, numeracy, school review, leadership training and appraisal. Nicky is also the senior trainer for the Lions Quest organisation, facilitating Skills for Growing and Skills for Adolescence workshops throughout New Zealand. She is currently completing a doctorate in education with The University of Auckland. Her research examines the complex issue of sustaining changed teacher practice in numeracy. To contact Nicky email her by clicking on her photo. Nicky referred to the article by Daniel Goleman - Leadership that gets results. This article discusses the impact of emotional intelligences and suggests six leadership styles. Goleman, D. (2000). Leadership that gets results. Harvard Business Review, 78 (2), 78-90.
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Is the Director of School leadership Coaching and Consultancy Ltd. Her portfolios vary and she works in schools, at Unitec and in her own consultancy. She is currently involved with: appraisal of principals, senior and middle managers; strategic plan and Charter review; leadership and management skills training; and appraisal skills training in a number of primary and secondary schools. She also supervises postgraduate research at Unitec New Zealand and teaches a Year 5-6 class in a part-time capacity at her local primary school. Alison has published a number of articles in academic journals and is currently studying communication management and public relations at the postgraduate level. Apart from her interest in educational leadership and management, she is also passionate about leadership coaching and all aspects of school image, reputation and marketing. email: alisonsmith@clear.net.nz Alison introduced the work from authors Bolton and Bolton on social styles from: Bolton, R. & Bolton, D. G. (1984) Social Style - Management Style: Developing Productive Work Relationships. New York: AMACOM. And concepts of productive and defensive reasoning from: Piggot-Irvine, E. & Cardno, C. (2005) Appraising performance productively: Integrating accountability and development, Auckland" Eversleigh. This book is available from Eileen on epiggotirvine@unitec.ac.nz
 * Alison Smith**