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Be a leader who is remembered for making a
difference.
Top quality
leaders are not born - they grow and
develop.
Every elite athlete has a coach.
Every elite performer in every field has a
coach.
Make your professional development a priority.
You will benefit.
As a leader, your team will benefit.
As a school, students will benefit.
If you aspire to be a
quality leader, being mentored and coached by an experienced professional will accelerate
your growth.
My coaching program
is focused on Career Development. I can provide multiple
benefits:
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I will be your coach. I have
had 35 years experience in education and over 20 years in
leadership. I had almost 13 years at Band 11
level.
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Emerging leaders develop
sequentially from teaching focus, through operational and management focus to
strategically focused, long term, futures-oriented
leadership.
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Career Management skills in
Managing Upwards (managing your supervisor), Professional Writing (especially
applications) and Influencing, Negotiation and Bargaining (incorporating Interview
Skills) round out an exciting program.
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Completing an Action Learning
program based on 4 units I have developed with assistance from noted academics can
receive in-principle recognition of 4 units in University of Southern Queensland M
Ed (Leadership) program. 50% of your M Ed, just for performing successfully and
demonstrating what you have learned!
I offer a free 15 minute consultation to determine your goals and
coaching needs. Phone me on 07 5530 2676 or Skype me at phillips55302676.
Teams also benefit from development so they can achieve "Top Team"
status.
Your Teams :
Would you like your team to perform above expectations?
Do you want communication in your organisation to be a highly effective tool?
Would you appreciate extra help with a strategy for building your teams into high performing
units?
I am accredited
to use Team Management Systems profiles to build individuals and teams. Check the areas I work in here.
Leadership:
Do you personally have the time required to develop
the leaders your organisation needs now and into the future?
I am an experienced professional in this area. I can advise on leadership development.
I can help you to more effectively use your leadership style.
I can help you prepare for the next level of leadership you aspire
to.
A Complete Leadership Development
Program:
"Gentle Leadership"
The Gentle Leadership program is comprehensive. It is an extension of the
professional coaching program. However, I offer the opportunity to take small steps in
engaging you and your teams in the exciting process of
leadership and team development.
What have my clients achieved?
- The leadership work Mel Phillips has done for us has
contributed to the creation of the culture, “Leadership is everyone’s
business” at our school. Leadership begins from the top and filters
down to teachers and support staff. Mel has worked with
administration, teachers, support staff and teacher aides. Currently,
we work as a TEAM and every individual has taken on various roles in
addition to their usual classroom teaching and learning. Staff morale
is high, dedication to our children and school is transparent due to
the professional development that Mel has delivered at our school. In
fact, the workshops are powerful enabling all participants to have
tools that they can also transfer for use in the classroom to ensure
quality teaching and quality outcomes for students at our
school.
- A newly promoted small school Principal was coached to
grow from a teaching perspective to an organisational perspective and
develop skills that allowed him to work with adults across a variety
of functional areas. As coach, I worked with him to develop and build
fundamental leadership and management skills. A year later he found
himself being targeted for opportunities to act at higher and higher
levels, gaining much valuable experience that helped accelerate him
towards achieving his career goals much earlier than expected.
- A hard working teaching principal was satisfied with
her professional progress but was concerned about the work-life
balance between family, personal relationships and professional
responsibilities. We developed a series of strategies for managing
personal priorities and work responsibilities. She reports much
greater balance in the work-life area, increased job satisfaction and
reduced stress.
- A successful, well respected primary principal
expressed concern that he was treading water professionally. He was
working hard, achieving well but needed something extra for his
career development. We had some focused conversations and then some
professional discussions around the concepts of leadership,
management, administration and achieving through teams. Naturally,
because of the expertise I have in the recruitment and selection
genre, some discussions headed in that direction. He emailed recently
to thank me for my input and also to say that I deserved thanks for
the success he had in being promoted to Band 10.
- The Executive Management Team in a large school found
difficulties with inter-personal relationships, misreading key
communications and lack of tolerance between some key individuals.
Using a team approach, the Team Management Profile was implemented.
At the debriefing, the open, professional sharing created warmth and
openness that significantly enhanced the operating environment.
Follow-up work in Communication and Problem Solving Skills led to
everyone 'reading from the same page" with the Principal reporting
enhanced outcomes and much higher performance levels from the
team.
- A senior secondary principal rang me to organise some
professional chats. There was no need for a comprehensive program of
leadership development. He wanted to tap into my many years
experience as a successful Band 11 principal, my record of
involvement in projects of major significance and my entrepreneurial
approach to school leadership. Some of the conversations were by
phone while others were at my home base. When I visited him at his
school later, he stated that for his professional outlook, our
interactions were "pure gold". When he considered the cost and the
outcomes he now saw, he had bought himself "a
bargain".
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Do these situations resonate with you?
My expert facilitation skills will help you move faster towards the goals you want
to achieve.
Contact Mel for
advice using the contact form (then, scroll to bottom of
page).
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