Year 2010 has been eventful for me, a lot of learning done. Yet still room for growing.
I was put in charge of Pupil Development Dept which was later enlarged with many more heads: it is one thing to lead teacher ICs. It is another to be a leader of leaders. Each have his/ her strength and quark. There has been a lot of moments of sharpening one anothers' iron. And I'm still learning to tap on the strong points of other and patch up the weak points of fellow leaders.
To sharpen, there will be and must have friction. Naturally we will feel good when there is positive strokes about te good stuff that were credited to us. But when we receive negative feedback about things done wrongly, we should have an attitude of humility and integrity: humbly accepting responsibility for not getting things right, not to be defensive, remembering the fault and not to repeat it.
Like what we always tell the pupils: it is OK to make mistake, but resolve not to repeat mistakes.
Yes, indeed.
ReplyDelete2010 was a great year made possible by many of your initiatives and actions.
I am glad to see you grow into a leader of leaders, never easy, but a mission that requires both faith and courage. And as you have reflected, requires humility and integrity as well.
In your next phase of leadership journey, look forward to more sparks that will ignite insight and fortify your beliefs and philosophies in leadership and education.