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Strength- FrancescaThe relational intelligence is one of my biggest strengths. I think I am strong in emotional intelligence and understand others thanks to empathy. I like working with others and I understand their emotions. I also like to promote and build the leadership capacity of others, looking at their profiles and helping them to grow.

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Strength- FrancescaThe relational intelligence is one of my biggest strengths. I think I am strong in emotional intelligence and understand others thanks to empathy. I like working with others and I understand their emotions. I also like to promote and build the leadership capacity of others, looking at their profiles and helping them to grow.

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Strength- Francesca

I think I have some form of strategic intelligence. I  have built alliances and partnerships outside the school in my current role and I love to organise events and share ur values with our surrounding community. I might need to work more on appreciating legislation.

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Strength- FrancescaI value differing views as they can enrich school culture and solve problems with creative solutions. I integrate all my lessons with international-mindednes and, thanks to my personal experiences, I understand cultural expectations of my community.

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Strength- FrancescaI value differing views as they can enrich school culture and solve problems with creative solutions. I integrate all my lessons with international-mindednes and, thanks to my personal experiences, I understand cultural expectations of my community.

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Learning point- FrancescaI think I need to work on my reflective skills. I am quite strict when it comes to self evaluation but I think that as leaders we should learn to give ourselves some credit in order to evaluate from a different perspectives also situations when no one is with us. I will be able to do this with professional learning activities and counting on a supportive and honest leadership team.

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Learning point- FrancescaI think I need to work on my reflective skills. I am quite strict when it comes to self evaluation but I think that as leaders we should learn to give ourselves some credit in order to evaluate from a different perspectives also situations when no one is with us. I will be able to do this with professional learning activities and counting on a supportive and honest leadership team.

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Needs improvement- FrancescaI haven't been in the position of taking extremely important decisions so far. I have managed my department but I think that I could benefit from articulating decision-making rationale within the overarching vision of the school. I need practice.

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Needs improvement- FrancescaI haven't been in the position of taking extremely important decisions so far. I have managed my department but I think that I could benefit from articulating decision-making rationale within the overarching vision of the school. I need practice.

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I love collaborative strategic planning, particularly when working towards a resolution that will help others. For this reason, the strategic leadership intelligence resonated with me the most. One example of this currently occurring within my department is my attempt to have the school hire a music assistant for the secondary music teacher. It is evident to me that this not only benefits the teacher but our entire arts team. In my initial verbal request I was turned down due to set budgets for the next academic year. I am now in the process of creating a proposal collaboratively with the music teacher that outlines seven different possibilities to assist the secondary music teacher knowing full well the first four options will be overlooked for next year due to funding. I think it is important for upper administration to see that I have looked at this problem from many angles and to make them aware that the music department is willing to accept a temporary solution for next year with the goal of having a full time assistant the following year. This proposal includes job descriptions that the music teacher and I created outlining the importance of this assistance. I think it is valuable for the upper administration who are making monetary decisions to be made aware of the day to day impact this position has on our music program. I enjoyed the process of creating this proposal, creating many possibilities towards a solution, considering the perspective of upper management and thinking about this proposal in the long term.

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Growth- FrancescaI have been working with the pedagogical team in my school and I have been personally involved in designing new policies.  I think that one of the hardest things with this intelligence is to share the love for professional learning. I think I do have expert knowledge about contemporary teaching and learning practices, especially for what concerns my subject area. I will need to broaden my knowledge from next year.

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Growth- FrancescaI have been working with the pedagogical team in my school and I have been personally involved in designing new policies.  I think that one of the hardest things with this intelligence is to share the love for professional learning. I think I do have expert knowledge about contemporary teaching and learning practices, especially for what concerns my subject area. I will need to broaden my knowledge from next year.

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Next year I will be Head of Arts for visual art, music and drama. I am a visual arts teacher, however am unfamiliar with music and drama curriculum. While I believe I will be able to lead an effective teaching and learning community, one challenge I face is being able to assist with the curriculum for these specific subjects. I am planning to better familiarize myself with these areas over the summer.

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To read this in School connotation has made my day! Never thought of it in this light but certainly an area, I strive to better each day. Bring in new ideas, problem-solve and practice open-mindedness, true to my motto 'Learn, Unlearn and Relearn' Warmly, Smita

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If there is any one part of leadership that I am positive about it is relational intelligence. I really pride myself in my ability to show empathy, cultivate trust, and establish positive relationships with any colleague or staff member.  Even before, entering a leadership role, I was the member of the team that staff would come to to ask question, seek advice, or just talk about next steps. I really believe in the power of relationships.

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I have to admit that this is one of the hardest aspects of Leadership Intelligence because from my point of view it it relies on a lot of practice. I find that I am calm, cool, and collected but often do not articulate my decision making rationale well to stakeholders who are not concerned with the educational side of our school, but only the business side. It is hard for me to accept a decision that directly effects the success of our students. I know that I need practice and a mentor that can help guide me through these sorts of challenges.

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Challenge- I am constantly on a journey of self reflection for cultural intelligence. I am new to my school and our students speak over 60 languages and there are so many countries and cultures represented. I am really working on recognizing implicit bias, the social and cultural structures that influence decision making and voices that are listened to. 

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Challenge- I am constantly on a journey of self reflection for cultural intelligence. I am new to my school and our students speak over 60 languages and there are so many countries and cultures represented. I am really working on recognizing implicit bias, the social and cultural structures that influence decision making and voices that are listened to. 

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(Lauren)

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Although I understand the vision and have a vision for my particular area as it aligns to the vision of the school, I am not as well versed in the local laws as I should be. It took me several years to develop an understanding of special needs laws in the USA and educational laws in Sudan. As a leader these are areas for my development.

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As a path toward all other abilities, I have intentionally developed my reflective intelligence. Attempting egoless reflection both alone and with trusted colleagues has helped me to see and improve areas of weakness. As I have gained confidence in this skill it has allowed me to act as a role model to both my staff and students.
- Carly Morris

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In was actually surprised more people didn't immediately jump on this strength as Ive always assumed teachers are best at this one! I feel like when I was doing the reading and the audit of my own leadership strengths, that this one was an easy fit for me. I like being liked, and very much want the teams I work with to feel valued, supported and that I am working as hard (if not harder) than they are to help them. I feel more like the servant of the teachers sometimes, but also the rock holding them together who they know they can come back to for safety and assurance.

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Yeah this one is a challenge for me, because... I certainly am good at making decisions on the fly, but less good at making GOOD decisions on the fly. I feel like I might be being critical of myself, though I also have plenty of examples where I was far too keen to implement a cool new pedagogical approach etc, and forced it/ encouraged it with a team of teachers, only to then drop it quickly because I didn't plan it well and see it through. This is something I want very much to improve. Would love advice.

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Strength- As an extrovert sanguine person I love people. I believe relationships are important and without good relationships very little can be achieved over a long period of time. I have worked hard at establishing a good relationship with the school stakeholders. I sometimes feel like an agony aunt listening to people's problems and struggles, but I realise the need for people to be heard. I think that a relational leader has achieved leadership than just ascribed leadership.

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Strength- As an extrovert sanguine person I love people. I believe relationships are important and without good relationships very little can be achieved over a long period of time. I have worked hard at establishing a good relationship with the school stakeholders. I sometimes feel like an agony aunt listening to people's problems and struggles, but I realise the need for people to be heard. I think that a relational leader has achieved leadership than just ascribed leadership.

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- Juanita

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It was only when reading this definition of intelligence that I realised that I had in cultural leadership mindset. Being in an international school with about 30 different nationalities I enjoy linking my students to the local cultural context we are in. My travels and life experiences have helped me  adapt to various cultures and communities. As a young person I always thought I would struggle to learn a new language, but I am proud to say that I now speak 4 languages! It was my desire to connect with the communities that led me to learn these languages.

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It was only when reading this definition of intelligence that I realised that I had in cultural leadership mindset. Being in an international school with about 30 different nationalities I enjoy linking my students to the local cultural context we are in. My travels and life experiences have helped me  adapt to various cultures and communities. As a young person I always thought I would struggle to learn a new language, but I am proud to say that I now speak 4 languages! It was my desire to connect with the communities that led me to learn these languages.

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-Juanita

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Challenge-I think this is definitely one of my biggest challenges. I dislike working under pressure. It makes me lose sight of the forest for the trees! I have never yet lost my calm, but wish I could withdraw, not deal with the issues and hope they would go away! I am thankful for great mentors and encouragers who help me gain perspective and help me go back and face those issues. I must honestly say that this is something I need working on to build my resolve and resilience. 

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Challenge-I think this is definitely one of my biggest challenges. I dislike working under pressure. It makes me lose sight of the forest for the trees! I have never yet lost my calm, but wish I could withdraw, not deal with the issues and hope they would go away! I am thankful for great mentors and encouragers who help me gain perspective and help me go back and face those issues. I must honestly say that this is something I need working on to build my resolve and resilience. 

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-Juanita

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Strength- Working at a small school and starting it from the beginning, I met with our head of school weekly and was privy to many of the decision making processes. When this HoS left, we had a series of temporary HoS and a lot of the decision making was left to the teachers. Those experiences gave me the balcony view and while still coordinating and facilitating implementation. In addition the school I am at currently, focuses on 2-3 school improvement goals over 2 years. All teams are designed around these goals and we write theories of action for our teams. Also, as a union delegate for 6 years, I listened and witnessed so many perspectives and stakeholder reactions and decision making. 

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Strength- Working at a small school and starting it from the beginning, I met with our head of school weekly and was privy to many of the decision making processes. When this HoS left, we had a series of temporary HoS and a lot of the decision making was left to the teachers. Those experiences gave me the balcony view and while still coordinating and facilitating implementation. In addition the school I am at currently, focuses on 2-3 school improvement goals over 2 years. All teams are designed around these goals and we write theories of action for our teams. Also, as a union delegate for 6 years, I listened and witnessed so many perspectives and stakeholder reactions and decision making. 

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(Lauren)

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I think I have strong relational intelligence. I always want to keep solid relationship with my colleagues and students. To be successful you need to work cooperatively and it needs a better relationship. As a student view, if they like you they will like your subject too. they will at least try even they don't like, because they will not want to feel upset.

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I have to iprove my heuristic skills. So far i haven't made decisions if its not approved by colleagues. I truly know that i don't have to listen always. Sometimes you need to make strong decisions as well. If you leave it for your colleagues' comfort you will not always be successful.