Leading Through Stories
- - Storytelling can help leaders be more authentic, show their vulnerability, and become more connected to the people that they lead.
- - Listening to the stories of staff can create compassionate workplaces by normalising emotions, giving staff a voice, and letting that voice be heard.
- - Sharing personal stories about identity is an excellent way to start courageous conversations on diversity and inclusion topics among the educational workforce.
Schedule Information:
1:00pm | Wednesday 20th March
Session Description
Leadership is commonly perceived to be about vision, decisiveness, and determination. Creativity, curiosity, and comfort with ambiguity are leadership qualities that have emerged in our new digital age. The leadership skill in highest demand? Empathy.
The personal stories of staff are the untapped resource to foster compassionate and inclusive workplaces. By creating psychologically safe, reflective spaces with boundaries where staff can share the social and emotional impact of their work through stories, leaders can positively influence workplace cultures.
Come discover Dr Wijedoru’s storytelling work supporting staff from international schools and faith schools. Could this empathetic approach work in your educational setting?