Principal Conversations

Transformational Dialogues for School Leadership Teams

In a world first, Principal Conversations analyses a wide range of School Principals whom are making a difference in their school communities. Using the proven methodology of Behavioural Modelling our team captures the key thinking strategies that enable these School Principals to make that difference and package our findings in a series of 10 informative DVDs and Focus Questions across the school year. Each package is designed to inspire strategic conversations for your leadership team and focus on the "inner game" of Principalship. Click here to download our brochure.

You can watch brief previews of our issues below by clicking on the DVD covers. Click here to watch a sneak preview of Issue 4.
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Issue 1 Preview
Take It Personally
(5m 54s)
After retiring from a long and successful career as a Principal during which he led dramatic growth and change at his school, Brian Rogers comes out of retirement to inspire a rapid school transformation at Maribyrnong College.

This turnaround sees enrolments triple and debts eliminated in under three years.
The Principal Conversations’ Behavioural Modelling Team investigate the key elements of Brian’s thinking which are the foundation of his proven ability to transform a school.
Actual DVD runtime 42 min.

Content:
Personal standards, Motivation, Confidence, Self-empowerment, Core values, Start anywhere, Challenge vs ease, 3 simple rules.

Issue 2 Preview
The Cultural Congruency Model
(3m 57s)
Anne Runnalls is the Principal of a school that attracts educators from far and wide to study its exceptional learning environment and learn the secret behind Darley Primary School’s effectiveness.

Anne and her staff have created a visually stunning school where students and the community feel strongly connected but to find the secret behind Darley’s success we have to go much deeper than the school’s appearance alone.
Actual DVD runtime 45 min.

Content:
Denominalising values, Task vs maintenance, Intention vs expectations, Philosophy and relationships, Activities and processes, Decisions and policies, Behaviours and responses.

Issue 3 Preview
The Leader As A Learner
(4m 50s)
Ballarat High School is a school with a long history of academic and sporting achievement, proud of its tradition and with a strong reputation.

So how do you tackle the challenges of school leadership when you are the first Principal appointed from outside the school in forty years and you can see the need to make change to better serve the needs of students in the 21st century? Peter Dredge may have an answer.
Actual DVD runtime 49 min.

Content:
Leading through dialogue, Leader as a learner, Context clarity and process facilitation, Conversations for collaborative learning, Conversations for influence and conflict management, the Triune Brain Theory.