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No one can argue that we are operating in times heavily influenced by compliance requirements imposed by a range of regulatory bodies and legislation. In education, teachers and administrators are…

Recent news events about the UFO whistle-blower in the US brought back memories of this much-loved topic of decades gone by. Growing up, UFO’s (unidentified flying objects), now known as…

What does effective feedback look like? From the time when we are students at school, we become acutely aware of the power that feedback can play in relation to our…

For generations, “she’ll be right” has been a go-to catchphrase to define Australian culture—an idiom that optimistically or apathetically suggests that whatever is wrong will fix itself in time. However,…

Some of us resist technology because we believe it stifles creativity and lateral thinking. The limitation of this view is that it assumes people are always effective ‘out-of-the-box’ operators, which…

The term ‘collective efficacy’ relates to the shared belief of team members in their ability to successfully accomplish a task (Bandura, 1997). A task might be relatively small, such as…

As an English teacher of many years, I have vivid memories of teaching students the art of essay writing. I regularly explained to students that writing a few sentences, leaving…

When we talk about team building, we generally focus on the benefits of enhancing team connectedness and collaboration and the resulting improvements in retention and productivity. These are great and…

Working in a team can be immensely rewarding; however, there is no doubt that teamwork comes with its challenges too. When we are all so focussed on the goal of…