Principal Possum

This blog is about my thoughts on schools and learning and how we might lead in those spaces. After 20 years of principalship at Opotiki College and Hobsonville Point Secondary School (Foundation Principal) I now operate a consultancy, HMWLead, to support school leaders. I spend my spare time running ultramarathons, listening to vinyl records and keeping an eye on what my family is up to. They all surprise me.

Thursday, July 18, 2024

How Might We Lead By Taking Action

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 A lot of the work I've been doing since retirement from principalship has been around supporting leaders and/or schools to take action,...
Friday, June 21, 2024

Finding Joy and Purpose in Leadership

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 As 2023 handed over to 2024 I was making my way through the training for and finally completing the Tarawera Ultramarathon 100 Miler event....
Thursday, June 13, 2024

Chatter About Charter School: Maurie's Musings

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  If Charter Schools are the answer, what’s the question?  I’ve been out and about amongst school leaders a lot and we often spend time talk...
Monday, April 8, 2024

Refresh, Reconnect and Refocus on Road Trip

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I'm 4 weeks into a cool 8 week South Island road trip that is combining a bit of work ( HMWLead ) and holidaying with my wife. We've...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

How Might We Refresh Reconnect and Refocus our Leadership?

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  I was rapt when the Secondary Principals Council won 2 annual payments of $6000 for Principal Wellbeing in the latest Collective Agreement...
Saturday, March 2, 2024

How Might We Lead Towards a Qualification That Is Driven By Core Beliefs In Our Own School?

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Last week I got an email from David Hood and he spoke about the launch of his book From Rhetoric to Realit y, and about the work we had done...
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