The New Leader
Good leaders know their people. They understand their story and know how to engage with them.
About David Ivers
David Ivers is from Sydney, Australia. He is a qualified Primary and Secondary School Teacher. In total, he has served on school leadership teams for 16 years in senior leadership roles which include: Religious Education Coordinator, Curriculum Coordinator, and Leader of Pedagogy. He is currently a System Leader with Sydney Catholic Schools (Sydney, Australia), where he serves as Specialist: Religious Leadership. With studies in Anthropology / Sociology, Curriculum, Online Learning and Teaching, Information Communications Technology, Religious Education and Theology, Leadership, Communication, Policy Studies, Business, Management, and Educational Administration, he brings a diversity of skills and knowledge to the educational and leadership arena. In 2014 David Ivers completed the program “Improving Schools: The Art of Leadership” at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has completed a (Graduate Level) Certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University and holds a Master of Educational Administration from the University of New South Wales, Australia. David completed the Company Directors’ Course and has since become a Graduate the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders (Australia and New Zealand) (FIML). He is also a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute (Great Britain and Ireland) (FRAI). A bibliography of his published papers can be found at: https://about.me/david.ivers
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Posts by David Ivers:
Here We Stand
In showing care and concern for others, collectively we stand on a precipice. At this point, we seek to create a
new world, one that echoes the call of care, concern, cooperation and compassion.
The Power of Belonging
The question then emerges, what role does love have in powering an authentic, high value organization?
The Power of Community
How we interact with each other and indeed, who we interact with and when we interact with people are critical to the creation of healthy, empowering relationships.
Keeping Hope Alive
One could be forgiven for thinking that during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the virus had not just infected our bodies but our minds as well.
Communication, Crisis and Culture
In times of crisis, leaders of Government and heads of Government Agencies need to be crystal clear about the message and the message needs to engender hope.
Managing and Leading Staff Through A Pandemic
You should be asking: What is the current state of play with our organization, its culture and employees during this pandemic and what responses are indicated as being needed?
Crisis Leadership
Perhaps the biggest challenge the Covid-19 Pandemic brings is how to lead in a crisis, in which the ground appears to change by the hour and in some instances by the minute.
Leadership: It’s Personal!
In the ‘Transition Decade’ the extent to which a person exhibits ‘Personal Leadership’ may be a critical determinant of career success, in any organization, especially government agencies such as hospitals and schools.
It’s About What You Know!
The more the workforce transitions towards a more agile and technologically enhanced entity within society, the more complex the knowledge base will be. If your intent is to be the master of your own destiny, rather than being subservient to whatever destiny picks out for you in terms of a career, then the pursuit of knowledge is the key.