Leadership: A Common Thread
As I write this message, I have been reflecting on an amazing week at SJK. We had our Christmas Cookie Walk in support of the SJK Nepal Fund, Fair Noël in support of Wyndham House Guelph, Lower School’s Ten Day of Giving, two Lower School holiday concerts and the Upper School drama production. I have so many wonderful memories from this past week. It is an inspiring time of year.
It strikes me that one of the things that these different events have in common is leadership. We are so fortunate to have so many excellent leaders in our school. A simple definition of leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Every one of the activities that I witnessed this week involved doing just that. Whether inspiring bakers to make cookies, creating fun fundraising activities, conducting our young musicians or directing our thespians, all these involve being able to inspire others and being prepared to do so.
Effective leadership is based upon ideas, but won't happen unless those ideas can be communicated to others in a way that engages them enough to act as the leader wants them to act. Thank you to all our faculty and staff for the way you motivate and engage others towards our goals. We saw and heard the fruits of your labour this week and we are grateful to you for the impact you make on our school. We are able to go beyond because of you.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and returns ready for the final week of school before the break.
Ms. Cheryl Boughton
Head of School
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It strikes me that one of the things that these different events have in common is leadership. We are so fortunate to have so many excellent leaders in our school. A simple definition of leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Every one of the activities that I witnessed this week involved doing just that. Whether inspiring bakers to make cookies, creating fun fundraising activities, conducting our young musicians or directing our thespians, all these involve being able to inspire others and being prepared to do so.
Effective leadership is based upon ideas, but won't happen unless those ideas can be communicated to others in a way that engages them enough to act as the leader wants them to act. Thank you to all our faculty and staff for the way you motivate and engage others towards our goals. We saw and heard the fruits of your labour this week and we are grateful to you for the impact you make on our school. We are able to go beyond because of you.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and returns ready for the final week of school before the break.
Ms. Cheryl Boughton
Head of School
St. John's Kilmarnock School
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