Historically, the nature of influence and persuasion has dramatically evolved over the last one hundred and fifty years. Gone are the days when a leader stood before a crowd and simply bellowed in order to communicate with those he wished to influence. Today influence has never been easier to engage in, given the spectrum of [...]
Only an extreme optimist facing the New Year would venture to pronounce the problems of 2011 are behind the global community. The first few weeks of January, however, lead one to conclude that volatility in its many guises will accompany the world again this year. This is not a pessimistic view, but simply a realistic [...]
March 2011 To Proprietors, Interested Parties, Principals, Staff and Trustees of New Zealand Integrated Schools The February 22nd Christchurch earthquake has been the focus of the nation this past month as recovery efforts have tangibly borne wonderful transformations in the Christchurch area. Unfortunately, the tragedy in Japan has made us all realize, even more, how [...]
8 September 2010 Proprietors of Integrated Schools Principals and Staff of Integrated Schools Interested Parties Dear Colleagues, Greetings. This is a brief update on the state of our Integrated schools in the Canterbury region. Overall, our schools have escaped major damage as a result of the earthquake. Several have significant damage and one will not [...]
18 May 2010 The 240 Catholic schools throughout the country will celebrate Catholic Schools’ Day on May 19th. The occasion is one where each school actively acknowledges its connection with the Catholic national system of schools comprising 66,000 students. The theme of the day is, “Be the Change”. This is a rallying call challenging each [...]
2 March 2010 It has just been announced that Patrick Walsh, Principal of John Paul College, Rotorua, has been elected as the new President of the Secondary Principals Association of New Zealand. His Deputy is Paul Daley, the principal of Sancta Maria College, Botany, Auckland. This is an historic occasion to have the leadership of [...]
29 January 2010 Early in February the latest New Zealand Catholic School opens its doors to cater for the Catholic population of the new suburb of Flat Bush in Auckland. The primary school, which is on the Sancta Maria College site, will form part of the Sancta Maria Catholic School campus. The new school is [...]
28 November 2009 Latest professional development and research scholarships will benefit the Catholic educational community Anne Miles, McAuley High School, Otahuhu, John Young, St Joseph’s School, Upper Hutt, Stasia Kennedy, St Joseph’s School, Levin and Marie Barrett, St John Bosco School, New Plymouth, are the latest Catholic School Principals to receive Catholic leadership scholarships, awarded [...]
30 January 2009 The recent inauguration of President Barrack Obama not only marks a dramatic milestone in American history, it also represents a recurring theme where inspiration provided by a leader taps the aspirations of many millions of people, not only in the United States of America, but elsewhere in the world. Human beings always [...]
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