1. What have you found most challenging as a leader in the education sector?

Managing the tension between those in school communities who think they know, and those who really know...

2. How do you structure your work days from waking up to going to sleep?

Very rigidly. I start early, sleep early and always do the tasks I most dread or dislike, first.

3. What's the most recent significant leadership lesson you've learned?

Those people who look to you for leadership need to know that, like them, leaders are always learning. This leaves room for much-needed grace and patience.

4. What's one book that has had a profound impact on your leadership so far? Can you please briefly tell the story of how that book impacted your leadership?

Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler. What I have learned from this book is captured in the title...

5. How do you find and keep great leaders in the education sector?

By not just looking at CV's and years of experience, but at people skills, teachability and humility.

6. What's most important as a leader in the education sector for developing a culture of wellbeing in your staff and students?

The building, growing and sustaining of trust.

7. What is one meaningful story that comes to mind from your time as a leader in the education sector so far?

One of my (very popular amongst her peers) students had no fear to comment on social media that her principal taught her something very important during an assembly that morning. What I taught the students that day was really not a big deal but her courage to go online and tell the world that she has learned from me was an unforgettable moment of meaningfulness as a leader in the sector that I am passionate about.