Stargazing – spotting trends in ‘Star Leader’ for 2023/4
OvationXL meticulously tracks which business performance themes come out on top from the eight themes identified for candidates undertaking 1:1 mentoring for commercial/professional service organisations and for independent schools/colleges.
Part One:
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Top 12 scorers from well over 300 topics raised by members of SLT/SMT: October 21 – September 22
In control of emotions (raised 27 times)
Managing negativity in self and others
Managing impatience and moodiness
‘Reframing’ bad events
Planning for, delivering and following up on difficult conversations (raised 26 times)
Managing increasing parent power
Managing the more challenging members of Common Room
Self-awareness (raised 25 times)
Greater awareness of positive and negative impact on others
Bolstering self-confidence and self-worth (raised 23 times)
Resilience in role. Confident decision taking
Achieving more in a finite timescale (raised 22 times)
Prioritisation of effort
Leadership - developing skills within top team (raised 20 times)
Advanced communication skills (raised 19 times)
Learning to communicate with people who are different to oneself
Bolder and more proactive (raised 16 times)
Tackling problems quicker
More authoritative. Lessening endless consultation
Planning upward promotion to Deputy Head/Head (raised 15 times)
Strategic/commercial thinking (raised 12 times)
Maintaining optimal numbers thorough strategic change
Crafting long term plans and key messages
Fundraising options and approaches
Re-energised (raised 11 times)
Managing stress/anxiety
Learning how to relax in down time. Back in control
Life/work balance (raised 10 times)
Working hard whilst having a life
Learning how to relax and enjoy oneself during one’s down time
Part Two:
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/COMMERCIAL/RETAIL
Top 12 scorers from well over 300 topics raised by top management: October 21 – September 22
Self-awareness (raised 36 times)
Greater awareness of positive and negative impact on others
Self-awareness (raised 36 times)
Greater awareness of positive and negative impact on others
In control of emotions (raised 32 times)
Managing negativity in self and others
Managing impatience and moodiness
‘Reframing’ bad events
Leadership - developing skills within top team (raised 27 times)
Bolstering self-confidence and self-worth (raised 26 times)
Resilience in role. Confident decision taking
Advanced communication skills (raised 24 times)
Learning to communicate with people who are different to oneself
Achieving more in a finite timescale (raised 24 times)
Prioritisation of effort
Clarity at the top (raised 22 times)
Board level working
Strategic/commercial thinking (raised 21 times)
Long-term thinking. Driving strategic change. M&As.
Refreshed key messages/brand values
Business turnarounds
Re-energised (raised 18 times)
Managing stress/anxiety
Learning how to relax in down time. Back in control
Planning promotion to CEO/Divisional Head (raised 15 times)
Bolder and more proactive (raised 12 times)
Tackling stubborn or sudden problems quicker
More authoritative. Successfully lessening endless consultation
Motivating people plus delegation (raised 12 times)
Getting the best from one’s team