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Nick Burnett

@nickburnett.bsky.social
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Nick is curious, a learner, an author, creator of high-quality learning experiences and executive coach. Nick Burnett Consulting - Helping (coaching/advising) others achieve their dreams. Creator of Becoming HumAIn and Myriad of Leadership Conversations.

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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Whilst there is lots to be done and it's a complex issue I think we need to explore 'upstream' options much more fully before resorting to this approach. ‘Teachers are just coping’: calls for new crime laws to apply in schools
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‘Teachers are just coping’: calls for new crime laws to apply in schools
Some Victorian teachers have asked why school staff have not been afforded the same protections from assault and abuse as those working in retail, hospitality and transport sectors under the State…
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
5 ways AI can help save school leaders time and effort
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5 ways AI can help save school leaders time and effort
A school leader in Vietnam outlines the ways he’s using artificial intelligence tools to streamline his workload
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
How we’re getting disadvantaged boys more engaged in school www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
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How we’re getting disadvantaged boys more engaged in school
A new programme targeted at boys who are eligible for free school meals has resulted in improved attendance and behaviour at 17 United Learning schools. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears what it involves
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Really sobering but important read and agree with the author that we need to be developimg professional self-care approaches as opposed to thinking personal self-care will be enough. Personal self-care strategies not enough to combat teacher burnout: educator
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Personal self-care strategies not enough to combat teacher burnout: educator
Before Sue Webb’s burnout reached it’s final and most debilitating stage, the teacher found herself cycling through the same insidious pattern as the school year unfolded.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I’m delighted to share that I’m taking up the role of Director of Learning Strategy & Content Innovation at PRICE Training. This role aligns with what matters most to me: designing learning that transforms practice, shaping strategies that reduce risk and restraint, and developing content. #UKEd
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Thought this myth had been overturned years ago! The s@@t sandwich! Research shows the 'compliment sandwich' is no longer effective
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Research shows the 'compliment sandwich' is no longer effective
Few tasks are more dreaded than delivering negative feedback.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Lots of work needs to be done in this space if we are not to end up in a dire situation in the next few years. In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks
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In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks
It’s no surprise these lifelike AI companions are attractive to lonely people. But for some, these relationships are harmful and even dangerous.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Building leaders ready for anything: 4 critical change leadership capabilities
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Building leaders ready for anything: 4 critical change leadership capabilities
Many capabilities contribute to effective change leadership, but four stand out as vitally important at a macro level.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Pity I can't make this as sounds like some really practical advice for leaders and systems. Major conference to tackle education's biggest challenges
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Major conference to tackle education's biggest challenges
The conference brings together leading experts from Australia and overseas to share evidence-based strategies and practical solutions
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Really powerful evidence of the importance of SEL - hopefully being read by the right people. Investing in the social and emotional skills of our children critical: new research — EducationHQ
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Investing in the social and emotional skills of our children critical: new research
Australia’s narrow definition of success at the end of secondary schooling has the potential to cost the nation’s economy $22 billion in the long run, new research suggests.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Some really important points in this article. Principals push for urgent reforms to save schools | The Educator K/12
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Principals push for urgent reforms to save schools
School leaders warn the system is at breaking point as they push for urgent changes to support schools and staff
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Some really concerning findings here with an urgent need for action if the mental health fallout from social media usage is not going to become much worse. What happens when AI chatbots replace real human connection | Brookings
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What happens when AI chatbots replace real human connection | Brookings
Isabelle Hau and Rebecca Winthrop outline the importance of human relationships and social connections to children's development.
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Will Douglas Heaven @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I had some fun speaking at #sxswlondon this week. Video for FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AI should be coming soon!
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Some interesting thoughts here👇 The 6 superpowers of generalists: Leadership gold dust - Big Think
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The 6 superpowers of generalists: Leadership gold dust
From Apple to Airbnb to OpenAI the generalist mindset has been an invaluable source of advantage — and we can all learn from these successes.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Important research into 'belonging' being so important for early career teachers and I'd suggest 'mattering' would be even more powerful. Casual chats and strong collegial relationships: what’s keeping early career teachers in schools — EducationHQ
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Casual chats and strong collegial relationships: what’s keeping early career teachers in schools
Strong collegial relationships, including those with school leadership, are more critical for early career teachers than bonds they form with students, a sweeping study into teacher belonging has…
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Very sad to read and interesting to read that this is against a drop in violent crime in general society. Rise in assaults and abuse against teachers | Tes
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‘Reprehensible’ rise in assaults and abuse against teachers
Suspensions and permanent exclusions as a result of physical assaults on adults have increased sharply, DfE data shows
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
We need to seriously explore different ways of being in education so young people feel like they 'matter' and what they are provided with is meaningful. ‘You feel more like a prison guard’: students’ apathy for learning is crushing country teachers — EducationHQ
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‘You feel more like a prison guard’: students’ apathy for learning is crushing country teachers
A pervasive cultural apathy towards education has resulted in a generation of school students that do not care about learning – and for teachers in regional areas the scene is particularly…
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
No easy answers but somethhas to change if we're not to increase the school to prison pipeline numbers. Suspensions and exclusions reach record highs in 2023-24 | Tes
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Suspensions and exclusions reach ‘shocking’ record highs in 2023-24
State school suspensions near 1 million and set a new peak as exclusions cross 10,000 threshold
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Some interesting thinking in this post 🤔 Strange Attractors: When ADHD Minds Meet AI — Dragonfly Thinking
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Strange Attractors: When ADHD Minds Meet AI — Dragonfly Thinking
By Anthea Roberts
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Spot on, we need to find ways that encourage a sense of belonging and mattering so that students want to attend, not forced to attend. Schools urged to prioritise safety and culture over attendance stats | The Educator K/12
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Schools urged to prioritise safety and culture over attendance stats
Rather than blaming families for low attendance rates, schools should focus on making schools places where students want to be, new research shows
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Some worrying findings here but only the experience of 59 staff so hardly represent. ‘Us and them’: study reveals erosion of trust between teachers and school leaders — EducationHQ
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‘Us and them’: study reveals erosion of trust between teachers and school leaders
Teachers are feeling betrayed by their school leadership, reporting a breakdown in trust and a string of empty promises have left them feeling alienated and devalued, research has found.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Really useful overview of the possibilities plasticity offers in relation to trauma. "Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story"
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Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The Devil's Advocate: What Happens When Dissent Becomes Digital — Dragonfly Thinking www.dragonflythinking.net/journal/the-...
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The Devil's Advocate: What Happens When Dissent Becomes Digital — Dragonfly Thinking
By Anthea Roberts
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Becoming HumAIn buff.ly/dGHOwWl
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Becoming HumAIn
A Path to Flourishing Together
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Always important to consider the shadow side and opportunities of AI Exploring the Dangers of AI in Mental Health Care | Stanford HAI
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Exploring the Dangers of AI in Mental Health Care | Stanford HAI
A new Stanford study reveals that AI therapy chatbots may not only lack effectiveness compared to human therapists but could also contribute to harmful stigma and dangerous responses.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Fascinating article on AI and EI AI Fakes It: Good Leaders Keep It Real • Six Seconds
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AI Fakes It: Good Leaders Keep It Real
We tested top GenAI models' emotional intelligence—what we found reveals insights that every leader needs to know and will change the way you lead in an AI-powered world.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Another great post by @dragonflythinking AI, Postmodernist Narcissus — Dragonfly Thinking
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AI, Postmodernist Narcissus — Dragonfly Thinking
By Linda Phompak
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The power of a pause seths.blog/2025/06/the-...
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The power of a pause
The single-most effective way to invest 90 seconds a day is simple (and difficult). 18 times a day, when you’re about to offer advice, ask a question or blurt out a response, wait five second…
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Dan Bowen 🎸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇦🇺 @dan-bowen.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Students as innovators aipodcast.education/students-as-... #EduTECHAU #aiinedu #EduSkyAU
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AI Education Podcast: Students as AI Innovators, with Brett Moller
Students as AI Innovators In this inspiring episode of the podcast, hosts Ray and Dan speak with  at on the Sunshine Coast. Brett shares how his school is flipping the AI narrative — from fear a...
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Love this metaphor as really made me think about our relationship with LLM'S and what's created. The Living Library: LLMs at the Intersection of Individual and Collective Knowledge — Dragonfly Thinking
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The Living Library: LLMs at the Intersection of Individual and Collective Knowledge — Dragonfly Thinking
By Anthea Roberts
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Listening to Sal Khan at #EDUtechAU
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Interesting post to reflect on. 'Misalignment Burnout’—When Your Job Isn’t Your Purpose
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‘Misalignment Burnout’—When Your Job Isn’t Your Purpose
We gradually deteriorate when our goals do not match our sense of self.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Interesting blog post on developing HUMAN-AI relationships Some thoughts on human-AI relationships - by Joanne Jang
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Some thoughts on human-AI relationships
and how we're approaching them at OpenAI
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Some useful considerations in what is a complex space. Is expelling students for out-of-school behavior a good idea?
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Is expelling students for out-of-school behavior a good idea?
When does a school's responsibility for student behavior end? Is it at 3pm when the bell goes? Or does a school still have to respond to harmful behavior after hours?
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Some interesting insights for CEO's of all businesses. 2025 CEO Study: 5 mindshifts to supercharge business growth www.ibm.com/thought-lead...
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Really useful post from Ethan Mollick on "Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd open.substack.com/pub/oneusefu...
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Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd
A formula for AI in companies
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Love the idea of intelligent failure! bigthink.com/the-learning...
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How to find success with the 4 conditions of “intelligent failure”
Intelligent failure teaches us something new or improves. But to reap its benefits, we must approach failure with a scientific mindset.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Focus less on uniforms and more on preparing us for the real world. Hard to argue with that! ‘Outdated and irrelevant’: what do young Australians think of their schooling?
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‘Outdated and irrelevant’: what do young Australians think of their schooling?
A survey of more than 4,000 Year 12 students suggests young people want schools to focus less on uniform rules and more on preparing for life after school.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Sad to hear as suggests 'moral injury' as well as significant others negative impacts on health and well-being. Teachers as ‘double agents’: educators work to subvert policy, research finds
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Teachers as ‘double agents’: educators work to subvert policy, research finds
Teachers feel as though they are working as ‘double agents’ in schools, giving the impression they are overly compliant with policies and procedures while engaging in covert acts of ‘subversion’ in…
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Such an important topic to discuss in both education and businesses. Capability Atrophy: The Hidden Cost of AI on Human Expertise briefing.rdcl.is/p/capability...
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Capability Atrophy: The Hidden Cost of AI on Human Expertise
As we outsource thinking, are we creating a generation unable to think for themselves?
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
COBIS 2025: 12 ideas and insights for international school leaders
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COBIS 2025: 12 ideas and insights for international school leaders
Tes brings you the big talking points and essential intelligence from the annual gathering of international school leaders in London
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
If you're not sure what to be, be curious (and kind) How curiosity rewires your brain for change
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How curiosity rewires your brain for change
Curiosity is often considered a personality quirk. Neuroscience paints a different picture.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Wow, and definitely not a good wow. So much work needed in this space and the right to professional supervision would be good starting point. Teachers face higher levels of secondary trauma than paramedics, psychologists - study
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Teachers face higher levels of secondary trauma than paramedics, psychologists - study
The Educator looks at the profound impact that this issue is having on school staff and what can be done about it
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
"Most managers are trained to manage tasks—not the messy, human side of leadership." Spot on and it's impacting schools and businesses. What We Get Wrong About Managing People
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What We Get Wrong About Managing People
Most managers are trained to lead tasks, not people. Discover the 3 big mistakes leaders make—and what to do instead to handle people problems with confidence.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Who am I to disagree with HBR but my view is compassion is a much greater needed leadership skill than empathy - happy to share more if interested! Empathy Is a Non-Negotiable Leadership Skill. Here’s How to Practice It.
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Empathy Is a Non-Negotiable Leadership Skill. Here’s How to Practice It.
When leaders have misconceptions of what empathy entails, they don’t know how to practice it—or they practice it badly. Many don’t bother to intentionally lead with empathy at all, and the stakes are…
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
What’s the Future of Middle Management? hbr.org/2025/04/what...
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What’s the Future of Middle Management?
Predictions about the demise of middle management aren’t new. But with the rise of AI and a trend toward flatter organizations, could these predictions soon come true? Perspectives from three groups…
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Some interesting thoughts in this post. CEO masterclass: 3 ways to burst the “positivity delusion”
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CEO masterclass: 3 ways to burst the “positivity delusion”
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was a smart answer to pressure. He corrected his mistake.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Going to be some interesting challenges for leaders to adapt to. What Does Future Leadership Look Like in the Age of AI?
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What Does Future Leadership Look Like in the Age of AI?
Leadership is being rewritten—from the top down. In the Intelligence Age, strategy isn’t about managing disruption; it’s about thriving in it.
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
UK based approach but some useful things to consider for all schools and other caring settings. Particularly interested in the practising of responses which I'll write about soon. 5 key insights from new DfE security guidance
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5 key insights from new DfE security guidance
New guidance gives advice to schools on preparing for security risks - from antisocial behaviour to terrorist threats. A deputy head picks out five key themes leaders should know about
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Nick Burnett @nickburnett.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
UAE Rolls Out AI for Schoolkids in New Push for Sector Forefront
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UAE Rolls Out AI for Schoolkids in New Push for Sector Forefront
The United Arab Emirates will introduce artificial intelligence to the public school curriculum this year, as the Gulf country vies to become a regional powerhouse for AI development.
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