Product reviews for Calm Leadership

A novel approach to taking up the reins, Calm Leadership is both an inspiring reflection on overcoming the challenges of leadership and a practical guide to harnessing the power of emotional intelligence in the workplace. Drawing on 20 years of successful leadership experience, Patrick shares not just his own authentic insights but also a deeply human journey to which we all can relate. Calm Leadership grapples with issues from impostor syndrome to budget deficits and shines the light on a better way forward for our future leaders: leading not with an iron-fist but with empathy, purpose and perspective. These are qualities that, Patrick argues, are far better suited to the complexities of modern working life than the hard-line approaches of old. Against a backdrop of high head-teacher turnover and stubbornly poor ethnic representation in senior roles, Calm Leadership offers an antidote to the self-doubt and insecurity that plague too many of us. It provides a breath of fresh air our schools – and our society – have desperately needed.