Programme 343, Professor Anne O’Gara on Leadership (28-11-18)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney

Theme music composed and arranged by David Vesey

On this week's programme I speak to my friend and former colleague, Professor Anne O'Gara. Professor O'Gara was President of Marino Institute of Education from 2006 to 2018. Prior to that she taught in primary schools for several years before becoming Assistant National Coordinator of the Home-School-Community Liaison Scheme, and subsequently an inspector at the Department of Education and Skills. In this first part of our interview we focused on leadership in education. Among the topics discussed were:

• Entering an institution as a new leader
• Identifying priorities as a leader
• Bringing about Change and Resistance to Change
• Doing courses, lifelong learning and coaching
• Developing new courses
• Changing your leadership style
• 360-degree feedback
• Preparing for difficult conversations
• Partnerships with stakeholders
• What she misses and does not miss about the work