I spent New Year in Tenby, which was beautiful although mostly very wet, and best enjoyed from indoors. When we weren’t inside hiding from the rain, we were out walking the dog (and occasionally the kids) on the beach, admiring the view and the many rainbows. It might have been on one of those walks that I began mulling this over and thinking about my own experiences as a director of children’s services.
One of the greatest challenges I’ve had has been to make sense of the complex and fragmented context that we work in and working out how best to make a difference as a leader. Having started my current role quite recently, I suppose I’m still making sense of the new environment. Getting back to the office, I’ve been thinking about my role as a leader in creating greater coherence. If I’m honest, after being on leave for two weeks, the first step was just to construct a coherent sentence.
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