Janine Stratford: Leadership and Coaching for the Early Career Teacher

Janine and I chat about her career journey over the last 35 years. She has developed career and leadership programs for people at all stages of their career through her company Coaching Focus. We explore some practical tips and tricks that early career teachers can employ to build their capacity in the workplace, and the importance of having a mentor and coach as a guide through the oftentimes, confusing waters of the first few years of teaching.

Some of the resources discussed:
Coaching Focus - www.coachingfocus.com.au - for all of Janine's courses and networking events
Simon Sinek's 'Leaders Eat Last' - https://simonsinek.com/books/
Luvvie Ayadi Jones' TED Talk 'Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable' - https://www.ted.com/talks/luvvie_ajayi_jones_get_comfortable_with_being_uncomfortable?language=en 

2023 Leadership Exchange - https://coachingfocus.com.au/product/the-leadership-exchange-single-ticket/ 
- Term 1 - Wednesday 22nd March
- Term 2 - Wednesday 31st March
- Term 3 - Wednesday 30th August
- Term 4 - Wednesday 15th November

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to TVP
• 0:42 Introduction of Janine Stratford
• 2:04 Who are you?
• 4:35 What is your career story?
• 11:52 What were the challenges you faced?
• 22:48 Coaching Focus
• 25:19 Conflict Management
• 30:03 Practical Tips and Tricks
• 34:14 Mentor vs. Coach
• 37:09 Leadership Exchange
• 39:42 Acknowledgement of Country