A central theme in our research has been the role of
storytelling in the doing of everyday leadership work. Leaders tell stories
to followers, and followers tell stories to and about leaders. Such stories
provide a means of communicating ideas, sharing knowledge, venting
frustrations and dealing with conflict. In a sector in which experiential
learning is more common than formal training and development, the
documenting and analysis of storytelling is one visible means through which
researchers, policy makers and leadership programmes like CEL can engage
with and better understand the real world challenges facing educational
leaders and practitioners from across the learning and skills sector. The
following research paper and slide presentation provides an overview and
analysis of some of the stories and storytelling practices that we have
observed in our study.
Research paper: Storytelling and Design: the problem of leadership
Research paper: Stories of educational leadership
Slide
presentation: War Stories and Teachable Moments
