
Y8. Sharpen Your Tools – Coach and Practice
This behaviour develops a leader’s ability to keep learning and improving so their leadership stays current and effective.

Behaviour focus
Helping leaders invest deliberately in personal growth that aligns with their goals and school priorities.

Purpose
To ensure learning remains focused, relevant, and applied rather than scattered or reactive.
| Action Steps | Key Questions | Practice |
| Define your focus. | Which areas of your leadership need development this year? | Ask the leader to identify one core growth area and describe what mastery would look like. |
| Schedule learning time. | When will you deliberately invest in yourself? | Practise protecting a one-hour weekly slot for personal learning and reflection. |
| Choose quality inputs. | Which books, networks, or mentors will most stretch you? | Ask the leader to select one and share how they will apply it to a current challenge. |
| Apply and reflect. | How will you ensure learning turns into practice? | Practise a reflection conversation linking one new insight to next week’s actions. |
