There is no secret formula for success. But what if there was a pattern you could follow?
Sir Michael Barber has spent many years advising governments, businesses and major sports teams around the world on how to achieve ambitious goals on time.
In the Accomplishment podcast he discusses his insights on achieving difficult goals and traces the blueprint that can be applied to any area of life with different guests from the worlds of politics, education, sport and music.
Read more in Accomplishment - How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accomplishment-Achieve-Ambitious-Challenging-Things/dp/0241409918/ref=asc_df_0241409918/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=499252476918&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5159246229159097380&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045798&hvtargid=pla-1209942101230&psc=1&th=1&psc=1)
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Accomplishment in Education
Listen to the new mini-series of insights from some of the leading names in the world of education who've been guests on the Accomplishment podcast including Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Peter Hyman, Joanne Weiss & Dzingai Mutumbuka. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
Insight 11: Malala Yousafzai - Everyone Can Affect Change
In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Malala Yousafzai talks about her passion for education and how it changed her life. After being attacked and shot in 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on girl’s education in her home country of Pakistan, she became a symbol of the fight for girls’ education around the world. In this insight, Malala explains why role models are important and how everyone can be an activist and make change happen. Listen to the whole conversation here:https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/s4-ep-1-malala-yousafzai Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/2/2023 • 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Insight 12: Ziauddin Yousafzai - The Power of Values
In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Ziauddin Yousafzai, an educator and lifelong campaigner for girls’ education, talks about his passion for learning and how this was passed on to his daughter Malala. In this insight, Ziauddin explains the values that were at the heart of his school in Pakistan and how he found the courage to fight for equal education.Listen to the whole conversation here:https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/accomplishment-ziauddin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/2/2023 • 7 minutes, 50 seconds
Insight 13: Peter Hyman - Focussing On Beautiful Work
Insight 13: Peter Hyman - Focussing On Beautiful Work In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Peter Hyman talks about why having a vision and sticking to it is vital to delivering change. After Peter left his role in the UK government, he became a teaching assistant and eventually went on to found the first school in the Big Education chain. In this insight, he talks about his vision to create a system and culture where school was more than just a grind for children and where teachers don't feel they are on a treadmill.Listen to the whole conversation here: https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/accomplishment-peter-hyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/2/2023 • 6 minutes, 9 seconds
Insight 14: Joanne Weiss - Big Change Can Take Time
In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Joanne Weiss discusses her role in President Obama’s team to reform the American education system through the Race to the Top scheme. In this insight, she shares her reflections on the project’s legacy and discusses why it can be so difficult to implement change in education.Listen to the whole conversation here: https://play.acast.com/s/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/s4-ep-4-accomplishment-joanna-weiss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
Insight 15: Dzingai Mutumbuka - Building Support and Managing Expectations
In this insight from Accomplishment in Education, Dr Dzingai Mutumbuka talks about his time as Minister for Education in the newly independent Zimbabwe. In this insight, he talks about how he needed to gain trust, build a coalition and manage expectations while trying to deal with the pressure and work of creating a new education system from scratch. Listen to the whole conversation here:https://shows.acast.com/accomplishment-with-michael-barber/episodes/accomplishment-dr-dzingai-mutumbuka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
