I was at a school prize-giving last night and got a sense of a place where pupils and teachers were working closely together to build and extend their learning community. A wide range of results, not only academic, was reported and the tone of the evening was optimistic and upbeat. People were clearly doing the work and getting the credit.
Nationally, postal workers are taking industrial action. Staff interviewed on the radio say that they are expected to do extra duties and work longer hours for the same pay. Management stresses the need for modernisation to keep the Royal Mail viable. Has the dispute arisen because work and credit have got out of balance?
The relationship between these two factors is also affected when some people do the work while others take the credit. Indira Gandhi shared the wisdom of her grandfather on this point. He told her that there were two groups of people in the world, those who do the work and those who take the credit. His advice was to always strive to be in the first group as there would be much less competition!
I'm following that advice and letting the work speak for itself.
