James Hilton blog
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Top 10 Stress Busting Tips – No.1 Vary your route to work.
Top 10 Stress Busting Tips With six months to go to the release of my new book, ‘Ten Traits of Resilience’, I thought that this would be a good time to revisit some of the practical advice on managing stress levels from my first book. 1. Vary your route to and from work One morning […]
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A bit of a confession.
I want to apologise. There I’ve said it! I realise, with deep shame, that it has been almost a year since I posted a blog on my site. I have had many good intentions over the months but, as anyone who has ever worked with me will testify to, I have never been great at […]
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Ten Traits of Resilience
I am delighted to announce that following on from the success of my first book, Leading from the Edge, (which has just gone to reprint), Bloomsbury Publications have commissioned a second volume from me. Provisionally titled ‘School Leadership: 10 Traits of Resilience’, the new book is scheduled to be published in 2018. At a time […]
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A Year That Has Flown
Looking back over the last twelve months, it has been quite a year. Having a book published has been a lovely, if slightly surreal, experience. Last Christmas I was extremely nervous about how it would be received and if anyone would actually buy a copy. The reaction has been extremely positive and I have met […]
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Creatures of Habit
In common with many people, I tend to associate songs played on the radio with particular points in my life. For example, Katrina and the Waves’ track ‘Walking on Sunshine’ takes me back to my university days when the band played there.
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Exciting times!
It’s a Friday, and I am really looking forward to the weekend. Why? Two reasons.
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A Rookie Mistake
In my first term as a Headteacher, nearly twenty years ago I made a rookie mistake.
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Why Worry?
I have a confession to make: I have been worrying a bit lately.
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Riding the waves
The last six weeks have been amazing and a bit of a whirlwind. Since the publication of my book, I have had had the opportunity to write for four well know education magazines, received an average 5-star review rating on Amazon and a 9.3 out of 10 rating in a review on UKEdchat.
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So this is it…
My first book ‘Leading From the Edge: A School Leaders’ Guide to Recognising and Overcoming Stress’ has been published!