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= Welcome to the A Question of Influence wiki! = = = =This is the place to visit if you have an interest in school education and its continuing evolution, particularly if you believe, as I do, that the people who lead our schools can have a powerful influence on the work which schools are able to do.=

​ = A Question of Influence is an exploration of the way principals are able to use strategic conversations and conversational techniques to work collaboratively with the members of their school communities.=

== =Schools are full of people and people have a habit of= =talking to one another. When this is a two way thing,= =we call it conversation! This wiki explores how the deliberate use of specific conversational techniques might strengthen the power of school leaders to act as instructional leaders in their schools.= =If you had to write about it on the back of an envelope you might say you were interested in investigating:= = How school leaders use conversation to influence school improvement  = = = = =