The Teaching Space

Episode 11 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores Covey's circle of influence and circle of concern. Podcast Episode 11 Transcript Welcome to The Teaching Space podcast, coming to you from Guernsey in the Channel Islands.  Today we're going to be talking about understanding your circle of influence and circle of concern. This concept comes from Stephen Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People I'm not one of these people who stands by absolutely everything in that book, but there is one thing that I find myself using in my teaching role all the time, and it's having an awareness of my circle of influence and circle of concern.  That's why I thought it would be a really good topic to cover in isolation for an episode. Having an awareness of my circles is really helpful for working out where to focus my effort and energy. It allows me to prioritise effectively. For those of you who've not come across the circle of influence and circle of concern, let me explain