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Leadership Skills

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Leaders are lifetime learners

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Chapter one highlights learning through reflection of our experiences

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Leadership is first experienced within our own families

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1. Leadership is rare and unusual

2. Leaders are born only to elites

3. Leaders are always charismatic

4. Leadership can only be found at the top

5. The leader controls and manipulates others

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Leaders all have a passion and dedication towards an overarching vision!

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Ch. 5 A vision engages your heart and spirit

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Ch. 5 A vision engages your heart and spirit

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In our hearts there is a dream of what we want the future to look like for our students and school sites

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Ch. 5 A vision is something worth going for!

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Ch. 5 A vision is something worth going for!

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When educators craft a shared vision that aligns their common values and beliefs it is always something worth going for!

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Leaders inspire others to join them in creating the future!

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Ch. 5 A shared vision for your organization

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Ch. 5 A shared vision for your organization

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Leaders are able to inspire others to craft their organizations shared vision.

A vision is a living document

It's the production of your organizations shared dreams and vision for the future

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Leaders are bold and ambitious!

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Competence

Ambition

Integrity

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Leaders have a clear vision of what is right, and they do the right things.

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Managers rely on control- Leaders inspire trust

Managers focus on systems- Leaders focus on people

Managers think of the now- Leaders think of the future

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Great Leaders are great communicators

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Elements of Meaningful Communication

1. the speaker

2. the message

3. the medium

4. the listener

5. the feedback

These work together in a continuous loop

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Ch. 7 Maintaining Trust Through Integrity

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Ch. 7 Maintaining Trust Through Integrity

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Competency number five

Leaders engender trust

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Characteristics that engender trust

1. Competence

2. Congruity

3. Constancy

4. Caring

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Ch. 7 Leaders Inspire Trust through Empathy

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Ch. 7 Leaders Inspire Trust through Empathy

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Empathetic leaders seek to nurture security through their empathy.

This elicits trust

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Ch. 7 Organizational Leaders Define Shared Values

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Ch. 7 Organizational Leaders Define Shared Values

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Leaders openly and publicly express their values, act on them repeatedly, and uphold them when challenged.

Values, ethics, and integrity are the heart of every organization

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Ch. 8 Realizing Intention Through Action

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Ch. 8 Realizing Intention Through Action

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Leaders are visionary problem solvers

They always search for better ways of doing things

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Three separate phases of judgement calls:

1. Preparation

2. Decision Making-Based on Storyline

3. Implementation

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Ch. 8 Leaders Communicate Powerful Visions

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Ch. 8 Leaders Communicate Powerful Visions

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"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness" Quote from W.H. Murray

Leaders must be clear about their commitments

They infuse these commitments with a passion that makes them real

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Leaders think strategically and creatively to design solutions to problems that have not yet been manifested to others.

They can organize others to engage in creative and strategic thinking

Leaders also develop strategies to achieve the goals of their vision

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Leaders are willing to be lifelong learners

Leaders understand themselves through reflection, self observation, and continued learning

Leaders are skilled in creating a vision for the future that attracts and includes others.