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Last year, the director of my school was an autocratic leader. He did not listen to anyone else's ideas and he did not want to hear input from any teachers or other administrators. He implemented a lot of technology, including an actual spaceship behind the school. The technology was cool but students did not want to complete the homework that went along with it. Students in grades 5th-12th received the same homework such as build an exact blue print of a rocket ship that required high level math that I would struggle with. The director did not listen to other teachers or students, resulting in a parent rebellion and him fighting back by making the stakes even higher (a final grade on each student's report card that went on official high school transcripts). My principal was laissez- fair, which was exactly what my director wanted. It was unfortunate because the students could have learned real world skills, but instead did not complete assignments or pay attention while working in the space ship since all of the work was too challenging and inaccessible to them.

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Laissez- Fair Leadership/ Haley Robertson

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Laissez- Fair Leadership/ Haley Robertson

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During my student teaching semester, I didn't really know the principal at my school. My cooperating teacher told me at the start that she like this school because she was able to have free reign in her classroom. She didn't have to do the same things as the others in her grade level, because one of the teachers had been there 40 years and never really changed. It wasn't until the end of the semester that I sat down and talked with the principal and she didn't even know my name. All she knew was that my boyfriend worked with her daughter. This seems like a clear laissez-fair leader because she leaves the decision in the school to the group or to individuals to choose for themselves. She never spoke with the older teacher who constantly screamed at her students and refused to change her ways. She never wanted to rock the boat or questions what was being done. She just liked to say that they had the best school in town.

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During my career, I have served under an administrator who possessed the laissez-faire leaderhsp style.  It took awhile to adjust to his style, however, it became easier to navigate around as it forced teaming and many times groups to facilitate tasks independently.  Many times he allowed for teams to actively engage in opportunities that engaged student learning which were driven by data.  What I was able to understand about this individual's style was that he was supportive and flexible.

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All 5 Styles of Leadership/Jennifer Pugsley

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All 5 Styles of Leadership/Jennifer Pugsley

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As I ponder the 5 different leadership styles it is difficult for me to just pinpoint one to discuss. My school building currently has a principal and assistant principal who work collaboratively to run our school by dividing up various tasks. The principal possesses the Laissez-Faire, Relations Oriented and Participative Leadership styles while the Assistant Principal is quite the opposite being Task Oriented and Autocratic. My reference to these leaders has always been one is all about people while the other one is all about policy. It actually has been a great blend to have all of their traits but as a teacher it also has it downsides as well. Our principal possesses compassion, caring, engaging, empowering, sense of humor and inspiration. He is retiring this year and more than half of the staff wants to follow him if he goes to another school district. It says a lot about his passion for people and what we do on a daily basis at our school. Our assistant principal has traits of fairness, assertive, competent, initiative and respect. Both of their traits have been a positive outcome for our school to experience all of the 5 leadership types. I have gained a lot from both of our Administrators in regards to their leadership.

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My principal is definitely a Laissez-Faire leader. He does not seem to make many decisions himself; rather, he has a team of individuals to help him lead. Some traits he possesses in relation to his leadership style would definitely be collaborative, fair, flexible, and unselfish. He does what is best for the majority and does this by being more hands-off. Drawbacks of this can be that meetings can become less structured and unproductive when there are too many voices. Assertive, creative, influential, and initiative would not be traits that he possesses. However, since he is able to surround himself with other leaders that have these characteristics, he is able to be a successful leader.

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Participative&Task-Oriented/ Kody Willnauer  

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Participative&Task-Oriented/ Kody Willnauer  

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I feel my principal is a mix of both Task-Oriented and Participative. I also should say I've only worked for one principal so I don't have a lot to compare to in my teaching tenure directly. That being said he is the boss yet open to teachers accomplishing their tasks the way they wish without unnecessary interruption and micromanagement. The end results matter.  I feel he's also a participative leader using the leadership characteristics mentioned above. He allows teachers to work together in a way that fits each grade level's disposition. Personally I feel he has given me the resources (sometimes time, other times money) to really take a project or unit to the next level because I have earned his trust.

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I have worked for a principal that was autocratic. This principal was autocratic because she was the one that determines what happened at the school. She would ask the teachers for their input but never really took in their suggestions to ideas. She would tell you what she wanted done, but when it came to asking for suggestions how to achieve her goal, it was very limited and mostly non-existent. This leader was really good when it came to curriculum, but never really worked on building relationships with her teachers and staff. In turn this building had a high turnover rate over the years before this leader left the district.

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Autocratic Leadership and Participative Leadership/ Dana Friedman

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Autocratic Leadership and Participative Leadership/ Dana Friedman

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I am currently working under the principalship on a leader who occupies two leadership theories: autocratic and participative. She is often autocratic because she is "the boss," the one who solely determines every decision and implementation that occurs in our school building. Some individuals are given the opportunity of sharing their personal input, but ultimately she makes her decisions based on what she personal believes as the leader. Although she does lead in an autocratic way, she is also a participative leader. She expects and holds all individuals in the building to the expectation of getting the job done; completing the work or task at hand. Although she expects us to complete such jobs, she is always there to provide support, recognition, and also any resources or help when needed. For this reason, I would say that she also encompasses the leadership theory of participative leadership.

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My old principal was a Laissez-Faire Leader. He started at our school and literally said the words "I don't want to rock this boat so we will just keep going the way we have been." There was a lot of fixing to be done but he never lead the charge with it. He was totally hands off with his staff and usually was found in his office with the door shut. We could go days without seeing him. He left most ideas and decisions for us to brainstorm and implement. This made things at the school more difficult because we wanted someone to lead us or at least understand what needed to be completed. He lost a lot of staff because of this leadership style.

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I am currently working with someone who displays the characteristics and traits of a Task-Oriented Leader. Because this person's job descriptions requires them to be active participant in IEP meetings while providing mentorship to new teachers, theres a great challenge in considering the teachers perspective while creating new goals to be targeted for the student's success. She focuses solely on deadlines and is not concerned if others feel like their toes are stepped on. This person has the following leadership traits/characteristics: assertive, dedicated, intuitive, influential and competent.

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I have recently worked with a principal in an autocratic role. She wanted to implement a new curriculum. For this she reviewed, purchased, and assigned the curriculum to different grade levels. The staff was then informed of the program, the expectations, and the due dates. As the program progressed, staff was expected to give feedback to the principal on the program. This was all done over a 6 month period.