Teacher Leadership Seminar

Session 2

Building Your Leadership Profile

By Carrie Pilant

Presented at Imogene Gideon ElementaryMonday, November 15, 2010

Teacher LeadershipWhat are your leadership traits and skills?

Where are you on this tree?

Assessments/ Tests

Jung Typology Test http://humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

The Leadership Motivation Assessment http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm

Jung Typology TestBased on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers ESTJ - The Guardians ISFJ - The Nurturers ESFJ - The Caregivers ISTP - The Mechanics ESTP - The Doers ESFP - The Performers ISFP - The Artists

ENTJ - The Executives INTJ - The Scientists ENTP - The Visionaries INTP - The Thinkers ENFJ - The Givers INFJ - The Protectors ENFP - The Inspirers INFP - The Idealists

Four Preferences of Jung

Extraversion and Introversion

Sensing and Intuition

Thinking and Feeling

Judging and Perceiving

Extraversion and Introversion We are extraverting when we:

Talk to other people Listen to what someone is saying Cook dinner, or make a cup of coffee Work on a car

We are introverting when we: Read a book Think about what we want to say or do Are aware of how we feel Think through a problem so that we understand it

Sensing and Intuition

We are “Sensing” when we: Taste food Notice a stoplight has changed Memorize a speech Follow steps in a plan

We are “Intuitive” when we: Come up with a new way of doing things Think about future implications for a current action Perceive underlying meaning in what people say or

do See the big picture

Thinking and Feeling

Thinking Mode Research a product, buy the best one Do “The Right Thing”, whether we like it or not Choose not to buy blue shirt, we already have 2 Establish guidelines to follow for performing tasks

Feeling Mode Buy something because we like it Refrain from telling someone something, in case of

upset Decide not to take job, don’t like work environment Decided to move to be close to someone we care about

Judging and Perceiving

We are using Judging when we: Make a list of things to do Schedule things in advance Form and express judgments Bring closure to an issue so that we can move on

We are using Perceiving when we: Postpone decisions to see what other options are

available Act spontaneously Decide what to do as we do it, rather than forming a

plan ahead of time Do things at the last minute

UnderstandWhat’s Important To You

Recognize Weaknesses

Determine appropriate preference in situations (i.e., Feeling & Thinking)

Recognizing others’ behaviors as a preference rather than an annoyance or flaw

Team LeadershipGrade level teams and/ or committee teams

The Nature of Teams

“The word team usually refers to a small task group in which the members have a common purpose, interdependent roles, and complementary skills” (Yukl, 2010, p. 333).

Guidelines for Team Building Emphasize common interests and

values

Use ceremonies and rituals

Use symbols to develop identification with the group

Encourage and facilitate social interaction

Guidelines for Team Building (cont.)

Tell people about group activities and achievements

Conduct process analysis sessions

Conduct alignment sessions

Increase incentives for mutual cooperation

What will you do?How will you use this information to improve your leadership skills?

Will this be you when it comes to leadership?

I refuse

to help!!

Leadership SkillsGuidelines for self-development of leadership skills

These guidelines include (Yukl,

2010):

Develop a personal vision of career objectives.

Seek appropriate mentors.

Seek challenging assignments.

Improve self-monitoring.

Guidelines continued (Yukl,

2010) :

Seek relevant feedback.

Learn from mistakes.

Learn to view events from multiple perspectives.

Be skeptical of easy answers.

Wrap Up/ Q&A

•Handouts•Questions/ discussion over leadership•Last thoughts

References:

Yukl, G. (2010). Leadership in organizations. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Human Metrics. (2010). Jung typology test [Online assessment tool]. Retrieved

from http://humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

Mind Tools. (2010). The leadership motivation assessment [Online assessment tool]. Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm