The Journey to Effective Leadership: skills and resources to support the veteran and emerging

leaderChristy Chambers, EdD

CEC President

Teachers Administrators Related Services Support Personnel Parents Students Policy Makers Others

Who’s here?

Identify◦ principles of effective leadership◦ research-based leadership behaviors

Provide◦ team building strategies & resources◦ leadership development strategies & resources ◦ leadership skill development templates

 

Objectives

How do you define leadership?

Knowledge RespectAction oriented ConfidenceHeart Has followersCommunicationVisionaryInfluence ManagerSupportive TransformationalListener FacilitatorAccessible Shares leadershipHumor EncouragerTakes risks Role ModelGets things done and more……….

How do you define leadership?

Mission and vision

Skilled facilitation

Roles and responsibilities

Formal and informal leaders

Evidence Based Leadership Practices

Shared leadership

Systems thinking

Appreciative inquiry

Leadership v. management

Evidence Based Leadership Practices

Self assessmentsLeadership behaviors

ChecklistsExperiences

How good are you at this?

position and title?

responsibilities and job functions?

influence?

intelligence?

past contributions?

How do we identify leaders?

Can we lead others before we are leaders in our own

lives?

Can/Should Everyone Be a Leader?

Current

Reflect values and goals

Easily communicated

Known by all stakeholders

Mission and Vision

Implement the basics

Utilize process tools

Utilize problem-solving models

Promote collaborative environments

Skilled Facilitation

I effectively implement the basics of facilitation by … Preparing the room Beginning with an overview Identifying expectations Defining the problem Establishing criteria for evaluating solutions Identifying the root causes Generating alternative solutions Evaluating alternative solutions Selecting the best solution Developing an action plan Implementing evaluation plan Evaluating plan effectiveness  Concluding and summarizing the meeting 

I demonstrate knowledge of process tools & effectively use them by …

I promote collaborative environments to move shared work forward by … 

Skilled Facilitation ChecklistHow often do you exhibit these behaviors?

Always / Sometimes / Must Begin

Essential skills of your role

Strong working relationships-get to know principals personally and professionally

Consistent collaboration time

All staff professional development

Roles and Responsibilities

Recognize formal and informal thought leaders

Utilize formal and informal thought leaders

Set aside personal needs

Authority

Enable, Challenge, Model, Inspire & Encourage

Develop relationships with all stakeholders

Lead with head, heart and hands

Recognize and utilize shared leadership

Shared Leadership

Use systems thinking as framework to solve problems

◦ Analyze issues

then

◦ Focus on relationships to solve them!

◦

Systems Thinking

Today’s problems come from yesterday’s solutions

The easy way out usually leads back in The cure can be worse than the disease Faster is slower Small changes can produce big results

Take a risk!

Systems Thinking

Recognize importance of decision making

Value appreciative inquiry

Emphasize collaboration over advocacy

Emphasize what’s already working

Emphasize successes to promote shared image of future

Advocacy and Inquiry

limitations of transactional behaviors

value of transactional leadership-get it done!

transformational leadership as goal

Transformational Leadership

Philosophy of change

Unity and shared purpose focus

Commitment of followers

Foundation of meaningful change

Personal power, values, morals and ethics

Transformational Leadership

Achieving mission and vision emphasis

Redesign jobs for meaning and challenge

Personal development and counseling

Transformational Leadership

What’s more important?Developing and implementing effective:

◦Management knowledge and skills

◦Leadership knowledge and skills

◦Equally important

Leadership & Management

Do we get caught up in…

maintaining rather than …accepting reality rather than …

administering …copying …

focusing on structure …relying on control ….short-range view …

asking how and when … the bottom line …

accepting the status quo …being a classic good soldier …

doing things right …

Bennis & Goldsmith-Learning to Lead

Managers v Leaders

Do we get caught up in management?

How do we make leadership a priority?

How do we engage in spirited leadership?

Managers and Leaders

Characteristics - leaders & managers

Who am I working with?

What does my school/setting promote?

How do I spend my time?

Managers & Leaders

Encourage the heart Model the way Inspire a shared vision Enable others to act Challenge the process

Kouzes, James M. and Posner, Barry Z., The Leadership Challenge

360° tool

Doing things right versus doing the right things.

How do we use team meetings?

Do we model, enable, inspire, challenge, and encourage?

Investing in Development

Thoughts? Reactions?

Worksheet for forming a team

Team time out-How are we doing?

Working through a disagreement tool

Adapted from Leading Teams, Harvard Business Press

Tools

Leading with Heart in Times of Cardiac Arrest workbook: with problem solving scenarios

LPI: Leadership Practices Inventory

Checklist of effective leadership behaviors

Leadership concept discussions

More Tools

team purpose expected activities intended outcomes available resources anticipated constraints required skills projected team members extent of authority timeline

Forming a Team : considerations

Aspect/Discussion Rating 1 2 3 4 5

Comments/Example

Goals/purpose

Meetings

Ground rules

Communication

Leadership (delegated or rotated?)

Workload/distribution

Commitment level

Availability of resources

Decision making

Respect for differences/diversity

Management of conflict

Level of participation/inclusion

Team time out-How are we doing?

Comments:

The most significant challenge we face as a team is …

Our greatest strength as a team is …

One thing I would not like to see the team do is ..

Team time out-How are we doing?

Describe the disagreement

Diagnose the disagreement: Who/What/Why◦ Team member-What’s at stake for him/her?

What’s at stake for you?

What setting will you use?

Scripting◦ What you plan to say/How others may respond

Generating solutions◦ Solutions/How solution adds value

Try to find win-win◦ Remind everyone we are on the same team!

Working through disagreement: How to get “unstuck”

Checklist evaluating you as team leader

Checklist assessing your team’s goals

Team contact information

Role clarification worksheet

Promoting team interdependence

Leading Teams, Harvard Business Press

More Tools

An activity for teams:Create scenarios and identify:

◦the players◦the conflict◦alternative solutions from multiple perspectives

Problem Solving Scenarios

Your Organization’s Culture-Compliance or Commitment?

How to Identify and Articulate Your Values Is Personal Achievement Replacing Healthy Relationships?

Two Huge Benefits of Collaboration Leadership from the Viewpoint of Followers Okay, Director-Where Do I Focus the Spotlight? Dennis Hooper www.buildingfutureleaders.com

Nutrition for the Heart: leadership concept discussions

◦ Transformational leadership◦ Advocacy and inquiry◦ Skilled facilitation◦ Systems thinking◦ Leadership and management◦ Shared leadership practices◦ Roles and relationships◦ Formal and informal authority

The Journey to Effective Leadership/Chambers

Effective leadership practices/checklists

Action Step

Criteria

Timeline

Deliverables

Persons Responsible

Resources

Status

Action Planning Template

Competency Goal Action with deliverables

Timeline Criteria Responsible persons

Status

Utilizes appreciative inquiry to make decisions and promote collaboration

Utilize AI developing plan to reduce dropout rate

Identify facts

Recognize multi perspectives in plan

Use expertise of stakeholders

Plan consensus

Team survey 90% satisfaction w/process

Reduced dropout rate 4%

Leadership Behavior Implementation EXAMPLE

Welcome to Christy’s Kitchen

The “Iron Chef-type activity

How to use games for training

Team score sheet

Reflection

Christy’s Kitchen

What was your initial reaction… How do you feel now at the conclusion of … What was the most significant challenge to

you,(your team, if different)… How well did you (your team) meet this

challenge…

Include Reflection in Everything You Do

Do you think this activity relates to team development and if so, how?

Is there a “takeaway” for carryover to your work environment?

What did you like best… What did you like least and how would you

change the activity…

Reflection continued

Bennis, Warren and Goldsmith, Joan, Learning to Lead

Cottrell, David and Layton, Mark C., Listen Up! Customer Service

Covey, Stephen R., The 8th Habit

Covey, Stephen R., Stories of the Courage to Teach: Honoring the Teacher’s Heart

Gluckman, Sandy, Ph.D., Who’s in the Driver’s Seat? Using Spirit to Lead Successfully

Bibliography: recommended reading

Greive, Bradley Trevor, The Book for People Who Do Too Much

Harvard Business School, Leading Teams, Harvard Business School Publishing

Krempl, Stephen F., Leadership ER – A Health Checkup for You and Your Team

Novak, Christopher, Conquering Adversity – Six Strategies to Move You and Your Team Through Tough Times

Kouzes, James M. and Posner, Barry Z., The Leadership Challenge

Bibliography: recommended reading

www.buildingfutureleaders.com, Dennis Hooper, Leadership Coach: sign up for regular leadership concept emails-interactive

www.leaderswithheart.com, Christy A. Chambers, Beyond the Box, LLC. Resources and activities

SmartBrief on Leadership: leadership@smartbrief.com

Recommended Websites

Thoughts? Reactions?

head• knowledge• skills

hands• doer• followers

heart• caring• collaborator

Being the best we can be!

Christy Chambers, Ed.D.Beyond the Box, LLC

Beyondthebox.christy@gmail.com815-363-9329 (O)815-425-2758 (F)

www.leaderswithheart.com

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