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Definition
A leader may be defined as a person who
establishes vision, sets goals, motivates
people and obtains their commitments to
achieve the goals and realize the vision.
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Most of the managers derive their power
from their position in the organization
and the formal authority that comes with
this position.
Leaders often arise from a group
without any formal appointment and
outside the purview of the organizationstructure.
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What it takes to be an effective
leader
They invest time in building and
maintaining relationships with people.
They consider the time spent in maintaining
relations an investment for the future.
They try to strengthen their relationships
with people by helping them achieve their
personal goals.
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They ignore the negative aspects of a person
if these aspects are less than his positive
aspects.
They do not look for immediate results from
relationships. They patiently maintain
relationships with people for as long as 15-
20 years in order to accomplish their long term goals.
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They recognize that individuals differ in
their needs, goals, and wishes, and therefore
modify their behaviour from one
relationship to another accordingly.
They encourage people to recognize their
hidden talents and capabilities.
They ignore criticism by opponents on their
emphasis on relationships.
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To maintain a relationship both parties haveto extend cooperation. If the leader findsthat the other person is not willing to
cooperate, he puts an end to therelationships with that person, because therelationship is not worth maintaining.
They strive to maintain enthusiasm andenergy in all their relationships. Their highenergy levels motivate other people.
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Leadership skills required at
different organizational levels
Top
Middle
Supervisory
Conceptual
Human
Technical
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Technical skills
A persons knowledge and ability to make
effective use of any process or technique
constitutes his technical skills.
The employees at operational and
professional levels are required to have
certain technical skills.
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Human skills
An individuals ability to cooperate withother members of the organization and work
effectively in teams is referred to as humanskills.
It also involves developing positive
interpersonal relationships, solving peoplesproblems and gaining acceptance of otheremployees.
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Conceptual skills
This refers to the ability of an individual to
analyze complex situations and to rationally
process and interpret available information.
It also encompasses an ability to foresee the
future consequences of his present-day
actions from the organizational point of
view.
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Dimensions of Sustaining
Leadership
Partnership and voice
Vision and values
Knowledge and daring
Savvy and persistence
Personal qualities (passion, humor, andempathy strength of character, general
maturity, patience, wisdom, common sense,trustworthiness, reliability, creativity,sensitivity)
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Attributes
Views problems as opportunities
Priority setting
Customer focused
Courageous
Critical and creative thinker
Tolerance for ambiguity
Positive attitude towards change
Committed to innovations that are best forchildren
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Skills
Debate, clarify and enunciate values andbeliefs
Fuel, inspire and guard the shared vision
Communicate the strategic plan at all levels
Recognize the problems inherent to theplanning process
Asks big picture questions and "what if"
Support the school staff through the changeprocess
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Encourage dreaming and thinking the
unthinkableAlign the budget, planning, policies and
instructional programs with the districtgoals and vision
Engage in goal setting
Develop and implement action plans
Practice and plan conscious abandonment
Transfer the strategic planning process toplanning
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Knowledge
Board and superintendent roles and responsibilities in
planning and implementing plans The strategic planning process, short and long term
planning tools
The board and district vision, beliefs, and mission
The relationship of the budget to district planning The local, state and national factors that affect education
The best practices and research on improving academicachievement
The process of change and paradigm shifts Strategies to involve and communicate with the
community
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