Upload
gabrielle-mcdonald
View
216
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Courageous Courageous Leadership Leadership
Muriel T. SummersMuriel T. SummersWest Virginia Principals’ Institute West Virginia Principals’ Institute
April 6, 2008April 6, 2008
How committed are How committed are we to change?we to change?
Commitment is what transforms Commitment is what transforms promise into reality. promise into reality.
It is the words that speak boldly It is the words that speak boldly of our intentions. of our intentions.
And the actions which speak And the actions which speak louder louder than the words.than the words.
Abraham Abraham LincolnLincoln
QuickTime™ and aAnimation decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
The Nature of Leadership
We need men who We need men who can dream of can dream of
things that never things that never were.were.
John F. John F.
Kennedy Kennedy
QuickTime™ and aAnimation decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Leadership is about Leadership is about vision. vision.
But leadership is equally But leadership is equally about creating a climate about creating a climate where the truth is heard where the truth is heard
and the brutal facts and the brutal facts confronted.confronted.
Jim CollinsJim Collins
The only thing we The only thing we have to fear is fear have to fear is fear
itself…itself…
Franklin D. Franklin D. RooseveltRoosevelt
At a time when At a time when Americans seek Americans seek strength in their strength in their
leaders, (we) should leaders, (we) should find the strength to find the strength to speak hard truths speak hard truths
about our schools and about our schools and support essential support essential
changes.changes.Robert Robert
GordonGordon
How do we typically How do we typically handle Crucial handle Crucial Conversations?Conversations?
We can avoid themWe can avoid them
We can face them and handle them We can face them and handle them poorlypoorly
We can face them and handle them wellWe can face them and handle them well
Crucial Conversations, 2002Crucial Conversations, 2002
WhatWhatCourageous Leadership Courageous Leadership
Lessons Lessons Have We Learned?Have We Learned?
Leadership is about Leadership is about change. change.
It’s about taking people It’s about taking people
from where they are now to from where they are now to
where they need to be.where they need to be.
Model the WayModel the Way
How we spend our How we spend our time defines what time defines what
we value..we value..
““It is not enough to be busy. It is not enough to be busy.
The question is: The question is: What are we busy about?”What are we busy about?”
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau
Our deeds are far Our deeds are far more important more important
than our actions…than our actions…
Beware the Beware the Paparazzi…Paparazzi…
A leader’sA leader’sactions speak louder actions speak louder
than their wordsthan their words
QuickTime™ and aAnimation decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Remember:Remember:People first follow the People first follow the
person, person,
then the plan.then the plan.
It is so easy to It is so easy to become pulled from become pulled from the school’s focus the school’s focus with a myriad of with a myriad of
things to be done. things to be done.
Focusing on what is Focusing on what is best for children is best for children is
key.key.
You can say that You can say that again….again….
Effective Effective Communication Communication
Demands Demands Quality and QuantityQuality and Quantity
Do we build the plane in Do we build the plane in flight?flight?
QuickTime™ and aYUV420 codec decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Inspire a Shared Vision
Courageous leaders Courageous leaders breathe life into the breathe life into the hopes and dreams of hopes and dreams of
others and enable others and enable them to see the them to see the
exciting possibilities exciting possibilities that the future holds..that the future holds..
Is your vision known and owned
by all?
Does it inspire and motivate?
Is it propelling your school
forward?
If you don’t know where If you don’t know where you are going, any path you are going, any path
will get you there.will get you there.
Student performance Student performance will not improve over will not improve over
time without a time without a vision/mission that vision/mission that
means something to means something to the adults and the adults and
students in that students in that setting!setting!
The secret of success is The secret of success is constancy of purpose.constancy of purpose.
Challenge the Challenge the ProcessProcess
Old trees have deep Old trees have deep roots…roots…
Commitment to the Commitment to the past hinders change past hinders change
in the futurein the future
An object at rest An object at rest tends to stay at tends to stay at
rest…rest…
Resistance is Resistance is inevitableinevitable
Courageous Courageous leaders take risks leaders take risks
and look for and look for opportunities to opportunities to
innovate, grow and innovate, grow and improve. improve.
When Leading Change, When Leading Change, Consider the EnvironmentConsider the Environment
What do we want students to learn?What do we want students to learn?
How will we how they have learned it?How will we how they have learned it?
How will respond when they don’t?How will respond when they don’t?
What will we do when they already know What will we do when they already know the material?the material?
DuFour DuFour
KnowingKnowing
Doing Doing
GapGap
Knowing what to do is Knowing what to do is the easy part. the easy part.
Actually doing it is Actually doing it is what is hard. what is hard.
Why don’t we do Why don’t we do what we know in what we know in our heart is the our heart is the
right thing to do?right thing to do?
Do we have the courage Do we have the courage to remove those barriers to remove those barriers that prevent all students that prevent all students from being successful?from being successful?
If we want to change what If we want to change what teachers do in the teachers do in the
classrooms, then we need classrooms, then we need to focus on those actions to focus on those actions
directly.directly.
Dylan WilliamDylan William
Do we have the Do we have the courage to say, courage to say, “We are not in “We are not in
Kansas anymore?”Kansas anymore?”
Enable Others to Enable Others to ActAct
The role of the principal The role of the principal in the 21st century is to in the 21st century is to be a leader of leaders….be a leader of leaders….
Rather than a leader of Rather than a leader of followersfollowers
It takes a village….It takes a village….
Organizations Organizations change when the change when the
people within them people within them changechange
If they build it, they If they build it, they will come…will come…
People support what People support what they help to createthey help to create
Do we have the Do we have the courage to ask the courage to ask the questions that will questions that will
tell us what we tell us what we often do not want often do not want
to hear?to hear?
No involvement, No involvement, no commitmentno commitment
An object at rest An object at rest tends to stay at tends to stay at
rest…rest…
Resistance is Resistance is inevitableinevitable
Leadership must Leadership must be a relationship.be a relationship.
Encourage the Encourage the HeartHeart
Get to the heart of Get to the heart of it…it…
Connecting to the Connecting to the head and heart builds head and heart builds
commitment commitment
Courageous leaders Courageous leaders recognize recognize
contributions by contributions by showing appreciation showing appreciation
for individual for individual excellence.excellence.
Who are Who are your your
Grants?Grants?
Do we have the Do we have the courage to light the courage to light the
way?way?
Christa McAuliffe
William Sanders
Liviu Librescu