http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7O8s6NgAck

Are You a Leader?Motivating

Objectives

• Describe what it is to be a good leader• Determine whether or not your leadership

skills are effective for the role you play within the classroom, on the field or in administration.

• Outline a list of skills that could be developed upon or implemented that would improve your current leadership skills.

Why is this important?

• It is important to how to be a good leader; whether in the classroom, on the field or in an administrative position

• Leaders need to be able to identify with their students, players and or faculty members.

• Good leaders need to be able to motivate and empower.

What will we accomplish our goal?

• Understand what it takes to be a good leader.• Analyze and evaluate your own leadership

skills.• Determine what steps are necessary to

become a better leader in your particular role within the classroom, on the field or within administration.

What makes a good leader?

• What characteristics go in to being a good leader?

• Are you a good leader? • What kind of leader are you? • Let’s find out!

Answer the following questions, keeping in mind what you have done, or think you would do, in the situation. Answer each question YES or NO.

• 1. DO you enjoy the authority leadership brings?• 2. Generally, do you think it is worth the time and effort for

a leader to explain the reasons for a decision or policy before putting the policy into effect?

• 3. Do you tend to prefer the planning functions of leadership, as opposed to working directly with the employees?

• 4. A stranger comes into your work area, and you know the person is a new employee. Would you ask, “What is your name?” rather than introduce yourself?

• 5. Do you keep employees up –to-date on a regular basis on developments affecting the work group?

• 6. Do you find that in giving out assignments, you tend to state the goals, leaving the methods up to your employees.

• 7. It comes tome to decide about a company event. You have heard that the majority prefer it on Wednesday, but you are pretty sure Thursday would be better for all concerned. Would you put the question to a vote rather than make the decision yourself?

• 8. If you had your way, would you make communication sessions employee-initiated, with personal consultations held only at the employee’s request?

• 9. Do you think leaders should keep aloof from employees, because in the lone run familiarity breeds lessened respect?

• 10. Do you favor the use of audits and performance evaluations as a way of keeping work standards high?

• 11. Do you feel that you should be friendly with employees?

• 12. After considerable time, you determine the answer to a tough problem. You pass along the solution to your employees, who poke it full of holes. Would you be annoyed that the problems is still unsolved, rather than become upset with the employees?

• 13. Do you agree that one of the best ways to avoid problems of discipline is to provide adequate punishment for violation of rules?

• 14. your way of handling a situation is being criticized by your employees. Would you try to sell your viewpoint, rather than make it clear that , as supervisor, your decisions are final?

• 15. Do you generally ;eave it up to your employees to contact you, as far as informal, day – to day communications are concerned?

• 16. Do you feel that everyone in your group should have a certain amount of personal loyalty?

• 17. Do you favor the practice of using task force teams and committees?

• 18. Some experts say that difference of opinion within a work group is healthy; others say it indicates basic flaws in the management process. DO you agree with the first view?

Scoring: Place a checkmark next to each question you answered yes. Add the check marks for each column to find the totals for the leadership style you prefer.

Directive Participative Free - Rein

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18.

Total: Total: Total:

Interpretation: Your highest score indicates your preferred leadership style. What does it mean?

Directive Style Participative Style Free- Rein Style

Max Use of Authority

Maximum Area of Freedom of Followers

Leader decides what is to be done

Presents decisions

Allows no questions

No opposing views

Leader attempts to convince followers of “rightness” of decisions

Leader-Centered Decision Making

Leader announces principles

Sets forth decision making

BUT…

Allows questions, ideas, discussions from followers

Leader presents problems and ASKS followers ideas BUT makes final decisions based on input

Leaders and Followers Share Decision Making

Leader presents problem with boundaries

Followers make final decisions

Followers have as much freedom as leader has to define problem and make decision

Follow-Centered Decision Making

Range of Behavior

Participative Style

Free-Rein StyleDirective Style

Follower EmphasisWork Group Emphasis

Leader Emphasis

What does this mean?

• Are you a take charge kind of person or are you able to give up control and become more of a moderator and allow your team to take the lead?

• Is your leader / follower team compatible?

• These are important questions to find answers to in order for a team, department, faculty or community to become successful.

Key points to remember• Preferred Learning styles

– Developed over time• Learned from others

– Modeled• Formal training• Personal Experience

• Leading style usually mirrors the following style– If they conflict, patience needed with decision making, goal setting and

communication

• Success has been found at all ends of the spectrum– Thomas Jefferson (Participative) – Dwight Eisenhower (Free-Rein) – Elizabeth I (Directive)

• No one universal style of leadership– Depends on the employees

Old vs. New

• Leaders today need to empower, inspire and motivate their teams

• They need to be able to move away from orders, managing, implementing plans and doing things right

• It’s more important to do the right thing…a good leader knows the difference!

Key to Good Leadership

How do we get there from here?

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Threats: List potential Threats: List potential threats for / to threats for / to

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What did we find out about our current leadership?

The Basic Keys to Good Leadership

• Vision• Awareness• Integrity• Influence

• Attitude• Evolving• Learning• Connecting• Empowering Others

Vision• Do you know where you are going to go?

– Establish realistic goals• Is it clear to yourself and those that follow?• Does the vision motivate / inspire your followers?

– There has to be buy-in from the community in order to be successful

• Are these the right goals?– Know how to determine what is best for the community or

where or who to turn to find the answers– Good leaders know their limitations

• Is this the right time?• Are we headed in the right direction?

Vision v. Mission

• Differentiate the two– Vision: What you want or where you want to be– Mission: How you plan on getting where you

want to be

Awareness and Connection

• How aware are you of what is going on in your community?– Your followers, students players should be encouraged,

motivated– They should have a sense of belonging or purpose

• Be aware of your own strengths and limitations – Delegate if and when it becomes necessary

• Do you know what the needs and wants of your community are versus what they likes and dislikes?– There is a difference between wanting something and

needing something– Leaders differentiate

Awareness and Connection cont.• Communicate sincerely with your community– Open door– Dictatorship?

• Is there a sense of belonging among your community members?

• Listen to your community– Feedback is important

• Is feedback well received or encouraged?– Are your followers afraid to speak openly?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3piSk1j668

http://www.youtube.com/user/KenBlanchardCos?feature=watch

Let’s take a minute…put your head down and answer the following questions by a show of hands:

1.How many are still passionate about their jobs?2.How many feel inspired by their leaders?3.How many feel like you are encouraged for advancement?

Let’s take a look at the following from Ken Blanchard…interesting statistics in the first clip!

Integrity

• No integrity…no trust• Trust builds respect• Respect to loyalty and loyalty to action among

the community• This is from the top to the bottom and the

bottom to the top

Ten Leadership Qualities…How do I (You) Rate?Score each trait on a scale of 1 – 10; 1 low, 10 high.

• 1. vision• 2. ability• 3. enthusiasm• 4. stability• 5. concern for

others

• 6. self-confidence

• 7. persistence• 8. vitality• 9. charisma• 10. integrity

ResultsSCORE EVALUATION

100 - 90 Excellent; exceptional

89 – 80 High; very good

79 – 70 Average; needs improvement

69 – 60 Low; much work needed

59 and below Deficient; poor

Influence and Attitude• A good leader is able to motivate followers and

influence them to want to follow• How is this accomplished?• Do you know when you are negatively affecting

your community? – Need a positive spin

• Attitude should reflect positively on the situation• Do you act or react to a situation?– Learn to listen, wait and then speak

Evolving / Learning• Positive reinforcement strengthens morale• Be able to recognize the need for change DESPITE the fact it goes

against tradition• Good leaders do not know everything and are able to recognize the

constant need to empower themselves with knowledge• How does your personality enable or hinder your leadership

abilities?– Interpersonal Style Questionnaire– Take about 15 minutes to read and answer the questionnaire. Score your responses and

determine what type of interpersonal communication best suits you.

How accurate were your findings?• Traditional (T)– High standards – Tradition

• Participative (P)– Care about people– Serve others

• Individualistic (I)– Love freedom– Independent

Would it not be best to have a combination from all three to be the

most effective leader possible?

Empower Others

• Probably the most important• Builds our strength• Build confidence in team members• Enable them to lead• Find their strengths and capitalize on them• Enable the them to grow

Is there need for empowerment in your community?

• Answer the following:– Do people seem uninterested in their work?– Are absenteeism or turnover rates too high?– Do people lack loyalty and team spirit?– Is there a lack of communication among individuals and

groups?– Is there a low level of pride?– Are costs too high as a result of waste and efficiency?– Does the quality of product or quality of service need

improvement?

If the answer was yes to any of the previous questions…

empowerment of your community can help!

How do we Empower?• Trust the people you work with and that work for you• Invest in your people…they are the lifeline of the

community• Recognize accomplishments; don’t just point out when

mistakes are made• Delegate responsibility for decision making to those

affected most by the decisions• Model the fact that working together accomplishes more• Communication is key!

Example of a Good Leader

http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/cheetah/watch_video.pl?name=sam_i_am_effective_leadership_16x9

Assessment

• How is Principal Dawson exemplifying good leadership qualities? List and Explain.

• How could she improve her leadership skills?

Final Thoughts, Questions and Comments