PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP

Chapter 8Mrs. M. L. RodriguezMs. Alvarez

THE LAW OF PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP Rationale:

The primary function of a leader is to continually acquire and teach attitudes, beliefs, core values, knowledge, and skills which facilitate success and move the leader and those being led to higher levels of performance.

A LEARNER AND A TEACHER FIRSTREACTIVE ACTIVE

Can’t demand for those being led to study or grow

Can’t sit on our hands and lead effectively

We can’t hide on the sidelines

Cant be afraid to lead

People want competent leadership

Good leadership is vital to their success.

Must be proactive

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t

make him drink.”

ADMIN: CONTINUALLY LEARN AND TEACH Must be proactive: Leader, coach, mentor,

teacher by showing the way “Blanket” the entire organization with the

attitudes, beliefs, core values, and skills necessary for everyone being led to be successful

Think constantly and creatively Be careful with not sharing beliefs (there

will be so many that it will become misguided)

MODELING…

Our values Requires diligence and commitment

*There will be resistance and rejection but always refer back to…

We can help those that are being led to “want to drink the water”

With our continuous efforts more people will follow

BEING PROACTIVE MEANS:

You have to act and participate ALL THE TIME.

24-7

PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP HAS 8 PRONGS

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Passion

Positioning

Planning

Preparing

Promoting

Practicing

Protecting

Providing

PASSION

Deep feeling for which our mind is swayed We must have a passion for leading work and people Leaders must love the work and mission of the

classroom, school and district if a high level of success is expected

Will help you keep focus of the intended results Keep you going through hard times and keeps you from

giving up Passion comes in many forms: love, hate, joy, anger,

affection, and dislike Keep passion in the positive, to help going to the

negative form dominating our mind set

POSITIONING

How you decide to position yourself Proactive leaders mandates that you

continually position yourself to act and lead by learning, modeling, acting & teaching

It is vital because it determines the perception others have of you and the perception that you have of yourself…

It is continuous and not something you turn off and on, it is a continuous proactive process

PLANNING Provides the how to and the can do Includes the ideas you have for you and your group

to be successful and how to achieve them Breaks down to achievable goals and objectives…

(CAR visit, CIP) Planning fosters thinking and creative thought Reveals how everyone fits in to the big scheme of

things Maximizes use of time, energy, attention, resources Leaders should have not only Plan A, but also plan B,

C, and D in order to move into new levels of achievement

PREPARING

To fit, to adapt to put into effect Proactive preparing: self, others and

the organization to achieve success I must do the following/sense of purpose… Knowing those being led (primary and sec.

needs) Knowing what we need to achieve the level

of success (curriculum, goals)

PROMOTING

Promoting the work, the people who do the work, and the people who benefit from the work

Mentoring the attitudes that attribute and lead to success

Administration must promote and model and teach the attitudes, beliefs, methods, techniques, skills, and vision that enhance the successes of the organization

PRACTICING

Attention to the core values that are in agreement with the work and mission of the classroom, school and district.

Articulates what we are trying to accomplish, how we intend to achieve our plans and in what manner we intent to function

Practice offers opportunities for us to demonstrate what is important to the organization

Practicing our values is more consistent than our words and implementing our plans

Day to day implementation of your words, your plans and your values.

PROTECTING

We need to provide an environment which is physically and psychologically safe for people to think and function

We in essence become security and advocates of those being led

1. Protecting the structure Student behavior, curriculum

2. Accepting responsibility 3. Defending core valuesPROTECTING IS THE TEST OF THE STRENGTH OF THE

LEADER

PROVIDING

We need to give them a model that they can and want to follow and emulate

We need to provide clarity of vision to those we lead

Encouragement and reinforcement are two of the most valuable resources available to a leader to cause others to want to emulate their leadership styles

5 BELIEFS THAT INDICATE PROACTIVE LEADERS

1. Learn and teach in order to lead effectively 2. Must believe that those being led can learn 3. Believe people can continually improve

(technical and academic knowledge) 4. Those being led have a responsibility to learn 5. People are more motivated by success than

by failure We must hold before we will ever fulfill our

responsibility to help those being led grow and move to new levels of performance.

“Don't tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon!”

LEGACY

So as leaders, it is our responsibility to take the first steps in guiding our people and leaving a legacy behind.

What will be your legacy?