The Learning Leader as Collaborator and Facilitator

The following slides are adapted from Nicholas Boothman’s How To Make Someone Love You In 90 Minutes Or Less! The Collaborator

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTER PROMOTER

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTER PROMOTER More Rational than Emotional More Emotional than Rational Socially More Outgoing Socially More Reserved

ANALYST Perfectionist Neat and organized Detail & fact oriented Likes to plan ahead Dislikes unpredictability

ANALYSTCONTROLLER Perfectionist Neat and organized Detail & fact oriented Likes to plan ahead Dislikes unpredictability Enterprising Direct and self-assured Action oriented Restless Dislikes indecision

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTER Perfectionist Neat and organized Detail & fact oriented Likes to plan ahead Dislikes unpredictability Enterprising Direct and self-assured Action oriented Restless Dislikes indecision Reliable & good listener Sympathetic & loyal Hides deep emotions Modest & patient Dislikes sudden change

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTERPROMOTER Perfectionist Neat and organized Detail & fact oriented Likes to plan ahead Dislikes unpredictability Enterprising Direct and self-assured Action oriented Restless Dislikes indecision Reliable & good listener Sympathetic & loyal Hides deep emotions Modest & patient Dislikes sudden change Enthusiastic Persuasive & entertaining Spontaneous & friendly Impatient Dislikes filling in forms

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTERPROMOTER Perfectionist Neat and organized Detail & fact oriented Likes to plan ahead Dislikes unpredictability Enterprising Direct and self-assured Action oriented Restless Dislikes indecision Reliable & good listener Sympathetic & loyal Hides deep emotions Modest & patient Dislikes sudden change Enthusiastic Persuasive & entertaining Spontaneous & friendly Impatient Dislikes filling in forms Which one(s) are you?

ANALYST Responds well to being right Reacts badly to being wrong

ANALYSTCONTROLLER Responds well to being right Reacts badly to being wrong Responds well to getting results Reacts badly to losing control

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTER Responds well to being right Reacts badly to being wrong Responds well to getting results Reacts badly to losing control Responds well to acceptance Reacts badly to rejection

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTERPROMOTER Responds well to being right Reacts badly to being wrong Responds well to getting results Reacts badly to losing control Responds well to acceptance Reacts badly to rejection Responds well to admiration Reacts badly to disapproval

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTERPROMOTER Responds well to being right Reacts badly to being wrong Responds well to getting results Reacts badly to losing control Responds well to acceptance Reacts badly to rejection Responds well to admiration Reacts badly to disapproval Which one(s) are you?

ANALYST KEY FEELING Intelligent

ANALYSTCONTROLLER KEY FEELING Intelligent KEY FEELING Powerful

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTER KEY FEELING Intelligent KEY FEELING Powerful KEY FEELING Valued

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTERPROMOTER KEY FEELING Intelligent KEY FEELING Powerful KEY FEELING Valued KEY FEELING Important

ANALYSTCONTROLLER SUPPORTERPROMOTER KEY FEELING Intelligent KEY FEELING Powerful KEY FEELING Valued KEY FEELING Important Which one(s) are you?

Nicholas Boothman The secret to collaboration/love is the principal of mutual opposites Two simple rules for meeting people: 1. Entertain once a week. 2. Accept all invitations.

The Facilitator As demonstrated from diverse sources in workshops with TDSB teacher-librarians

The Facilitator Defined "One who contributes structure and process to interactions so groups are able to function effectively and make high-quality decisions. A helper and enabler whose goal is to support others as they achieve exceptional performance" Ingrid Bens Ingrid Bens (Author); Facilitating Wtih Ease!: A Step-by-Step Guidebook with Customizable Worksheets on CD-ROM, Jossey-Bass, (2000)

The Facilitator’s Job "The facilitator's job is to support everyone to do their best thinking. To do this, the facilitator encourages full participation, promotes mutual understanding and cultivates shared responsibility [so that] group members search for inclusive solutions and build sustainable agreements." Sam Kaner Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duane Berger (Authors); Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision- Making, Jossey-Bass; 2007)

Facilitator – DOs develop the purpose, scope, ground rules and deliverables of the meeting or workshop come prepared with a variety of group facilitation and dialogue tools to employ in difficult moments set up a safe environment where members feel comfortable contributing ideas guide the group through processes designed to help them listen to each other and create solutions together “Facilitator” in Wikipedia. Oct. 10,

Facilitator – DOs Use active listening and guiding strategies including: asking open-ended questions that stimulate thinking tentatively paraphrasing and summarizing repeating verbatim individual contributions to confirm group understanding recording current issues and agreements reached in large script on the wall “Facilitator” in Wikipedia. Oct. 10,

Facilitator – DOs ensure the group doesn't settle for the first thing that they can agree on because they find it painful to go on disagreeing with each other offer opportunities for less forceful members to contribute ensure that actions agreed by the group to carry out its decisions are written up in a large script on the wall for all to see and are assigned to individuals evaluate the performance of the meeting to assist in continuous improvement. “Facilitator” in Wikipedia. Oct. 10,

Facilitator – DON’Ts back a b opinion voiced in the group offer their own opinions let the group unconsciously shy away from a difficult area lead the group towards what he/she thinks is the right direction overplay or underplay his/her personal experience “Facilitator” in Wikipedia. Oct. 10,

Facilitator as Leader Gives structure process help enablement support encouragement Michael Doyle quoted in Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duane Berger (Authors); Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Jossey-Bass; (2007) Gets effective function high-quality decisions exceptional performance full participation inclusive solutions sustained agreements

The Learning Leader as Collaborator and Facilitator “One, two, three, four Tell me that you love me more” Feist