Raising Your Game Leading others-challenge and support

Raising Your Game What motivates teachers? 1.Make a list of those factors which motivate you in your job. 2.Place your list in rank order from the most powerful motivator to the weakest.

Raising Your Game Hertzberg’s Motivators and Hygiene Factors Achievement Work content Responsibility Recognition Advancement Company Policy Supervision Working conditions Relationships Salary DissatisfactionSatisfaction

Raising Your Game Motivators: achievement, advancement, recognition, responsibility, the work itself.

Conclusion Hygiene factors only create dissatisfaction or a neutral effect in terms of motivation. A focus on the motivators is much more likely to lead to employee satisfaction and thereby assist motivation.

Raising Your Game Why Conflict arises in school Beliefs and attitudes; “This won't work it is not right” Habits and behaviours; “You can't teach an old dog new tricks” “What I say is not what I do”. Systems; “I'm too busy. It's not part of my job. X told me to do this.”

Raising Your Game Reasons why colleagues can be difficult: Rational, Political, Ethical, Emotional.

Raising Your Game Behaviours of difficult colleagues; Hostiles, Complainer, Silent types, Super agreeable, Negativists, Know it alls, Indecisives.

Raising Your Game Using Emotional Intelligence Complainers: Adopt a problem solving approach; Listen attentively; Acknowledge the complaint and then seek to reformulate it into a problem that can be solved. Hostiles: Be assertive; Do not show intimidation; Be ready to be friendly at the first opportunity.

Raising Your Game Know-it-all experts: Prepare your arguments in advance when dealing with bulldozers; Counter those who seek admiration by presenting alternative points of view; Remember you are knowledgeable. Indecisives: Concentrate on the benefits of solutions to problems Follow up support to a decision; Fix deadlines; Don’t allow postponement. NCSL

Raising Your Game Silent and unresponsive: Listen attentively (even to silence); Ask helpful questions to try and get to the cause; Adopt a “quizzical expectant “expression; Super-agreeable: Try to get them to be honest; Don't allow them to make unrealistic commitments; Reassure; Consider compromise; Listen for hidden messages;

Raising Your Game Triad task; Individually read your brief ( 10 mins) Hold the conversation ( 10mins) Feedback; Head of Music Head of Faculty Observer ( 10 mins)

Raising Your Game Generic aids to finding a solution Accept you will come across conflict sooner rather than later. Do not go looking for it but meet it on your terms-professionally. Recognise the problem. Face up to it early.

Raising Your Game No solution is perfect, carry out a cost benefit analysis. Involve others “all of us are smarter than one of us”. Find the compelling reason that is irresistible and essential. Have “right” on your side (professional conduct and expectation). Plan your campaign well with a time line.

Raising Your Game Fight fair but hard, remember you do not have to win all the battles in the war, just the right ones. Be generous in victory, it will bode well for the next campaign.