S TANDARD 7: M ICRO - POLITICAL L EADERSHIP

T HE S TANDARD S UMMARY R EADS : The school executive will build systems and relationships that utilize the staff’s diversity, encourage constructive ideological conflict in order to leverage staff expertise, power and influence to realize the school’s vision for success. The executive will also creatively employ an awareness of staff’s professional needs, issues, and interests to build social cohesion and to facilitate distributed governance and shared decision- making.

Leadership is influence. - John Maxwell

“F RIENDLY D EBATES ” Purposeful discussion starters Ask probing questions Invite respectful discourse Make it safe to disagree

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but has no vision. - Helen Keller

C ONTRIBUTING TO A S HARED V ISION

It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed. - Harvey S. Firestone

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When the best leader’s work is done the people say, “We did it ourselves.” - Lao-Tsu

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. - Andrew Carnegie

A G REAT R EAD FOR P RINCIPALS …

C ONSIDERATIONS : Transparency Knowing when you need a “meeting before the meeting” Data sources (created or otherwise) to facilitate your own personal reflection

O THER E VIDENCES : Teacher Retention Data Evidence of visibility and accessibility Evidence of shared decision making Evidence of distributive leadership

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected. - Stephen Jobs

A leader who develops people adds. A leader who develops leaders multiplies. - John Maxwell

You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do. - Henry Ford

T HE S TANDARD S UMMARY R EADS : The school executive will build systems and relationships that utilize the staff’s diversity, encourage constructive ideological conflict in order to leverage staff expertise, power and influence to realize the school’s vision for success. The executive will also creatively employ an awareness of staff’s professional needs, issues, and interests to build social cohesion and to facilitate distributed governance and shared decision- making.

T HE C HALLENGE : Image from Microsoft online gallery