1. do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of Vantage Learning.
21st Century Leadership
The views and opinions expressed in this Webinar are those of the panelists and
do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of Vantage Learning.

2. The 21st Century Leader is a Visionary
All men dream; but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Awake to find that it was vanity; But the dreamers of day are dangerous men, That they may act their dreams with open eyes to make it possible. -T.E. Lawrence
Bennis, W. & B. Nanus. (1985). Leaders: The strategies for taking charge. New York: Harper and Row.
Leadership driven by vision is to create a focus, an agenda, a singular attention to a determined outcome.
Intensity, passion, attention.

3. The 21st Century Leader is a Change Agent
“Leaders overcome resistance to change by creating visions of the future that evoke confidence in and mastery of new organizational practices.” - W. Bennis & B. Nanus
“Leaders overcome resistance to change by creating visions of the future that evoke confidence in and mastery of new organizational practices.” Bennis and Nanus

4. The 21st Century Leader is a Communicator
How do you communicate with your staff and faculty? Are you as clear as Ronald Regan was when he objectified the $1 trillion dollars by comparing it to the Empire State Building. Or, are you like Jimmy Carter whose communication style made “working with him like looking at the wrong side of a tapestry – blurry and indistinct.”
Bennis, W. & B. Nanus. (1985). Leaders: The strategies for taking charge. New York: Harper and Row.

5. The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Model the Way
Inspire a Shared Vision
Challenge the Process
Enable Others to Act
Encourage the Heart
Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (2007). The leadership challenge. 4th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

6. The 21st Century Leader is Proactive
Instructional Changes
Common Core Standards
Articulation, K-16
Research Changes
High-yield, research-based strategies
Emphasis on STEM
The Competition
Private Sector, Charters, Online
Change is native to our field. How do we prepare for it? What are the major changes that will have lasting effects on education?
Brain-based research. How do people typically react to change?
Technology, technology, technology

7. 21st Century Educational Leadership
“Vision is the commodity of leaders and power is their currency.”
Bennis, W. & B. Nanus. (1985). Leaders: The strategies for taking charge. New York: Harper and Row.