1. Enhancing Leadership in the Classroom
Dr. Michael Tredinnick

2. Leadership Quotes
 "As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." -- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft  
"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."
"You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too."
"Leadership is the capacity to transform vision into reality."

3. Background
Tom Rath and Barry Conchie, Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams and Why People Follow (Gallup Press, 2009).
1. The most effective leaders are always investing in strengths.
2. The most effective leaders surround themselves with the right people and then maximize their team.
3. The most effective leaders understand their followers’ needs.

4. 4 Domains of leadership Executing: Influencing: Relationship building:
Strategic thinking.

5. Hope – Communicating a compelling vision that resonates in the classroom
Empowerment – working to be self aware of our power & create opportunities for students to create their power
Self Responsibility – giving students the authority to take risks without fear of occasional mistakes
Meaningful Roles- helping students use their core values, passions, motivation and life experience in the service of others

6. HOPE optimism; self-efficacy; collective efficacy; faith;
Resilience; (maintenance of high levels of positive feelings and well being in face of significant adversity)

7. Resiliency Checklist
Physical
Emotional
Mind
Spirit

8. HOPE an ability to define personal goals;
Characteristics:
an ability to define personal goals;
belief that they can attain the goals;
charting a course to meet these goals;
creation of a positive energy and an affirmation of self.

9. HOPE Benefits; think clearer; request and offer help;
willing to forgive;
increased work productivity;
reduced long term conflict;
increase immune functioning and general health;
less turnover

10. Leadership Interventions
Agreeing on a vision
Strategic Planning
Recognition, celebrations, grieving
Orientation across subjects
Team building events
Communication, communication, communication
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Story of successful students
Reviewing progress throughout the year

11. HOPE is contagious
Students will treat others in the same way they feel treated by the organization/teacher/school.
Stress and pace are not deterrents to hope.
The real enemy is the lack of disciplined, intermittent recovery periods.

12. EMPOWERMENT
Working to be self aware,
Creating space and opportunities for students to create their own power
Create culture of accountability that is absent of fear

13. 5 Levels of Decision Making
You decide and inform me
You decide, I want to contribute these ideas
You decide, and here are the parameters you must include in your decision
I decide, and I want to hear your ideas before I act
I decide

14. Leadership Styles
Manage by problems
Manage by budget
Manage by rules and permissions
Manage by happy constituents

15. Leadership Interventions
Strength based assessments (current and in the past)
Establish individual desires and motivations
Establish skills needs

16. SELF RESPONSIBILITY
Every leader’s dream is self-responsible employees, “ I just hire good people and let them do their jobs”

17. Emotional Responsibility and Avoiding Burnout
Overloads & Burnout Risks
Emotionally overwhelmed
Change fatigue
Administration by fear
Can’t meet the needs
Paperwork accountability
Losing sense of effectiveness
Protection Strategies
Self care and emotional sharing with team
Maintaining vision & focus
Accepting & sharing risk
Do the best we can
Shared responsibility & accountability
Track outcomes and celebrate success

19. ACTIVE MANAGEMENT
we should be nurturing and supporting our students (emotional intelligence)
we should focus more on building resilience than on protecting against individual risks
we need to increase individual skills and interventions
we need to increase team involvement and responsibility
we need to increase emotional responsibility

20. Leadership interventions
Tell Stories
Lead by example
Focus the vision
Create memorable events

21. MEANINGFUL ROLES
Using core values, passions, and motivations in service of their work role
Ex. Change and variety; security; adventure; helping society; being acknowledged; close working relationships; money; independence; status; fast pace.

22. Rewarding principles Diversity: Use wide range of rewards
Amount: reward often
Specificity: Reward for specific achievements
Sources: increase sources – you, other teachers, peers, other staff
Individualize: the rewards should be that which is meaningful to the individual

23. Leadership Interventions
An individual
An copied to the principal
A class
A hand written note
One-on-One conversation
Food
Small token of appreciation
An announcement made in front of others
Getting time to spend with teacher