Leadership (Even when you ar not in charge…)领导即使你不负责……

1、leadership(even when you are not in charge.)betsy miller-jonesbetsy miller-jonesoregon school boards associationoregon school boards associationassociate director leadership servicesassociate director leadership s503-588-2800 x 211503-588-2800 x 2112007

2、 superintendents summer institute2007 superintendents summer instituteaugust 2007august 2007 “ the person who exhibits leadership is “ the person who exhibits leadership is someone who makes things happen someone who makes things happen that would not happen otherwise.”that would not happen otherwis

3、e.”-a.d. edwards and d. jones-a.d. edwards and d. jonesleadership styles(for those who are in charge)authoritarian leader lets subordinates know authoritarian leader lets subordinates know what is expected of them, gives specific what is expected of them, gives specific guidance as to how to accompl

4、ish tasks, guidance as to how to accomplish tasks, schedules work to be done, maintains schedules work to be done, maintains definitive standards of performance for definitive standards of performance for subordinates.subordinates.participative leader consults with participative leader consults with

5、 subordinates about issues and takes their subordinates about issues and takes their suggestions into account before making a suggestions into account before making a decision.decision.the problemwherever you are, you cant wherever you are, you cant accomplish all your goals by yourself.accomplish a

6、ll your goals by yourself.collaboration is difficult.collaboration is difficult.minds of our ownfeelingsjudgmentswhy doesnt telling work?(the authoritative solution)colleagues hear telling as an colleagues hear telling as an accusation.accusation.colleagues hear you assigning them a colleagues hear

7、you assigning them a lesser role.lesser role.telling fails to persuade and provides telling fails to persuade and provides no motivation.no motivation.prescription: lead laterallysolutions are not the answer. the solutions are not the answer. the answer is finding a better process for answer is find

8、ing a better process for solutions.solutions.provide suggestions, information and provide suggestions, information and analysis from an equal.analysis from an equal.there is an enormous difference there is an enormous difference between telling others what they have between telling others what they

9、have to do, and inviting them to participate.to do, and inviting them to participate.tactic ask ask questionsquestionsofferoffer suggestions suggestionsdodo something to model something to model the behaviorthe behaviorask!focuses attention on an issue without focuses attention on an issue without a

10、sserting one “right” answer.asserting one “right” answer.puts others in the position of helping.puts others in the position of helping.be sure to explain the purpose of the be sure to explain the purpose of the question.question.ask real questions. open questions. ask real questions. open questions.

11、 not leading questions.not leading questions.offer!if you do have a view.if you do have a view.distinct difference between offering and distinct difference between offering and telling.telling.encourage disagreement on the merits.encourage disagreement on the merits.reduces “group think” by encourag

12、ing reduces “group think” by encouraging others to challenge your thinking.others to challenge your thinking.do!action accomplishes two things:action accomplishes two things:what do we ask, offer, do?use structured thinking, systematic use structured thinking, systematic thinking.thinking.dataescape

13、 your own bias by using three escape your own bias by using three positionspositionsdiagnosiswhen we are in a hurry we tend to jump right to when we are in a hurry we tend to jump right to solutions.solutions.look for causes you can affect, dont bemoan what look for causes you can affect, dont bemoa

14、n what you cant change.you cant change.test your diagnosis by the ladder of inference.test your diagnosis by the ladder of inference.conclusionreasoningdataarticulate the relationship between facts you observe articulate the relationship between facts you observe and conclusions you draw. and conclu

15、sions you draw. directionbrainstormingbrainstormingdo nextturn good ideas into operable plans.turn good ideas into operable plans.a do-able plan is a set of instructions a do-able plan is a set of instructions that are sufficiently clear to ensure they that are sufficiently clear to ensure they are

16、carried out without further questions, are carried out without further questions, and produce the desired results.and produce the desired results.remember.ask, offer, doask, offer, docoordinate your thinking:coordinate your thinking:datadiagnosisdirectiondo nextmeetingspurpose?purpose?product?produc

17、t?process?process?datadiagnosisdirectiondo nextproblems / disagreements“pac”p playbacklaybacka agreegreec challenge with questionshallenge with questionsexamplesthe computer decisionthe computer decisionthe angry parentthe angry parentpushbackpushback“but” “and”“but” “and”tom sawyer and the whitewashed tom sawyer and the whitewashed fencefencewhat not to dotellingtellingstand at the front at a board or flipchart stand at the front at a board or flipchart without first asking permissionwithout first asking permissionblame other