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9/26/06

Danny Janklow

HR Fact Finder:

Trust, the most essential aspect to leadership, research suggest that the more trusted an employee feels the more diligence they will put forth toward their job. Granted people are hired for their abilities but it is their own diligence which can make or break an organization. Simple steps can be followed to get started building a climate of trust.

  1. Eliminate management policies that tell employees that you don’t trust them.
  2. Create a level of authority that allows employees to really serve the customer in whatever way they judge best.
  3. Recognize that training is not a luxury, but a necessity. It increases the value of your people, and they will transfer this value back to the company.
  4. Trust, but don’t be fooled. Deal swiftly and firmly with anyone who takes unfair advantage of your trust, or who chooses not to perform with integrity. Diligence is undermined when it appears someone else is “getting away with it.”
  5. Communicate in both directions. By your words, but above all by your actions, let people know that you want to hear the bad news as well as the good.

The bottom line is that, in order to trust, we really have to let go of the control that most of us have been taught management should exercise. Trust is the recognition that success is a cooperative effort. It requires delegation of responsibility as well as sharing of the rewards.

Pro Administrator: (Everyone look at page 2, MASLOWS INFO)

This article is a comparison between Van Clay’s development of leadership skills and or Ballain’s us to manage his time.

Main points:

  1. Think innovatively
  2. Define your jobs as tasks-not time.
  3. Question in public, argue in private
  4. Be on time
  5. Differing views lead to a consensus.
  6. Do not bring up problems without including ideas for solutions.
  7. Do not bring up solutions without a rationale.
  8. In administration, process is as important as content.
  9. No matter what, the administrative team supports all of its members.
  10. If problems among team members emerge, deal directly and honestly with those involved.
  11. Think beyond your department.

Effective leaders have: (Everyone look at this article for specific characteristics)

  1. Vision:
  2. Set goals; determine platform
  3. Are patriotic to the organization
  4. Establish positive school climate
  5. Etc.
  6. Organization/ collaboration:
  7. Set long range and short range objectives
  8. Etc.
  9. People Skills
  10. Understand the reasons for the use of politics; managing symbols.
  11. Establish effective school/community relations
  12. Etc.
  13. Communication:
  14. Communicate effectively; orally, written
  15. Etc.

Relational Leadership:

Numerous competencies are important in the area of relational leadership. The following represent a small subset of factors developed by the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C. , that contribute to success for leaders and managers:

  1. Leading employees
  2. Interpersonal Savvy
  3. Work team orientation
  4. Conflict management.
  5. Managing change in others
  6. Effectively confronting problem employees.

12 ThingsTopSchool leaders know

1. Don’t try to play spin doctor, be honest.

2. Remember, Kids are your customers.

3. Don’t forget who writes the checks. Parents

4. Don’t just call when you need something.

5. Don’t play the blame game.

6. Acknowledge peoples feelings

7. Distinguish fact from opinion.

8. Close the tech gap between kids and teachers

9. Demonstrate a vested interest in your community.

10. Mentor your teachers

11. Empower staffers

12. Empower yourself.