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Five Temptations of Leadership-And How to Avoid Them
Dr. Troyce Fisher, director of Cohesive Leadership Systems, School Administrators of Iowa
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Temptation # 1:Being Seduced by Power Remember the physics definition of power:
“The rate at which the work gets done” Remember “Power through, not power over”
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Symptoms of Temptation # 1 Talking more than listening Ordering more than facilitating Standing more than sitting (literally and
metaphorically) Telling more than asking Spending more time being interesting than
interested
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Better Behaviors Become an expert at group process skills Practice distributed leadership Listen, ask, thank, acknowledge Come with a learner’s mind, not a learned
mind
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Suggested Readings Good to Great by Collins Servant Leadership by Greenleaf The Influencer by Patterson School Leadership That Works by Marzano Professional Learning Communities by the
DuFours Leading Change Step by Step by Spiro
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Temptation # 2: Being Conflict Averse
Remember Glickman’s Irony of School Improvement: “The more a school improves, the more conflict there is”
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Symptoms of Temptation # 2 Making nice Ignoring or squelching dissention Avoiding a decision Sacrificing what’s best for kids to maintain
political harmony Climbing the ladder of inference
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Better Behaviors Learn how to balance advocacy and inquiry
skills Get good at “fierce conversations” Confront the elephants in the living room Argue about the right stuff Ask open-ended, not rhetorical questions
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Suggested Readings Fierce Conversations by Scott Death By Meeting by Lencioni Leading Through Conflict by Gerson The Fifth Discipline by Senge The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by
Maxwell Fierce Leadership by Scott
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Temptation # 3: Being Insensitive to the Prevailing Culture
The definition of culture: “The norms, beliefs, and traditions that define how we do things around here”
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Symptoms of Temptation # 3 Bulldozing through decisions Blindness to patterns or push back Dissing your predecessor Forgetting about first and second order
change Failing to use data to make decisions
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Better Behaviors Interview staff and ask:
What are the most important things about the building and district we should preserve and why?
What are the top three things we need to change and why?
What do you most hope I do? What are you most concerned I might do? What advice to you have for me?
(Source: You’re in Charge-Now What? By Neff)
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Better Behaviors, continued Watch and listen for resistance Over-communicate Assess readiness for change Embrace the power of small wins Go slow to go fast
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Suggested Readings You’re in Charge-Now What by Neff The First 90 Days by Watkins Who Said School Administration Would Be
Fun? by Sigford Blended Coaching by Moir The Six Secrets of Change by Fullan Change Leadership by Wagner
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Temptation # 4: Thinking You Have to Have All of the Answers and Solve All of the Problems
This is a move from traditional images of administrator as “answer person” and manager to that of leader and someone who can empower others
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Symptoms Quick decisions followed by back tracking
or mopping up later Not thinking systemically Enabling Blaming or being blamed Feeling isolated
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Better Behaviors Slow down Admit you don’t know or need more time to
think things through “Give the monkey back” Ask, “What would you do if you were me in
this situation?”
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Suggested Readings The Answer to How is Yes by Block The Learning Leader by Reeves The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by
Lencioni Learn Like a Leader by Goldsmith, et. al
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Temptation # 5: Thinking You’re Still One of Them and Forgetting You’re Still One of Them
You’re making a huge transition from a teacher responsible for all students in your classroom to a leader responsible for all adults in your building.
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Symptoms Favoritism and cronyism Perceived alliances Loose lips Double standards for your behavior and
theirs Unreasonable requests
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Better Behaviors A strong set of values and beliefs that guide
your actions Personal resiliency skills A trusted network of support outside the
staff
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Suggested Readings Primal Leadership by Goleman The 8th Habit by Covey The Speed of Trust by Covey School Leadership That Works by Marzano Leadership On the Line by Heifitz The Tao of Leadership by Heider
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Concluding Thought
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”
--K.A. Rothaus