EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP

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EMPOWER YOUR TEAM

EMPOWER YOUR TEAM• From Webster’s Dictionary

“to invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.”

“to equip or supply with an ability; enable.”

EMPOWERING YOUR TEAMIS THE BEST CHOICE YOU MAKE

• In a school in Australia: • 1000 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12• 2 Principals, 5 Vice Principals• 1 Business Manager, 4 Secretaries, 3 Finance officers• 2 groundspersons, a Canteen manager, After School

Care Manager• 75 teaching staff, 20 ancillary staff • a Board of Management.

DELEGATION IS NOT EMPOWERMENT

◘When we empower our team members:

◘ We equip them with the information they need to make decisions

◘ We equip them with the resources they need to do their task

◘ We encourage, monitor and provide feedback frequently

◘ We achieve our goals.

Why empower?

• You have more time to do the tasks only a Leader can do

• Your team members make the effective decisions without asking you

• The problems are shared

• You are creating new leaders

ACTIVITY

• Find a person at another table –• Share with them one example of a time when

you were empowered by your leader• How did the leader equip you?• How did you feel about being empowered?

Caution:

Empowering works when Leadersequip team members with:

• Knowledge and information about the context• Clear Communication• Feedback• Confidence

WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE TEAM?

• TOGETHER

• EVERYONE

• ACHIEVES

• MORE

BUILDING CAPACITY

• Which is the correct Leadership Style?

• What does Building Capacity mean?

• Why do we want to Build Capacity?

• Improved Student Achievement• Improves the effectiveness of the School’s

Operation• Building a sense of Community• Growing Leaders• Ease the Load of the Principal

Who do we Empower?

• Who do we Empower?

• When do we Build Capacity?

• How do we Build Capacity?

• Many elements involved – School Culture• Leadership Style• Relationships: Hero Leader• Transactional Leader• Transformational Leader

• Build a sense of Community– Collegiality– Consultation– Collaboration – Shared Vision/Mission– Shared decision-making– Cooperation

Ethical principles/standards/practices: – Shared Values/Goals/Ownership/Practice – Dialoguing/Sharing Ideas– Trust, Respect, Fairness, Truth, Equity, Consistency,

Caring, Patience– Empowerment, Authority– Motivation– Open Communication– Support– High Expectations– Risk Taking– Valuing Difference/Diversity– ownership/responsibility

Professional Development

OUTCOME

• Learning Community or Organisation• A Centre of Inquiry