EXPLORING YOUR STRENGTHS AS A NEW ACADEMY LEADER

SUSAN KATZMANPAST-PRESIDENT

NATIONAL CAREER ACADEMY COALITION(314) 640-1639

susan314@charter.net(over 40 years experience in education, career academies,

business collaboration, CTE and management)

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THE FACT THAT THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP CAN CLEARLY SEE THE PORT IS OF NO USE IF THE CREW CONTINUES TO PADDLE IN

DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. –Author anonymous

Your role is to be the interpreter and the motivator between the captain and the crew. Your principal is the captain. While that individual is the key leader, collaborative leadership has to happen. You provide the leadership for your career academy. How your team gels as a cohesive, nurturing, professional community depends very much on your skills and abilities.  

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LET’S LOOK AT LEADERSHIP

Think about a time in your life when you had a leadership success—when something happened that never would have occurred without your leadership. It can be in high school or college, at work or on an athletic team, in a community or church or neighborhood group. Think about what made the leadership successful. Why were you proud of yourself as a leader? What are the characteristics of effective leadership?

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The definitions of “leadership” generally state that leaders are people who motivate one or more other people to do a specific thing. This involves teaching those other people to see the desirability of reaching that specific goal and helping them get there. It may involve helping them change a mindset.

Set one leadership goal for yourself for first semester 2013-14.

Identify an ally. Commit to communicating with your ally by September 15 to discuss how your leadership goal is progressing.