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Southwest Educational Development LaboratoryAustin, Texas
Section B
Leadership Is Change
Southwest Educational Development LaboratoryAustin, Texas
Leadership Is Change
Outcome 1: Participants will define the purpose of leadership and what leaders do.
Outcome 2: Participants will discuss theories of innovation adoption/implementation and their relevance to current
school change.
Outcome 3: Participants will identify who leaders are and the strategies they use.
Outcome 4: Participants will assess the practice of shared leadership.
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What do leaders do?
Ho. B. 2
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If you always do
what you’ve always done—
then you’ll always get
what you’ve always gotten.
Nick Lezzi
Philadelphia Electric Company
Ho. B. 3
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School Improvement
VISION
to see it
Ho. B. 4
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School Improvement
BELIEF
that we can get there
Ho. B. 5
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School Improvement
HELP
to do it
Ho. B. 6
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A One-Sentence Results Statement
Leadership:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ho. B. 7
Please produce a statement that expresses the results of leadership. Develop your statement through consensus with your partner(s).
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Leadership is the process of translating intentions into reality.
—Peter BlockBlock, P. (1987). The empowered manager (p. 98). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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Approaches to Change
• Empirical-rational
A well-tested idea, program, practice
A well-intentioned receiving group
A. Does this approach work?
• Power-coercive
A well-thought-out policy
A strong, power-based authority
B. Does this approach work?
Ho. B. 9
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Leaders’ Actions for Successful Change
Ho. B. 10
Hord, S. M. & Czerwinski, P. (2000). Leadership: An imperative for successful change. Issues . . . about Change, 1(2). Austin: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
A. Who are the leaders?
B. What do leaders do to facilitate implementation of change?
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What Leaders of Successful Change Do
• Strategy One: Create a context for change
• Strategy Two: Develop and articulate a shared vision
• Strategy Three: Plan and provide resources
• Strategy Four: Invest in training and professional development
• Strategy Five: Assess progress
• Strategy Six: Provide continual assistance
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A Delicate Balance
Pressure Support
The Personal Interface of Facilitative Leaders
Ho. B. 12
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The Advantages of Shared Leadership
Ho. B. 13
You give advice to school leaders in your column, “Ask Peter Super-Principal,” in the daily newspaper. Considering our musical activity, and with your group, respond to this letter.
Dear Peter Super-Principal,
My faculty is planning to implement new instructional strategies for our
large population of culturally and linguistically diverse students. What are
the benefits and disadvantages of sharing leadership for this effort?
Signed,
Wondering What-to-Do Administrator
Dear Wondering,
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Signed,
Peter Super-Principal
