How Good Leadership Makes Good Lives: 101 Scenarios for the LeaderâEducator

Charles Png

Description

Leading with 8 Scenario Principles
* Why was she promoted?
* Why was she able to get the principal's agreement for that project?
* How was she able to juggle all her tasks so well?

This book is about leadership for educators. All educators face the task of developing themselves and others. These scenarios engage educators and enable them to delve more deeply into the leadership challenges in their lives.

This book is about utilising relevant leadership understandings and deepening leadership through authentic experiences. As leaders are learners, this book will enable current and potential educators to learn how the 8 leadership scenario principles will assist them in their leadership journey.

This book is also for those who strive to be better leaders. Each reader is challenged to know and understand the 8 scenario skills that will enable them to become better leaders.

Sujets

• Gestion et management
• Economics
• Business
• Leadership

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 06 octobre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9789810953218
• Langue: English

Extrait

How Good Leadership Makes Good Lives:
101 Scenarios for the Leader–Educator
Dr Charles Png
Published By Charles Png
First Published June 2015
ISBN: 978-981-09-5321-8
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or any means electronic or mechanical, without the written permission by the copyright owners or publisher.
While great care was taken in the preparation of this book, the author and publisher disclaim any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, and they disclaim any liability for losses or damages incurred through the use of the information in this book.
Printed in Singapore
Leading with 8 Scenario Principles
This book is about leadership for teachers. All educators face the task of developing themselves and others. These scenarios engage educators and enable them to delve more deeply into the leadership challenges in their lives. This book is about utilising relevant leadership understandings and deepening leadership through authentic experiences. As leaders are learners, this book will enable current and potential educators to learn how the 8 leadership scenario principles will assist them in their leadership journey. This book is also for those who strive to be better leaders. Each reader is challenged to know and understand the 8 scenario principles that enable us to become better leaders.
Acknowledgements
I am grateful to the following individuals, who inspired me to write this book:

1.      My parents, who role-modelled these leadership experiences in the home.
2.      My sibling and cousins, who listened and supported my leadership journey.
3.      My family, who reminds me to be a better father and husband at home.
4.      My fellow educators, who continue to inspire me through their selfless examples.
5.      My God, who makes all things possible.
Table of Contents
THE 8 SCENARIO PRINCIPLES
Principle 1: S eek Advice and Help from Others
Principle 2: Care For and Serve Others
Principle 3: E mbody Good Principles
Principle 4: N ever Stop Learning
Principle 5: A ccountable to Self and Others
Principle 6: R elationships Matter
Principle 7: I nnovate Constantly
Principle 8: O penly Respect Others
How to Use this Book
This book is for all individuals who believe that they can be leaders. These scenarios are written to allow you to do the following:

1.      As a facilitator, you will be able to use these real-life scenarios as a guide to have discussions with educators.
2.      As an educator, you will be able to use these authentic scenarios to reflect on your own leadership experiences.
3.      As a reader, you will be able to use these relevant scenarios to determine what course of action you should take if you are in a similar situation.
4.      As a learner in leadership, you will be able to identify with these impactful scenarios, which relate to everyday leadership.
8 SCENARIO LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
We identify 8 SCENARIO Leadership Principles to reveal the eight leadership actions that educators need to take to influence others effectively. Each leadership action underlines each of the scenarios and guides you to reflect on this theme. We have written this book based on interviews with educators, and we have provided this framework to reflect these leadership experiences. By developing SCENARIO principles, you can develop yourself and become a better leader.
SCENARIO

1.      S eek advice and help from others: Leaders ask people for help and advice. Doing this allows us to learn from the experiences of others and helps us to clarify our intentions in order to make situations better.

2.      Care for and serve others: Leaders Care for and serve others, and they show love to others. They are selfless and adopt an others-focused approach. They are also sensitive and empathetic.

3.      E mbody good principles: Leaders know their values and what they stand for. Leaders act with integrity and set good examples for others. Leaders show their character and practise their values daily.

4.      N ever stop learning: Leaders hunger for knowledge and new learning. They go out to learn new skills and apply them. Leaders never stop learning, and they increase their competence by learning.

5.      A ccountable to self and others: Leaders know what is expected of them in terms of results. Leaders know that their actions have consequences for others. Leaders help others to be accountable to themselves and to others. Leaders also show their competence by demonstrating accountability.

6.      Relationships matter: Leaders Care for most about their relationships with others. Leaders genuinely love others and seek to help them to come together harmoniously. Leaders understand the different ways in which to deal with people sensitively.

7.      I nnovate constantly: Leaders look outside of their comfort zones to find new ways of doing things. Leaders experiment, take risks and try new, solution-focused and positive approaches. Leaders continuously find novel and interesting ways to improve their current situation.
8.      O penly respect others: Leaders show respect to others. Leaders appreciate the diversity of communities. Leaders accept and tolerate differences of opinion and diverse views. Leaders are objective and are able to separate issues from emotions.
Leadership Domains
The 101 scenarios in this book are based on the following domains:

1.      Relationships: Leaders exercise their influence in the family and in their relationships. As a son, daughter, brother, sister, husband or wife, the individual can apply leadership skills within the family and in relationships.

2.      Workplace: Leaders exercise their influence in their workplaces. As an educator in school or in the ministry, there are times where we are called to be courageous and to exercise our leadership influence.

3.      Themselves: Leaders influence their inner thoughts and feelings. It is critical that they have a positive energy and mindset in order to enable them to enjoy harmony within themselves.
4.      Community: Leaders exercise their influence in their community. Whether it is through a religious organisation or a club, the individual can demonstrate how to effect change within the organisation and within others.
Principle 1:
Seek Advice and Help from Others

Seek Advice and Help from Others
Scenario 1: Empower Them.
A group of student leaders asks you—the teacher in charge—to allow them to plan for their first school spring party. However, you feel that they are not prepared with the required skills to go about the planning. You want them to take ownership of the project and be responsible for the project outcomes.

What do you do? What do you say?
How do you handle this situation?
Suggested Answers:

1.      Have a meeting with the student leaders to discuss how they should plan the party.
2.      Develop their skills in project management by seeking help from another educator.
3.      Empower them to develop their ideas and monitor them closely.

Seek Advice and Help from Others
Scenario 2: Dealing with Parents
A parent has a complaint to make against the student council. She is unhappy that council work is too demanding and she says that this has taken a toll on her child. As the teacher who is in charge of the council, you need to listen to her complaint. You are feeling anxious about her negative perception of the council.

What do you do? What do you say?
How do you handle this situation?
Suggested Answers:
1.      Talk to the parent with another teacher present as a mediator.
2.      Take notes so that you can later reflect on the parents’ concerns.
3.      Get back to the parent after you have investigated the matter and considered the solutions provided by other teachers.

Seek Advice and Help from Others
Scenario 3: Time to Upgrade
You feel that it is time to do your master’s degree. Your family is supportive of this decision. However, your immediate supervisor is not keen, as he needs you to remain at the school. You want to upgrade your skills without this having an adverse effect on your employment.

What do you do? What do you say?
How do you handle this situation?
Suggested Answers:
1.      Discuss your plans with your head of department and explain why pursuing a master’s degree now is important to you.
2.      Express your interest in remaining at the school after the completion of your studies.
3.      Seek advice from a mentor, and talk about how you can balance your work-related and study-related responsibilities.

Seek Advice and Help from Others
Scenario 4: Expand Your Network
Your department has not been performing well, and the principal feels that the teachers can do better. You feel that they need to meet more teachers from other schools outside of your organisation to learn other practices. You feel that they need to improve their network and seek help from outside the school.

What do you do? What do you say?
How do you handle this situation?
Suggested Answers:
1.      Offer to connect your group with an outside network.
2.      Offer to help build the self-awareness of the team.
3.      Bring your group together and explain the importance of seeking external help.

Seek Advice and Help from Others
Scenario 5: Finding Your Mentor
You are a young educator, and you need to find a senior, experienced mentor to assist you in your journey as an educator. But where do you look for such a person?

What do you do? What do you say?
How do you handle this situation?
Suggested Answers:
1.      Find a person whom you trust and who is willing to help you. Search Facebook or LinkedIn.
2.      Be clear about your own goals, and set objectives in regard to this mentoring relationship.
3.      Find a mentor within and outside of your domain.

Seek Advice and Help from Others
Scenario 6: Being Wrongly Accused
Your class of students has been blamed