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Inspirational Leadership IAF Admin Retreat Summer 2011

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Inspirational Leadership. IAF Admin Retreat Summer 2011. Leadership Style Quiz. Are you focused on the outcome of your performance? Do you find yourself comparing your performance to your colleagues? Are you concerned about what others might think of you if you don’t meet certain goals? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Inspirational LeadershipIAF Admin Retreat

Summer 2011

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Are you focused on the outcome of your performance?Do you find yourself comparing your performance to your colleagues?Are you concerned about what others might think of you if you don’t meet certain goals?Do you “should on” yourself? Do you ever say, “I know I should be working on that project, but…”Do you waste a lot of time feeling guilty?Do you achieve goals and then wonder what the point of it was?Do you sometimes feel like you have to wear a mask or recite a script to be what others think you should be?Does fear keep you from taking risks or speaking the truth?

Leadership Style Quiz

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IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO MANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, YOU MAY BE

RELYING ON TOO MUCH OLD FASHIONED MOTIVATION…

So, what’s the big deal with that??

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“to provide a motive, to induce, impel”EGO- tends to make us compete & compare with othersPsyching yourself (or others) up to do something (something you or they don’t want to do)ExtrinsicShort term – you’ll have to KEEP on trying to motivate themNon-engaging, fake, manipulative

Inspiration Vs. Motivation

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SOUL – appeals to the conscience“Instead of motivation, look for inspiration. Inspiration

comes from the same word as spirit. When you are inspired, the spirit moves you.” Deepak ChopraRequires you to be fully engaged with othersAuthenticIntrinsicLong term – leads to fulfillmentLinking of goals/values to the appropriate tasksVision & passion

Inspiration:

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What’s the difference? Most of us have been on diets before (or even now)…

You may become motivated to:-count calories-start exercising-cut back on carbs-stop eating fast food

But you won’t do ANY of these things if you are not INSPIRED to lose weight & live a healthier lifestyle….

Your motivation loses its mojo without INSPIRATION!

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Keys to becoming an Inspirational Leader:

1. Build Relationships:

• TRUST• COMMUNICATION• EMPOWERMENT• INVOLVEMENT / EMPATHY• VISIBILITY

“It’s the PEOPLE, stupid!”

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Keys to becoming an Inspirational Leader:

2. Be PASSIONATE about your vision:• What is your vision?

– Student achievement– School success– Teacher quality– Curriculum improvement

I’m having a vision…you as a more effective leader!

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Keys to becoming an Inspirational Leader:

3. Exude a culture of DISCIPLINE

micromanagement

• Promote teacher autonomy• Promote teacher, staff, and

student responsibility• Promote teacher and staff

growth• Walk the walk AND talk the talk

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Keys to becoming an Inspirational Leader:

4. Be persistent in getting the RIGHT people• Hire those with the same

goals/vision as you• Find out what drives /

inspires them• Advocate for them• Get them the resources &

training they want• Work hard to KEEP them• Be persistent in letting the

WRONG people go!

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Keys to becoming an Inspirational Leader:

5. Establish an environment of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Encourage mastery• Raise the bar• Facilitate growth• Make it uncomfortable for status

quo staff• QUIT accepting mediocrity

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Keys to becoming an Inspirational Leader:

6. Remember modesty & humility• Take the blame when

things go wrong• Deflect praise to those

who truly deserve it• Give credit where credit

is due• YOU are not always

right – admit it • Apologize when

necessary