““EEffective leadership is aboutmaximizing potential – of

ourselves, of others and of situations.”

Robert S. LiggettRobert S. Liggett

HOW?HOW?

Building capacity and commitment to shared goals and vision;

Building strong relationships, partnerships and alliances;

Understanding and leading the change process; and

Finding new approaches of initiating innovative practices within an organization (shared leadership – collaboration, communication, cooperation & consultation).

DOINGTHINGSDIFFERENTLY

Who Am I?Who Am I?

My Key TalentsMy Key Talents DisciplineDiscipline: organized, task-oriented & : organized, task-oriented &

setting goals.setting goals. HarmonyHarmony: collaborating, relationship : collaborating, relationship

building, trust, consensus building building, trust, consensus building (agreement).(agreement).

Learner: Learner: focus on process - end goal, focus on process - end goal, striving to improve, a desire to learn.striving to improve, a desire to learn.

ArrangerArranger: task-focused, always productive, : task-focused, always productive, arrange pieces of a project for maximum arrange pieces of a project for maximum productivity (a conductor).productivity (a conductor).

Focus:Focus: can take direction, prioritizing tasks can take direction, prioritizing tasks and then follow through and then follow through (acting/implementing), flexible (adjusting (acting/implementing), flexible (adjusting when necessary).when necessary).

My Key StrengthsMy Key Strengths

Investigative, interested and inventive.Investigative, interested and inventive. Enjoys a challenge.Enjoys a challenge. Ingenious thinker with a great ability in long Ingenious thinker with a great ability in long

range planning.range planning. Can turn his hand to many things.Can turn his hand to many things. Sees adversity as just another opportunity.Sees adversity as just another opportunity. Enjoys and seeks variety.Enjoys and seeks variety. Articulate and communicative.Articulate and communicative. Creative and future orientated visionary.Creative and future orientated visionary. Outgoing and direct.Outgoing and direct.- Insights Discovery 2015- Insights Discovery 2015

Value to the TeamValue to the Team Promotes ideas, to, with and through Promotes ideas, to, with and through

others.others. Takes on and shares ideas.Takes on and shares ideas. Generates a prolific number of ideas.Generates a prolific number of ideas. Will show loyalty and directness to other Will show loyalty and directness to other

team members.team members. Knows nothing is impossible.Knows nothing is impossible. Demonstrates leadership and involvement.Demonstrates leadership and involvement. Shows ingenuity and imagination.Shows ingenuity and imagination. Initiates, justifies, actions and defends.Initiates, justifies, actions and defends. Has an awareness of the people issues in Has an awareness of the people issues in

the world around him.the world around him. Is a forthright advocate for the team.Is a forthright advocate for the team.- Insights Discovery, 2015- Insights Discovery, 2015

Workshop ImplementationWorkshop Implementation

ExperienceExperienceKnowledgeKnowledge

““Rob’s initiatives extend to curricular Rob’s initiatives extend to curricular leadership as well; he has sat on leadership as well; he has sat on numerous committees, has coordinated numerous committees, has coordinated curriculum implementation and curriculum implementation and curriculum resources at the local, curriculum resources at the local, division and department level.”division and department level.” - - Dawna Olson, PCCS principal, 2010Dawna Olson, PCCS principal, 2010

Leadership ExperienceLeadership ExperiencePersonnal practicesPersonnal practicesOrganizational skillsOrganizational skillsManagement skillsManagement skills

““I have a great regard for Rob’s character and I have a great regard for Rob’s character and abilities” abilities” - Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC, 2014

““Rob is capable of taking the most difficult Rob is capable of taking the most difficult situations and finding a creative and successful situations and finding a creative and successful solution. He has the ability to assess and solution. He has the ability to assess and analyze a situation, problem solve, collaborate analyze a situation, problem solve, collaborate with others, find a solution, implement the with others, find a solution, implement the ideas, and follow through to a positive ideas, and follow through to a positive outcome.” outcome.” - - Kevin Crosby, principal GDCS, 2006Kevin Crosby, principal GDCS, 2006

Communication SkillsCommunication Skills

An environment of collaboration An environment of collaboration ““Rob also has demonstrated a compassionate Rob also has demonstrated a compassionate

side to other teachers and developing collegial side to other teachers and developing collegial relationships.relationships.”” – Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC, 2014

““He is an active and leading participant in He is an active and leading participant in action research, research of best practice, action research, research of best practice, literature review, and professional reading. He literature review, and professional reading. He has collaborated and revised our organization’s has collaborated and revised our organization’s mission, values and guiding principles as well mission, values and guiding principles as well as conducted many workshops, presentations as conducted many workshops, presentations and activities.” and activities.” - Dawna Olson, principal at PCCS, 2008

Instructional and Instructional and Communication ToolsCommunication Tools

PowerPoint PowerPoint Smart Board/Video conferencingSmart Board/Video conferencingBlackboard Web SiteBlackboard Web SiteExcel, Word, Youtube Excel, Word, Youtube iMoviesiMoviesPublisherPublisher

““Regardless of whether he is using technology to Regardless of whether he is using technology to teach his students more efficiently or whether he is teach his students more efficiently or whether he is stimulating interest and understanding of stimulating interest and understanding of technology within his students, Rob is constantly technology within his students, Rob is constantly striving to facilitate the use of technology via the striving to facilitate the use of technology via the use of his Smart Board, Blackboard online use of his Smart Board, Blackboard online classroom, video conferencing and other classroom, video conferencing and other technological tools to aid in his teaching and his technological tools to aid in his teaching and his student’s learning.”student’s learning.” - Ryan Kuppenbender, vice-principal PCCS, 2009- Ryan Kuppenbender, vice-principal PCCS, 2009

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““Rob is very motivated and hard working. He is very passionate Rob is very motivated and hard working. He is very passionate about assessment and achievement. He always encouraged his about assessment and achievement. He always encouraged his students to achieve to the best of their ability. I unreservedly students to achieve to the best of their ability. I unreservedly recommend him to you” recommend him to you” – Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC, 2014– Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC, 2014

““I highly recommend Mr. Liggett. His enthusiasm for learning I highly recommend Mr. Liggett. His enthusiasm for learning and willingness to utilize and to share those ideas provides an and willingness to utilize and to share those ideas provides an excellent learning opportunity for everyone His leadership in our excellent learning opportunity for everyone His leadership in our learning community is exemplary. You will find that he has learning community is exemplary. You will find that he has many positive skills and attributes that would benefit anyone.”many positive skills and attributes that would benefit anyone.” - Dawna Olson, principal at PCCS, 2010- Dawna Olson, principal at PCCS, 2010

““The Northern Lights School Division is proud and fortunate to The Northern Lights School Division is proud and fortunate to have you in its employ.”have you in its employ.”

- Ralph Pilz, Director of Education NLSD #113, 2010- Ralph Pilz, Director of Education NLSD #113, 2010

Educational PhilosophiesEducational Philosophies Everyone watches leaders in a Everyone watches leaders in a

organization. Everything they do gets organization. Everything they do gets people's attention. Philosophy, people's attention. Philosophy, demeanor, communication style, and demeanor, communication style, and other characteristics are important other characteristics are important signals that will be read by members of signals that will be read by members of the culture in a variety of ways. the culture in a variety of ways.

Who leaders are - what they do, attend Who leaders are - what they do, attend to, or seem to appreciate - is constantly to, or seem to appreciate - is constantly being watched by everyone. Their being watched by everyone. Their interests and actions send powerful interests and actions send powerful messages. They signal the values they messages. They signal the values they hold. hold.

My Philosophy on LearningMy Philosophy on Learning

My philosophy of learning is to My philosophy of learning is to continually reach for opportunities to continually reach for opportunities to collaborate, to mentor, to lead, and collaborate, to mentor, to lead, and to support individual success to to support individual success to prepare globally conscious citizens prepare globally conscious citizens to be bold, to be daring, to be to be bold, to be daring, to be different, and to care.different, and to care.

My Mission as a Leader on My Mission as a Leader on LearningLearning

Two of my main missions as a leader Two of my main missions as a leader for learning are:for learning are:

1. That facilitators believe that all 1. That facilitators believe that all individuals are capable of high levels individuals are capable of high levels of learning and have much to of learning and have much to contribute to any organization.contribute to any organization.

2. That they accept responsibility for 2. That they accept responsibility for making this outcome a reality.making this outcome a reality.

My Philosophy on LeadershipMy Philosophy on Leadership

My approach to leadership is based on My approach to leadership is based on a vision focused on building a highly a vision focused on building a highly effective organization. This concept is effective organization. This concept is based on communication, cooperation, based on communication, cooperation, consultation, and collaboration. consultation, and collaboration.

This model incorporates the notion of This model incorporates the notion of utilizing various evaluations to monitor utilizing various evaluations to monitor continuous improvement within continuous improvement within individuals as they strive to improve individuals as they strive to improve themselves and the organization.themselves and the organization.

The Importance of Peer- The Importance of Peer- CoachingCoaching

Shared leadership involves utilizing the experts within every organization - those who have experienced this coaching relationship with their colleagues, bring these qualities and practices to their leadership and work.

The leadership learning is then based on real experiences in leaders’ daily work, reflective observation of those experiences by oneself and with others, feedback from others, opportunities to question, problem-pose, problem solve and analyze.

Leadership is modeled and learned throughout daily action building on the notion of “colleagues as resource people.”

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My Leadership QuestionMy Leadership Question

As a leader, my ongoing question has As a leader, my ongoing question has grown to be; “why is one organization more grown to be; “why is one organization more effective than another?” The answer to this effective than another?” The answer to this question lies in leadership and having an question lies in leadership and having an effective leader. effective leader.

In the end, what makes one organization In the end, what makes one organization more effective and successful depends on more effective and successful depends on leadership.leadership.

Leadership is based on having shared Leadership is based on having shared clear goals and high achievable clear goals and high achievable expectations, which arise from cooperation, expectations, which arise from cooperation, communication, collaboration, collegiality, communication, collaboration, collegiality, and a sense of community. and a sense of community.

““The main thing is to keep the The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” main thing the main thing.”

(Stephen Convey)(Stephen Convey) This is the mantra to which I wish to This is the mantra to which I wish to

stay true. stay true. The main thing for me is to model the The main thing for me is to model the

way for all members of my learning way for all members of my learning community, to create and share in a community, to create and share in a vision, and to celebrate successes. vision, and to celebrate successes.

My intent is to serve my organizational My intent is to serve my organizational community, where "everyone community, where "everyone watches", and to demonstrate my watches", and to demonstrate my strong commitment and focus toward strong commitment and focus toward the urgency of learning and the urgency of learning and performing.performing.

Leadership doesn’t set the limits. It helps people to break

limits.

Robert S. LiggettRobert S. Liggett