2014 Administrative Retreat

Today’s Leaders…face an unprecedented array of

challenges

New Challenge

The Common Core State Standards bring changes to: •Curriculum

•Instruction

•Assessment• With greater utilization of

classroom data

• With more demand on our information system

Today’s Leaders Must Simultaneously…

Lead changeDevelop talent Address complex issues rapidlyPrepare for a different kind of future…

All during an economically challenging time.

Understanding Two WorldsPreparing students for the world of the

future Articulating what skills, habits of mind, and

dispositionsCommunicating the importance of what students

can do with knowledgeUnderstanding the world of the students

Demonstrating a sense of the unique culture and community of the students

Incorporating best practices to motivate and increase student achievement

- Tony Wagner (2013)

Use Seven File Cards Think about your role as a leader ---

What make you an effective leader?

On each card write one element that you strongly believe helps you to be an effective change leader. An example might be – Able to learn well

Sequence Them Take your cards and place them in order 1-7

from most important to least critical

Discuss similarities and differences in your

lists, then why you think there are

differences

Are there any elements you might like to

add?

Three Elements Inspiring vision of success

Strong communication skills

Superior judgment - John Ryan

Center for Creative Leadership

Additional Elements TrustIntegrityRelationshipsTransparencyJustice and CompassionFairnessHonesty

“You never find yourself until you face the truth.”

- Pearl Bailey

You and Your Moral Compass A useful way to think about your “moral

compass” is to think of it like an ordinary compass with True North representing Integrity, South – Forgiveness, East – Compassion, and West – Responsibility.

These four universal principles are honored in some form by people of all races and religion, regardless of gender.

You and Your Moral Compass

IntegrityTelling the truth

Standing up for what is right

Keeping promises

Acting consistently with universal

principles, personal values, and beliefs

ResponsibilityTaking responsibility for personal

choices

Admitting one’s mistakes and failures

Embracing responsibility for serving

others

Compassion Actively caring for others

Forgiveness Letting go of your own mistakes

Letting go of others’ mistakes

What Works Look inside yourself

Your own reflective practice

Learn to rely on yourself

Questioning yourself as you learn

- Fullan (2011)

Transforming “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.”

- J.K. Rowling

“ One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes…and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

Sort Your Cards Use the Moral Compass as your Framework

Integrity • Telling the truth• Standing up for what is right• Keeping promises• Acting consistently with universal principles,

personal values, and beliefs

Connects to:•Communicates beliefs and values•Being a good example•Clear expectations•Honesty•Coherent

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

- Ken Blanchard

Responsibility

• Take responsibility for personal choices• Admitting one’s mistakes and failures • Embracing responsibility for serving

others

Connects to:•Fairness•Motivating the Workforce •Inspire

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

- John F. Kennedy

Compassion • Actively caring for others

Connects to:•Empathy •Passion •Increased ability to manage change and persuade others•Impressive empathy (Fullan, 2011)

Forgiveness• Letting go of your own mistakes• Letting go of others’ mistakes

Connects to:•Confidence•Creativity•Risk-Taker•Promotes Innovation

ReflectionTake a moment to count your cards under

each element of the Moral Compass.What do you notice?What pattern do you see? Why?

Moral CompassUnderstanding the Moral Compass four core principles helps you think about your actions

BEFORE You make them

Moral Intelligence

The ability to lead with the four core principles

Moral intelligence is not just important to effective leadership – it is the “central intelligence” for all humans.

Why?

It’s because moral intelligence directs our other forms of intelligence to do something worthwhile. Moral intelligence gives us the necessary fundamentals for life’s challenging circumstances.

Moral Intelligence

Your moral intelligence allows you to better harness all your resources:Your emotional intelligenceYour technical intelligenceYour cognitive intelligence

To achieve the goals that are more important to you – whether on the job or in the rest of your life.

Moral Intelligence

Alignment Living in alignment means an individual’s behavior is consistent with their goals and that their goals are consistent with their moral compass.

“Living in alignment is not accidental. It requires understanding and building on each component while maintaining alignment among all components, especially during pressure points in our work or personal life.”

- Donald E. Brown

Personal GPS TrackerIntegrity

Responsibility

Compassion

Forgiveness

Sustainability“Moral intelligence is a leader’s secret weapon for lasting personal and

organizational performance”

- Brown, Kinnier, & Kernes

Remember…

Your ACTIONSCount!

Importance of Leadership“Research has established that leadership is second only to teaching among school-related factors as an influence on learning.”

-Louis, Leithwood, Wahlstrom, & Anderson, 2010