Derrick J RichardsDerrick J RichardsSiena Heights UniversitySiena Heights University

LeadershipLeadership Leadership is a process which a Leadership is a process which a

person influences others to person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. it more cohesive and coherent.

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Authentic Leaders have insight. Authentic Leaders have insight. Authentic Leaders demonstrate Authentic Leaders demonstrate

initiative.initiative. Authentic Leaders exert influence.Authentic Leaders exert influence. Authentic Leaders have impact.Authentic Leaders have impact. Authentic Leaders exercise integrity.Authentic Leaders exercise integrity.

Authentic Leadership PlanAuthentic Leadership Plan

As an authentic leader I will As an authentic leader I will work to have impact on students and work to have impact on students and

co-workers with data based results.co-workers with data based results. work to exert POSITIVE influence on work to exert POSITIVE influence on

students and co-workers.students and co-workers. work each day to have integrity in all work each day to have integrity in all

that I do.that I do.

an image of the desired future for an image of the desired future for the organization (vision) is the organization (vision) is communicated (shared) which serves communicated (shared) which serves to "empower those followers so that to "empower those followers so that they can enact the vision"they can enact the vision"

As a Visionary Leader I will As a Visionary Leader I will work to communicate the vision with work to communicate the vision with

the community as well as teachers the community as well as teachers and staff.and staff.

work to create a vision that creates a work to create a vision that creates a positive future for the school and or positive future for the school and or organization.organization.

work to empower co-workers to work work to empower co-workers to work with me and not for me.with me and not for me.

A Cultural Leader promotes the A Cultural Leader promotes the success of every student by success of every student by advocating, nurturing, and advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to instructional program conducive to student learning and professional student learning and professional growth. growth.

As a cultural leader I will As a cultural leader I will identify the current culture of a school identify the current culture of a school

before deciding if there is any need for before deciding if there is any need for changechange

work with PLC’s to help shape and or work with PLC’s to help shape and or change the current culture of the change the current culture of the school.school.

Create a culture that promotes learning Create a culture that promotes learning for every student.for every student.

Defined as leading professional Defined as leading professional learning communities. They may learning communities. They may make suggestions, give feedback, make suggestions, give feedback, model effective instruction, solicit model effective instruction, solicit opinions, provide professional opinions, provide professional development opportunities, and give development opportunities, and give praise for effective teaching.praise for effective teaching.

As an instructional leader I will As an instructional leader I will be in the classroom with teachers and be in the classroom with teachers and

students as much as possible.students as much as possible. work to provide meaningful professional work to provide meaningful professional

development that teachers will value.development that teachers will value. continue my education to keep up with continue my education to keep up with

current teaching practices and current teaching practices and techniques.techniques.

be a leader in curriculum development.be a leader in curriculum development.

Quality leadership is where quality principles become “a basis for guiding, empowering and supporting the constant pursuit of excellence by the employees throughout the organization.”

Quality Leadership Quality Leadership ContinuedContinued

As a quality leader I will be guided As a quality leader I will be guided by principles that are valued in the by principles that are valued in the school.school.

As a quality leader I will lead with As a quality leader I will lead with reflection of “Is this best for reflection of “Is this best for students”.students”.

Defined as an individual who upholds Defined as an individual who upholds what is best for all people even if it what is best for all people even if it may not be in their own interest to may not be in their own interest to do so. They are focused on do so. They are focused on preserving something greater than preserving something greater than self.self.

Service Leadership Service Leadership ContinuedContinued

As a service leader I will As a service leader I will work to serve others including staff work to serve others including staff

and co-workers.and co-workers. volunteer my time with school volunteer my time with school

events as well as community events.events as well as community events. put the school and community put the school and community

before myself.before myself.

Defined as the leading of followers Defined as the leading of followers through the proper identification and through the proper identification and management of an array of emotions management of an array of emotions and influencing the outcome of their and influencing the outcome of their subsequent needs.subsequent needs.

Emotional Leadership Emotional Leadership ContinuedContinued

I will grow in this weakness by being I will grow in this weakness by being more receptive to emotion from more receptive to emotion from other people.other people.

I will grow in this weakness by I will grow in this weakness by allowing myself to show emotion in allowing myself to show emotion in the work setting.the work setting.

RelatorRelator AnalyticalAnalytical FuturisticFuturistic IndividualizationIndividualization StrategicStrategic

People who are especially talented in People who are especially talented in the relator theme enjoy close the relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.with friends to achieve a goal.

Relator Growth PlanRelator Growth Plan I plan on growing in this category by I plan on growing in this category by

making an effort to socialize with my making an effort to socialize with my colleagues and team members colleagues and team members outside of work. outside of work.

I could grow in this area by “putting I could grow in this area by “putting myself out there” to create more myself out there” to create more opportunities to cultivate strong opportunities to cultivate strong connections with others.connections with others.

People who have the ability to think People who have the ability to think about all the factors that might about all the factors that might affect a situation.affect a situation.

Not wanting to be caught off guard.Not wanting to be caught off guard. Use reason to predict what you need Use reason to predict what you need

to have done before a meeting or to have done before a meeting or event begins. event begins.

Analytical Growth PlanAnalytical Growth Plan I plan on strengthening this strength I plan on strengthening this strength

by finding a partner who pushes me by finding a partner who pushes me from theory to practice, from from theory to practice, from thinking to doing.thinking to doing.

I plan on growing as a leader by not I plan on growing as a leader by not letting my analytical strength turn letting my analytical strength turn into a weakness. I will work to into a weakness. I will work to analyze when analyzing is needed.analyze when analyzing is needed.

People who are inspired by the future People who are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future. others with their visions of the future.

I plan on growing in this strength by I plan on growing in this strength by always providing logical support for always providing logical support for the futuristic thinking. This will give the futuristic thinking. This will give the best chance of success when it is the best chance of success when it is rooted in real possibility.rooted in real possibility.

Futuristic Growth PlanFuturistic Growth Plan I will grow in this strength by focusing I will grow in this strength by focusing

on a positive future instead of a on a positive future instead of a negative future.negative future.

I will grow in this strength by creating I will grow in this strength by creating a culture of working towards a positive a culture of working towards a positive future in the work setting.future in the work setting.

I will grow in a leader realizing that I I will grow in a leader realizing that I can only prepare for the future not can only prepare for the future not always be able to dictate the future.always be able to dictate the future.

People who are intrigued with the People who are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how They have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work people who are different can work together productively.together productively.

Individualization Growth Individualization Growth PlanPlan

I plan on growing in this strength by I plan on growing in this strength by trying to treat each individual trying to treat each individual person differently with uniqueness person differently with uniqueness always in mind.always in mind.

I plan on growing in this strength by I plan on growing in this strength by realizing that another person’s realizing that another person’s uniqueness is what brings great uniqueness is what brings great quality to an organization.quality to an organization.

People who create alternative ways People who create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.relevant patterns and issues.

Strategic Growth PlanStrategic Growth Plan I will continue to grow in this area I will continue to grow in this area

by always looking at problems or by always looking at problems or circumstances at numerous angles.circumstances at numerous angles.

I will work to not let being strategic I will work to not let being strategic become a weakness in my become a weakness in my leadership. Instead of opting to leadership. Instead of opting to work by myself I will work to let work by myself I will work to let myself work in a team setting. myself work in a team setting.

Current Leadership StyleCurrent Leadership Style http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/surhttp://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/sur

vstyl.htmlvstyl.html Measured leadership StylesMeasured leadership Styles

Authoritarian Style-30 PointsAuthoritarian Style-30 Points Participation Style-37 PointsParticipation Style-37 Points Delagative Style-28 PointsDelagative Style-28 Points 40 or more points is considered a strong 40 or more points is considered a strong

indicator of styleindicator of style Less than 20 is considered to be a non-use Less than 20 is considered to be a non-use

of the styleof the style

Leadership QuotesLeadership Quotes Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with theGo to the people. Learn from them. Live with the

mm. Start with what they know. Build with what they . Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.-say we have done it ourselves.-Lao TzuLao Tzu

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.- stands at times of challenge and controversy.- Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

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