What, in your opinion are the salient characteristics of a head in a school for guiding and coordinating staff? How can you inspire, lead and organise staff of different ages and backgrounds?
To be a good inclusive leader, following charcteristics are essential today.
(Source: https://blog.taskque.com/characteristics-good-leaders/ )
Also the preferred leadership style will be Coaching.
- Planning: Deciding what needs to happen in the future and generating plans for action.
- Organizing: Implementing a pattern of relationships among staff and making optimum use of the resources required to enable the successful carrying out of plans.
- Staffing: Job analysis, recruitment, and hiring of people with the necessary skills for appropriate jobs. Providing or facilitating ongoing training, if necessary, to keep skills current.
- Leading/directing: Determining what needs to be done in a situation and getting people to do it.
- Controlling/monitoring: Checking current outcomes against forecast plans and making adjustments when necessary so that goals are achieved.
- Motivating: Motivation is a basic function of management because without motivation, employees may feel disconnected from their work and the organization, which can lead to ineffective performance. If managers do not motivate their employees, they may not feel their work is contributing to the overall goals of the organization
Holly B. F. Warren Thank you for your question. Leading people is not an easy task, but there is evidence that focusing on people more than focusing on the problem will make a difference. Leading by humility, respect and appreciation of the role of others is essential. A leader should be a role model and focused on goals and objectives. Success also happens when the leader is fair, and has no bias, and is a great motivator. A healthy environment that enables people to work in teams with clear objectives and common goals is also vital.
In my book "making sense of clinical teaching", we have case scenarios on challenging situations facing leaders, and how to handle these situations. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group published the book in 2013. A link is shown below:
https://www.crcpress.com/Making-Sense-of-Clinical-Teaching-A-Hands-on-Guide-to-Success/Azer/p/book/9781444144123
Thanks Gayanand and Shirshendu
I will print your suggestions and keep them handy will I make my own considerations.
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Most leaders in schools have been teachers and have experienced the necessity of collaboration in a classroom and constant on the spot decision-making and juggling. The same principles apply to successfully lead a school. It’s important to remember to hear the voices of those you lead and be prepared to also do things that you ask other people to do. That includes the voices of the children as well as the staff.
School is a community made up of more than just teachers and children. Positive involvement of the wider community can also enhance the learning and working environment for all.
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