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Proactive Leadership

Chapter 8 Mrs. M. L. Rodriguez Ms. Alvarez. Proactive Leadership. Rationale:

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Proactive Leadership

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  1. Chapter 8 Mrs. M. L. Rodriguez Ms. Alvarez Proactive Leadership

  2. Rationale: • The primary function of a leader is to continually acquire and teach attitudes, beliefs, core values, knowledge, and skills which facilitate success and move the leader and those being led to higher levels of performance. The Law of Proactive Leadership

  3. Reactive Active • Can’t demand for those being led to study or grow • Can’t sit on our hands and lead effectively • We can’t hide on the sidelines • Cant be afraid to lead • People want competent leadership • Good leadership is vital to their success. • Must be proactive “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” A Learner and a Teacher First

  4. Must be proactive: Leader, coach, mentor, teacher by showing the way “Blanket” the entire organization with the attitudes, beliefs, core values, and skills necessary for everyone being led to be successful Think constantly and creatively Be careful with not sharing beliefs (there will be so many that it will become misguided) Admin: Continually learn and teach

  5. Our values Requires diligence and commitment *There will be resistance and rejection but always refer back to… We can help those that are being led to “want to drink the water” With our continuous efforts more people will follow Modeling…

  6. You have to act and participate ALL THE TIME. Being Proactive MEANS: 24-7

  7. Proactive Leadership has 8 Prongs

  8. Deep feeling for which our mind is swayed We must have a passion for leading work and people Leaders must love the work and mission of the classroom, school and district if a high level of success is expected Will help you keep focus of the intended results Keep you going through hard times and keeps you from giving up Passion comes in many forms: love, hate, joy, anger, affection, and dislike Keep passion in the positive, to help going to the negative form dominating our mind set Passion

  9. How you decide to position yourself Proactive leaders mandates that you continually position yourself to act and lead by learning, modeling, acting & teaching It is vital because it determines the perception others have of you and the perception that you have of yourself… It is continuous and not something you turn off and on, it is a continuous proactive process Positioning

  10. Provides the how to and the can do Includes the ideas you have for you and your group to be successful and how to achieve them Breaks down to achievable goals and objectives… (CAR visit, CIP) Planning fosters thinking and creative thought Reveals how everyone fits in to the big scheme of things Maximizes use of time, energy, attention, resources Leaders should have not only Plan A, but also plan B, C, and D in order to move into new levels of achievement Planning

  11. To fit, to adapt to put into effect • Proactive preparing: self, others and the organization to achieve success • I must do the following/sense of purpose… • Knowing those being led (primary and sec. needs) • Knowing what we need to achieve the level of success (curriculum, goals) Preparing

  12. Promoting the work, the people who do the work, and the people who benefit from the work Mentoring the attitudes that attribute and lead to success Administration must promote and model and teach the attitudes, beliefs, methods, techniques, skills, and vision that enhance the successes of the organization Promoting

  13. Attention to the core values that are in agreement with the work and mission of the classroom, school and district. Articulates what we are trying to accomplish, how we intend to achieve our plans and in what manner we intent to function Practice offers opportunities for us to demonstrate what is important to the organization Practicing our values is more consistent than our words and implementing our plans Day to day implementation of your words, your plans and your values. Practicing

  14. We need to provide an environment which is physically and psychologically safe for people to think and function • We in essence become security and advocates of those being led • 1. Protecting the structure • Student behavior, curriculum • 2. Accepting responsibility • 3. Defending core values PROTECTING IS THE TEST OF THE STRENGTH OF THE LEADER Protecting

  15. We need to give them a model that they can and want to follow and emulate We need to provide clarity of vision to those we lead Encouragement and reinforcement are two of the most valuable resources available to a leader to cause others to want to emulate their leadership styles Providing

  16. 1. Learn and teach in order to lead effectively 2. Must believe that those being led can learn 3. Believe people can continually improve (technical and academic knowledge) 4. Those being led have a responsibility to learn 5. People are more motivated by success than by failure We must hold before we will ever fulfill our responsibility to help those being led grow and move to new levels of performance. 5 Beliefs that indicate Proactive Leaders

  17. “Don't tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon!”

  18. So as leaders, it is our responsibility to take the first steps in guiding our people and leaving a legacy behind. What will be your legacy? Legacy

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