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Collaborative Leadership and Management (CL/M) in School Districts. Keith Butler, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services
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Collaborative Leadership and Management (CL/M) in School Districts Keith Butler, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Coronado Unified School DistrictSession ID: These materials have been prepared by the presenter. They have not been reviewed by State CASBO for approval, so therefore are not an official statement of CASBO. Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Desired State • What is the greatest asset of your district? Your People! • What is the greatest cost to your district, after salaries and benefits? Lost productivity!
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Desired State Why is your work environment changing? • People changes • retirements, different generations, different technology expectations • Diminishing resources • revenue reductions, increasing costs, increasing compliance requirements How have these factors changed your work environment? Are people fully engaged?
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Desired State Multiple research studies illustrate that increased employee engagement leads to: • enhanced performance • increased employee satisfaction • increased customer satisfaction(e.g. Cummings & Worley, 2001; Gratton & Truss, 2003; Lawler, Mohrman and Ledford, 1995; Meyer, Paunonen, Gellaty, Goffin & Jackson, 1989; Tjosvold, 1998; Tjosvold & Tsao, 1989)
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Desired State • What would a fully engaged workforce look like in your district? What would be different than how things are now?
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Research Results Employees can be engaged through: • Transformational Leadership • engaging employees through appeal to a larger mission • Open Book Management • employee ownership of an organization, both for-profit and non-profit • Strengths-Based Leadership • using the particular talents of individual employees
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions What is CL/M? • Another approach is Collaborative Leadership/Management (CL/M) • In CL/M both Leaders and Managers lead people Three main elements of CL/M: Communication Information Delegation
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Communication X Multi-directional Formal Informal
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Information SufficiencyQuality Access
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Delegation Organizationally/Individually
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Implementation How do I implement CL/M? • Enhance Communication! • Provide Information! • Increase Delegation! What would that look like in your district?
Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions Implementation Survey respondents said: • open, honest, frank communication • supervisor support (easy to approach, willing to listen, encourages team building) • groups/teams (knowing jobs, planning together, solving problems, working with other departments • aligning goals from management, and within departments
Questions? Desired State — Research Results — What is CL/M? — Implementation — Questions