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Enhance management skills through the 4-square Talent Reviews School Leader Training. Learn to identify next steps for staff improvement, boosting performance, and fostering a positive work culture.
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Management Development Series: 4-square Talent Reviews School Leader Training September 12, 2012
Objectives Principals WBAT: • Accurately rate teachers and lead team using 4-square framework • Identify the right next steps that will lead to increased performance for each staff member s/he manages • Facilitate a highly effective Talent Deep Dive between Sept 25-Oct 12
Bottom Line Excellent management is not built from a check-list or process. High performing managers utilize best-in-class management practices that result in: • Stellar performance from team members • Exceptional staff retention, especially among high performers • A positive, healthy adult culture and community where people love coming to work
Session Agenda • Explaining the Talent Review – Deep Dive • Table Practice: Learn the 4 Square Framework • Partner Practice: Rate & Discuss your Team • Putting it all Together: Preparing for your Meeting
Talent Review – Deep Dive Why are we using a Talent Deep Dive across our network? • Improve staff performance in an intentional way • Retain our teaching staff • Improve our organizational health • Understand our talent pipeline
Talent Review – Deep Dive GOALS • Rate each staff member • Identify personalized plans for improved performance & career planning • Act quickly to remove staff who are not good for students
Talent Review – Deep Dive PROCESS
Talent Review – Deep Dive INTERPERSONAL • Principal sets the tone of the meeting Remember: we are doing this because we want ALL of the adults in our organization to win and succeed, because when they win, our students win!
Learn the 4 Square Framework PRIOR • 2 axis – Results & Values • 4 quadrants – Irreplaceables, Coachables, Straight Talk, Up or Out DURING • Assess the gaps & strengths • Prescriptions
Use the 4 Square Framework On Your Own (10 minutes): - Place your lead team on the 4 Square • Reflect on prescriptions Partner with your campus counterpart - Principal 1 talks through each staff member & Partner gives feedback/probes (20 minutes) - Switch & Repeat (20 minutes)
Putting It All Together Materials: - Blank 4-square poster on wall (HA brings) • Individual document with your teachers (each leader team member brings) Process • Each team member writes names in different color on poster • Each team member talks through their teachers (3 minutes/teacher)
Putting It All Together Model • Tom – Principal • JoAnn – API • Dolores – API • Audrey – Audrey • Lisa – Lisa
Talent Review – Deep Dive Why are are using a Talent Deep Dive across our network? • Improve staff performance in an intentional way • Retain our teaching staff • Improve our organizational health • Understand our talent pipeline
Principal Next Steps • Talent Review should be scheduled between Sept 25 – Oct 12. Raise your hand now if you don’t know when yours is. • Prepare your team for the 4-hour meeting (each person needs to come with 1 hand out that includes ALL the teachers s/he manages – no other prep) • Read Irreplaceables Report by TNTP