As a school leader, what do you or your team provide to meet needs and develop positive outcomes? This chart from the work of Warren Bennis offers a starting point for reviewing your leadership's focus.
EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP — FOUR
THINGS • To
satisfy followers' needs and achieve positive outcomes, leaders
must provide four things. |
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In
Service of Constituent Needs for: |
Leaders Provide: | To Help Create: |
| 1] Meaning and direction | Sense of purpose | Goals and objectives |
| 2] Trust | Authentic relationships | Reliability and consistency |
| 3] Hope and optimism | "Hardiness" (confidence that things will work out) | Energy and commitment |
| 4] Results | Bias toward action, risk, curiosity, and courage | Confidence and creativity |
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• After reviewing this chart, we suggest you read the complete Bennis article [here].
