Educational leadership

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What Is

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Educational leaders are trained to advance and improve educational systems or institutions Educational leaders usually are employed as school principals or

administrators but take on additional roles, such as

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Philosophy of Leadership in Education

Why is a Philosophy of Leadership Important?

Philosophy is "the rational

investigation of the truths and

principles of being, knowledge or

conduct." Philosophy is the attainment of an integrated, comprehensive view of life, of vital importance

Furthermore, "values, ethics and

virtues are actually secondary ." to the absolute necessity to couch these attributes within a personal

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VisionThe first element to consider in developing a philosophy of leadership One of the best general descriptions of vision is that vision must be

idealistic and a "mental

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Values

Values serve as our moral compass to guide every

soldier, from private to

general, through the maze of intellectual,

philosophical and

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Leader Development

You should include three

essential leader-development components in your

leadership philosophy: formal schooling, leader training

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Managing ChangeAnyone who has ever tried to initiate organizational change has probably heard, "We tried that and it didn’t work" or

"We have always done it this way." Change is not always

easy for an organization’s

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Diversity

One area of leadership philosophy often overlooked is the strength

of leveraging diversity in our

organizations Men and women,

of various ethnic, racial, religious backgrounds and experiences,

reflect the treasured differences that make us a unique and

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Maintain a Sense of Humor

Although having a sense of humor is not a theme in everyone’s

philosophy of leadership, I believe it is important and extremely

healthy for a positive command

climate You have to know how to laugh, especially at yourself

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Principles of Leadership1 Know yourself and seek self-improvement.2 Be technically proficient.

3 Seek responsibility and take responsibility for

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4 Make sound and timely decisions.

5 Set the example.

6 Know your people and look out for

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Functions of Leadership

Educational leaders work to improve educational

programming They hire and manage teachers and staff,

prepare budgets, set

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The leader as executive

→ top co-ordinator of the group activities

and overseer of the

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The leader as planner

→ deciding the ways

and menas by which

the group achieves its ends This may involve both

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The leader as expert

→ a source of readily available information and skills, although

there will be some

reliance on technical expertise and advice

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The leader as external group representitive

→ the official spokesperson for the group, the

representative of the

group and the channel for both outgoing and

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The leader as symbol of the group

→ enhancing group

unity by providing some kind of cognitive focus

and establishing the group as a distinct

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The leader as substitute for individual

responsibility

→ relieves the individual member of the group

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The leader as father figure

→ serving as the focus for the positive

emotional feelings of

individual members and the object for

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