leadership
Those in a management or leadership position may use different approaches; to fulfil his or her leadership role. Sometimes this relates to a person’s beliefs, attitudes and background. “Leadership is a way of thinking and an expression of your values” (Bloom, 2003, p. 13); this is also what influences a leader’s behaviours. In this essay I will critically analysis the following concepts; leadership style, communication, teams, and collaborative leadership. As well as relate these concepts to a described situation. In addition to this, my philosophy on leadership will also be considered as a teacher in the early childhood setting.
The situation
A young staff member by the name of Laurel is promoted to team leader after only being at her centre for a few months. A lot of the senior staff members feel she is too young for this role and do not believe she will be a good team leader. They doubt her before she is given the chance to prove herself. Laurel has a lot to give and a lot of potential she displays good communication skills, is respectful of others thoughts, ideas and opinions, loves and values working in a team and offers to share the work load, jobs and responsibilities with staff members. Through small discussions and feedback from team members, Laurel makes small changes to better enhance the quality of care for the children, then makes changes to better enhance the communication and teamwork amongst her team. For example, introducing a communication book and making the roster more flexible. She realises that for some staff they had a great relationship with their old team leader and were used to her leadership style which was more ‘the task master’. Those staff members may take time to adjust however this does not deter her instead strengthens her faith in herself. Laurel’s approach is more of ‘the motivator’ style where she places importance on both staff morale and task performance.
Leadership Style
Within an early childhood setting there are
The situation
A young staff member by the name of Laurel is promoted to team leader after only being at her centre for a few months. A lot of the senior staff members feel she is too young for this role and do not believe she will be a good team leader. They doubt her before she is given the chance to prove herself. Laurel has a lot to give and a lot of potential she displays good communication skills, is respectful of others thoughts, ideas and opinions, loves and values working in a team and offers to share the work load, jobs and responsibilities with staff members. Through small discussions and feedback from team members, Laurel makes small changes to better enhance the quality of care for the children, then makes changes to better enhance the communication and teamwork amongst her team. For example, introducing a communication book and making the roster more flexible. She realises that for some staff they had a great relationship with their old team leader and were used to her leadership style which was more ‘the task master’. Those staff members may take time to adjust however this does not deter her instead strengthens her faith in herself. Laurel’s approach is more of ‘the motivator’ style where she places importance on both staff morale and task performance.
Leadership Style
Within an early childhood setting there are