My Philosophy of Educational Leadership I strongly believe that educational leadership plays a vital role in all human race. The ultimate purpose of education is to educate all students and give everyone equal opportunity to succeed in life. Through knowledge‚ skills and attitudes‚ all individuals can achieve their goals in life. The combinations of knowledge and skills as well as the common values will help our students bloom into adults and become responsible and productive citizens of our beloved
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Allen Mooneyhan Doctoral Seminar: Educational Leadership Practices I My Leadership Philosophy as of November 2000 Dr. David W. Cox Arkansas State University November 30‚ 2000 My previous leadership philosophy was rooted in what had been my overall educational philosophy. Over the past few years‚ I have developed a philosophy of teaching that carries over into my philosophy with regard to leadership. I believed that we should be teaching our students the basics
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Explanation of leadership approach that I would most like to adopt. A leadership approach that was studied during the course of this quarter that I would most likely adopt would be the situational approach. I selected this approach based on my style of leadership and my current position. In analyzing my leadership philosophy with the situational leadership approach‚ as a leader‚ I have to be flexible and adaptable in my style when addressing the needs of my followers. I can interact with a variety
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Abstract Situational Leadership‚ one of the most widely used leadership approaches in the business world today was developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard in 1969. It is a leadership approach that focuses on leadership in different situations and is based on the premise that different situations demand different kinds of leadership. This approach stresses that a leader has to adapt his style of leadership according to the situation of his group. There are four different leadership styles based
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In simple terms‚ a situational leader is an individual who can use different leadership styles based on the situation. Blanchard and Hersey created a model for Situational Leadership in that allows you to analyze the needs of the situation you’re dealing with‚ and then adopt the most appropriate leadership style. Many of us do this anyway in our dealings with other people: we try not to get angry with a nervous colleague on their first day; we chase up tasks with some people more than others because
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Leadership is as much a function of the situation in which the participants find themselves as it is of the characteristic of a leader. (Discuss) The characteristics of a leader are most important; however‚ one needs to take into consideration that different situations call for different types of leadership. Previous research by Luccier & Achua (2010) states that different situations need different types of leadership. Therefore‚ leadership‚ organisational culture‚ situational leadership‚
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conducts leadership training to firms around the world. He has won numerous awards for his contribution to the management field‚ e.g. The Thought Leadership Award for continued support of work-related learning and performance by ISA—The Association of Learning Providers. He is one of the Amazon’s Top 25 Best-Selling Authors. His academic education started in the New Rochelle High School‚ which he graduated in 1957‚ and finished with a PhD degree in Education Administration and Leadership at Cornell
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which students were failing. The department head identified that the change in direction required new textbooks‚ altered assessments‚ and increased student participation to be successful. The department head first had to identify his/her situational leadership style to effectively implement changes to improving the class while gaining buy-in from faculty and students. The premise for change existed because of the failing scores. The flexibility of the department head was imperative in the success
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To become a more effective leader‚ incorporating my desire to strengthen my Situational Leadership style‚ I feel I need specific benchmarks to track my progress. I also feel I need tools to aid me in this growth. The foundation of Situational Leadership is constant evaluation and change‚ which can become confusing and overwhelming for new leaders. The two SMART goals I have created for myself will help. The first is very specific. In my job as a Clerk 1 in Revenue Collections‚ we are tasked with
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Many leadership theories were developed and studied during the last century‚ but no single approach to leadership has been identified as the best method for all situations. Leadership is “the ability of an individual to influence‚ motivate‚ and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization. . .” (House et al.‚ 1999‚ pg. 184) Victory will go to the organizations that maintain their flexibility‚ continually improve their quality‚ and beat their competition to
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