After carefully reading the different leadership styles that Reginald Leon Green describes in his book titled, "Practicing the Art of Leadership", I have decided that the Distributive Leadership style describes my leadership style the most. I believe in setting people up for success. When you allow people to capitalize on their strengths, they are more productive than when you just assign them tasks without any regard to their interests or strengths; then you set them up for failure and frustration. I don't believe in micro-managing, but rather in allowing each person to contribute their share based on the areas they are most passionate about. An organization is more effective when everyone's efforts are taken into account, encouraged and validated.
As a leader, when you share the decision-making process and other leadership responsibilities with the rest of the staff, you are sending the message that you value their input, you respect them as professionals, and they are an important part of that learning community because they have something valuable to contribute. "Members of the faculty must share the belief that, collectively, they have the capacity to produce the desired results" (Green, pg.65). As a leader, I must set my staff on a path from dependence, to independence and ultimately to interdependence so that, collectively, we can lead our school towards academic success while establishing a healthy environment in which all stakeholders feel welcomed. It does not suffice for all staff members to work together, they must also BELIEVE that TOGETHER we can accomplish a lot more than as individuals who just work alone behind closed doors inside their classrooms without collaborating with anyone. Green states, "[m]embers of the faculty must share the belief that, collectively, they have the capacity to produce the desired results" (pg. 65). What story will my faculty say about themselves? As a leader, my goal is to guide my faculty in such a way that they believe that they CAN make a difference and that every seed they plant makes a huge difference.
Source:
Green, R. (2013). Practicing the art of leadership: A problem-based approach to implementing the ISLLC standards (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
As a leader, when you share the decision-making process and other leadership responsibilities with the rest of the staff, you are sending the message that you value their input, you respect them as professionals, and they are an important part of that learning community because they have something valuable to contribute. "Members of the faculty must share the belief that, collectively, they have the capacity to produce the desired results" (Green, pg.65). As a leader, I must set my staff on a path from dependence, to independence and ultimately to interdependence so that, collectively, we can lead our school towards academic success while establishing a healthy environment in which all stakeholders feel welcomed. It does not suffice for all staff members to work together, they must also BELIEVE that TOGETHER we can accomplish a lot more than as individuals who just work alone behind closed doors inside their classrooms without collaborating with anyone. Green states, "[m]embers of the faculty must share the belief that, collectively, they have the capacity to produce the desired results" (pg. 65). What story will my faculty say about themselves? As a leader, my goal is to guide my faculty in such a way that they believe that they CAN make a difference and that every seed they plant makes a huge difference.
Source:
Green, R. (2013). Practicing the art of leadership: A problem-based approach to implementing the ISLLC standards (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson.