Shared LeadershipKeith Eades

Melanie Honeycutt

Shared Leadership• What does it look like

– Give power.– Define the limits– Cultivate a climate– Give qualified people discretion and autonomy– Don’t second guess

Leadership• Is Proactive• Is transparent• Transforms schools• Creates an environment where students learn and

teachers grow• Needs to be embedded in all job roles• Is a social act• Creates processes and systems• Aligns horizontally and vertically• Sets the vision, aligns and motivates the people to

implement positive sustained improvement

“A highly effective school leader can have a dramatic influence on the overall academic achievement of

students.”

BreakThrough Fullan, Hill 2005

Real 21st Century transformation cannot occur unless administrators free people to

• Lead with questions, not answers. • Engage in dialogue and debate, not

coercion. • Conduct autopsies, without blame. • Speak up when they identify a problem.

Daniel Pink - DRIVE

The most effective change in school culture happens when principals,

teachers, and students model the values and beliefs important to the institution. The actions of the principal are noticed and interpreted by others as "what is

important."

Roadblocks• Reactive• Poor communication of goals,

vision or motivates• Process and systems are

restrictive or counterproductive• Leadership is not distributed

Effective leadership means more than simply knowing what to do–it’s knowing when, how, and why to do it. Effective

leaders understand how to balance pushing for change while at the same time, protecting aspects of culture, values, and

norms worth preserving. They know which policies, practices, resources, and incentives to align and how to align them with

organizational priorities. They know how to gauge the magnitude of change they are calling for and how to tailor

their leadership strategies accordingly. Finally, they understand and value the people in the organization. They know when, how, and why to create learning environments that support people, connect them with one another, and provide the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to succeed. This combination of knowledge and skills is the

essence of balanced leadership

The new Superintendent of the Perfect School System wants to implement 1:1.

• His teachers do not have access to laptops• No 21st Century Skills training has been

offered in the district• Traditional Classrooms• Traditional Community

Scenario

Craft a 2 minute elevator speech to share

how you will support this initiative

http://bit.ly/scenario1bcV

Transformation High School has 920 students. The principal, Will Succeed, is a first year

principal and was hired two weeks before the start of school. He is consistently purchasing technology equipment, without consulting

with you or your team. His last purchase of 25 iPads, he wants set up to connect to the

network wirelessly.

Scenario

• His school has no wireless• Your team has never set up iPads for connection to

the network• This is the fifth time that he has purchased

something and you have to go in and make it work

Discuss in groups How do you handle this?What are your options?

Good To Read• Drive and A Whole New Mind – Daniel Pink• BreakThrough – Fullan, Hill 2005• School Leadership that Works – Marzano• Leading Change in Your School – Douglas

Reeves• Leading Change and Our Iceberg is Melting –

John Kotter• Who Moved the Cheese? – Spencer Johnson• Leading in a Culture of Change – Michael Fullan

Thank you!