Leadership+from+Within


 * April 8, 2008 - Leadership from Within **

** FOCUSING QUESTIONS: **

 * How does one’s view of authority and power relationships affect one’s ability to lead an institution?
 * To what extent are we aware of how we are perceived by the stakeholders with whom we interact?
 * How is the way we are perceived impact our ability to lead?
 * How can one use one’s knowledge of self, of women’s leadership styles, and of the field of early childhoon education to shape our personal leadership?
 * Are there qualities unique to women’s leadership?


Both of our key books, //Leadership in Action// and //The Visionary Director//, make assumptions that good leaders are self-aware, have self-expectations, and of hold certain beliefs about human nature. Therefore, to gain insights into your own leadership strengths, we ask that as you read Bloom (//Leadership in Action//) you complete the various exercises presented in Chapter 3 and that you complete the chart on page 213 of Carter/Curtis (//The Visionary Director//). At our session you will not be asked to share any of your responses (this is about you, after all). However, doing this reflective work in advance will allow us to spend most of our time on the resulting actions one takes as leaders. [Book] Bloom, //Leadership in Action//  o  Chapter 3, **“The Starting Point – Know Thyself”** o  Chapter 6, **“What Does it Mean to Walk the Talk?”**

[Book] Carter & Curtis, //Visionary Director//  o  Chapter 6, **“Moving from Surviving to Thriving – the Need for Nourishment and Activism”**

Optional readings in advance: Johari Window: http://www.noogenesis.com/game_theory/johari/johari_window.html Johari Window: http://www.cps.usfca.edu/324sh/johari.htm

Situational Leadership:
 * http://www.situational.com/Conversations_With_Paul_Hersey.pdf (especially pages 1 & 2, with the diagram and explanation on page 2).
 * http://www.kenblanchard.com/ignite/ignite_volume11_2005.html
 * htt[|p://www.12manage.com/methods_blanchard_situational_leadership.html] <<the diagram is clear here; if you study this in light of the info in the article from Blanchard, above, and you're a good chart-person, you'll get the various components.

Readings on gender and leadership that may be of interest:
 * http://www.caliperonline.com/womenstudy/WomenLeaderWhitePaper.pdf
 * http://www.advancingwomen.org/resources/?page=1
 * http://www.merage.uci.edu/CalendarAndNews/InTheNews/InTheNews.aspx?NewsArticleID=589

Here's a copy of the vignette used at the session (Miriam and her teacher evaluation issues)