Leadership

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Leadership
Defined
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Northouse, P. G. (2004). Leadership Theory and
practice. (Third Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA
Sage Publications.
Trying to define leadership is like trying to
agree on a single definition of democracy, love,
and peace.
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Leadership Definitions Classified
Focus on group processes
Focus on the act or behavior
Focus on power relationships
Focus on goal achievement
(Bass 1990)
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Components of Leadership
Leadership

• is a process

• involves influence

occurs within a group context

• involves goal attainment

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Leadership Defined
Leadership is a process whereby an individual
influences a group of individuals to achieve a
common goal.
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The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
(Kouzes Posner, 2001)
1. Challenging the Process Look for innovative
ways to improve the organization.
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2. Inspiring a Shared Vision Envision the
future, create an ideal and unique image of what
the school can be.
3. Enabling Others to Act Foster collaboration
and build spirited teams. Strengthen others.
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4. Modeling the Way Create standards of
excellence and then set the example for others to
follow.
5. Encouraging the Heart Recognize
contributions that individuals make. Celebrate
accomplishments.
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The New Definition of EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
The ability to engage members of the education
community in a struggle to become more humane,
more just, more compassionate, more loving, and
more productive in the sense of making the world
safer and healthier, and where the goods of the
earth are shared more fairly than they are
presently.