LEADERSHIP FOR TECHNOLOGY IN THE ORGANIZATION

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LEADERSHIP FOR TECHNOLOGY IN THE ORGANIZATION

• Robert L. Monson
• TTLSA
• June 2003

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Systems Thinking

• Process Mapping
• Technologically, which direction do you want your
  organization to be going?
• Maintain
• Regress
• Advance

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As a leader, have you ever felt like this?
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Process Diagrams

• Think about your current organization
• Your task is to design a Process Diagram for how
  things happen in your building/district
• Are they top down?
• Are decisions shared?
• Is it financially driven?
• 10 minutes to do a combined table drawing

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Process Diagrams
A
B
C
D
This diagram is extremely linear. When the end
is reached, that is pretty much the end.
We tell the teachers they are to integrate
technology. They luke-warmly do something with
Word, they report back to you they did it, they
are now done with their task.
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Process Diagrams
PLAN
DO
ACT
STUDY
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PLAN

• Business Book Buddies was something I had wanted
  to do, and something one of my teachers wanted to
  take on as a goal
• Other grade level teachers were brought into be a
  part of the project
• We looked at how a similar project was done in
  another community
• We adapted and changed what we felt was important
  for our parents and students

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DO

• Carried out our first Business Book Buddies event
• Had parents fill out surveys
• Immediately talked after the event was over

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STUDY

• We met again within one week of our first event
• We looked at the feedback from the event
• We reviewed the tape of the staff to see how we
  did
• We critiqued each other in a positive light

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ACT

• We made changes based on data
• We took the input from the surveys and looked at
  what would be important at our next event
• We tried to incorporate what parents really
  wanted from us
• We wanted a win-win-win situation

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WHAT YOU DONT SEE.
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CAN ACTUALLY HELP YOU!
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What To Expect As You Build Shared Vision

• New challenges for the leader
• From beating dead horses to steering wild
  mustangs
• Momentum from previous successes
• Do not rest too long or you will have to reset
• Keeping the vision fluid
• Dont print anything in permanent ink

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What To Expect As You Build Shared Vision

• Aligning the entire work force
• Suddenly everyone is going in the same direction
• Those that arent will alienate themselves
• Best way to be a leader.
• Find out which direction the crowd is going, and
  run like hell to get to the front!

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What if they would have had Shared Vision?

• Challenger may not have exploded had they
  listened to the engineers who said there was
  trouble with the O rings
• 911 may have been averted had they listened to
  the FBI agent in Minneapolis
• Your school may not have lost those students
  because.

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And most importantly, as you begin to lead your
staff down that treacherous path, and face the
challenges of NCLB, remember one thing..
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LEAVE NO PRESIDENT BEHIND!
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Resources

• Rob Monsons Homepage
• http//rm025.k12.sd.us/