Educational Leadership

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Educational Leadership

• Darshana Shah Ph.D
• Assistant Dean
• Professional Development
• Marshall University
• Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

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Brief overview on leadership

• Myths about leadership
• Definition leader leadership
• Theory of leadership
• Dimensions of a great leader
• The Road to great leadership
• Leadership framework
• Is the leadership at challenge?
• Face to face facts from our leaders
• References
• Discovering your style of leadership Self
  assessment survey

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Myths about leadership

• The position myth
• The destination myth
• The influence myth
• The freedom myth
• The potential myth

John Maxwell The 3600 Leader
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Are leaders born or made?

• Good leaders are made not born
• Leadership is an option
• Good leaders develop through a never ending
  process of self-study, education, training, and
  experience
• Development requires continuous probing of the
  blind spots, and for that we need the help of
  others
• Most people do not see themselves as others see
  them. All of us have some blind spots that can
  hinder our ability as leaders.

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LeaderFormal/Informal

• A leader is someone with followers who
• get the right things done.

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Leadership

• Most definitions involve 4 elements
• Process a transaction between leader and
  followers
• Context usually a group with a common purpose
• Influence affect on group
• Goal Attainment direction of influence

• Northouse. Leadership Theory and Practice. 2004

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Bass' theory of leadership How people become
leaders?

• Trait theory - Some personality traits may lead
  people naturally into leadership roles.
• Great events theory - A crisis or important event
  may cause a person to rise to the occasion and
  brings out extraordinary leadership qualities
• Transformational leadership theory - People can
  choose to become leaders and learn leadership
  skills.

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Leadership Styles

• Authoritarian (autocratic)
• Participative (democratic)
• Delegative (free-reign)

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Dimensions of Leadership
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The Road to Great Leadership
Passion
Darshana Shah 2007
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Leadership Framework Be, Know, Do

• BE
• A professional
• A professional who possesses good character
  traits
• KNOW
• Yourself
• Human nature
• Your job
• Your organization
• DO
• Provide direction
• Implement
• Motivate

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Administrative PyramidFaculty Position
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Leadership of course directorHow do you lead
from the middle?
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Is Leadership At Challenge?
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Face to face facts from our leaders
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References

• Leadership Dilemmas-Grid Solutions by Robert
  Rogers Blake and Anne Adams McCanse
• Handbook of Leadership Theory, Research,
  Managerial Applications, 4th Edition Bass
  Stogdill's
• Leading Change Kotter JP. Boston Harvard
  Business School Press, 1996
• Becoming An Effective Leader Harvard Business
  School Press, 2005
• The 3600 Leader John C. Maxwell

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Some of my favorites!

• Good to Great by Jim Collins
• Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter
• Who moved my cheese? by Spencer Johnson
• Tipping point by Malcolm Gladwell

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• What leadership roles have you held over the
  years?  Either within your Department,
  interdepartmental or at the School level
• How did you obtain these roles?  Sought them out
  recommended for them etc
• Did you begin your career knowing you wanted a
  leadership role, or did you develop an interest
  over time, how did this interest develop?
• What skills were most helpful to you in these
  roles?
• How did you acquire these skills on the job
  training? Courses (where?)? Books (which ones
  provide a bibliography?)? Mentors (at the school,
  outside the school?)?