Leadership Interview Analysis

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Leadership Interview Analysis

• Hamid Ikram, Gerry, and Muhammad Riaz
• EDE-9811-70561-201307 Theories of Social
  Organization
• Dowling College
• Dr. Elsa-Sofia Morote  

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Leadership Interview AnalysisInterview
Information

• Dr. Steven Chessman
• Position Associate Superintendent of Schools
• Date July 21, 2013
• Time 1130 am to 1230Pm
• Location Diocese of Rockville Centre

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Dr. Steven Chessman

• Dr. Steven Chessman completed his doctoral Degree
  from Dowling college Long Island in 2002. His
  research interest area is Implementation of
  change at the workplace Now he is working as
  Associate Superintendent of Schools( five high
  schools and forty three elementary schools)
  Diocese of Rockville Centre. His main task is
  design strategic plans and evaluative the change
  in organization.

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Leadership Interview AnalysisInterview Questions

• Hamid Dr. Steven in what year you earned your
  doctorate degree and what was your research
  about?
• Hamid What are your responsibilities at your
  current position?
• Hamid How are you applying your research
  findings in your current leading position?
• Hamid How do you evaluate success?
• Riaz Leaders are born or made? What is your
  point of view?
• Riaz What traits are required for a leader to be
  effective? Do you think people can learn to be a
  leader?
• Riaz What are the common challenges that every
  leader has in the organization?
• Riaz In your opinion, does a leader need to
  apply different leadership styles to cope with
  different challenges in the organization? For
  example Autocratic, Bureaucratic, Democratic
  leadership style.
• Gerry How do you see the transition from
  transactional leadership styles to
  transformational leadership styles? (Bureaucratic
  leadership to democratic and servant leadership)
• Gerry Some of the key characteristics of
  transformational leadership (servant leadership)
  style are empowering the subordinates, involving
  them in decision making process, developing them
  professionally. In your opinion, how practical is
  this theory/style in the organization?
• Hamid Last question, as a current leader, what
  can you advise to the future generations?
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Leadership Interview Analysis Leadership/Follower/
Situation Interactional Framework(as applied to
the interview responses)
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Leadership Interview AnalysisReflections

• This activity allowed me to reflect on my own
  leadership assumptions and the importance of
  communication in all areas of educational
  leadership (Blanchard, 1992).
• The interview also reaffirmed my personal belief
  in the importance of relationships (Marzano,
  McNulty, Waters, 2005). Mr. Felix provided
  several scenarios that demonstrated this key
  factor in school leadership.
• While collaboration was stated numerous times
  during the interview, it was clear that the
  process leading toward implementation of an
  initiative was more important than the actual
  implementation. Often times the process (which
  includes collaborative efforts, valuing the
  current culture, and developing a shared vision
  which in turn allows for team learning) is
  forsaken in order to forge ahead (Bolman Deal
  1997 Senge, 1990). This is a common mistake in
  current leadership due to the pressures of
  accountability based on standardized test
  performance.
• As an educational leader it is always important
  to be mindful that at times philosophical
  differences will arise among school participants.
  How a leader deals with this has a great deal to
  say about the success or failure of a leader.
• Interview Analysis Wordle
• This was a by-product of this project and is a
  representation of information gathered during the
  interview.
• http//www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1607777/Interview_
  Anaylsis

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Leadership Interview Analysis

• The following links support the assertions and
  interview responses collected, as well as provide
  reflections offered
• Peter Senge discusses the creative process vs.
  the problem-solving process
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vRRIOc7RQ93g
• Dr. Marzano challenges educators to be open to
  second order change and emphasizes the importance
  of solid leadership and committed faculty to see
  schools through difficult changes in order to
  achieve success.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?viv7crrER_S4

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Leadership Interview AnalysisReferences

• Blanchard, K. H. (1982). The one minute manager.
  New York Harper Collins.
• Bolman, L. G., Deal, T. E. (1997). Reframing
  Organizations Artistry, Choice, and
• Leadership (4th ed.). San Francisco
  Jossey-Bass.
• Marzano, R. J., McNulty, B. A., Waters, T.
  (2005). School leadership that works From
  research to results. Aurora, CO Mid-continent
  Research for Education and Learning.
• Senge, P. M. (1990). The Fifth Discipline The
  Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.
  New York Currency Doubleday.