Archive for August, 2011

The Need for Effective Leadership in Education Has Never Been Greater

Pick up the newspaper, listen to the news, visit a school, think of your own children and those in your community – has there ever been a time when our country needed greater leadership in education? Anyone in the education field is keenly aware of this need.

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Effective Leadership Requires Effective Training

The importance of effective leadership in any educational setting cannot be overstated. Education administrators take on a position of leadership with tremendous influence on every aspect of the organization. They provide instructional leadership as well as manage the day-to-day activities in schools, preschools, daycare centers, colleges and universities. They also direct educational programs of businesses, correctional institutions, museums, and job training and community service organizations. Regardless of the setting, effective, innovative leaders are needed.

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Exercise the Opportunities of Leadership, it Can Be a Great Experience

There are many opportunities for a leader to acknowledge the needs of their team and the need of their employer. While many leaders are well intentioned in their efforts, they are following the managing exercises of those leaders that introduced leadership to them under circumstances that either no longer exists or are out of date with the changes of society and the employer’s needs.

Many leaders fall into the regretful trap that I call, “Arriving”. Arriving is a leaders acknowledgment of his or her new title and authority, but not their actual responsibilities. In many cases this may not be the leaders intention. It may actually be the only example that a leader has ever been shown by the leaders of their past, therefore the belief exists that the actions are an appropriate choice. It is important to remember that a leader can only lead to the extent of their own experiences and education.

Though remembering and understanding the past is needed in leadership. The past does not dictate present needs. Leadership has never been, nor ever will be a responsibility that depends upon what a leader once knew or used to do. It is a real time responsibility that requires a leaders skills to remain as fresh and sharp as the workplace tasks that present themselves on a daily basis. While your employer may offer education. Leadership skills should never be limited to the education provided by an employer. This education alone serves the initial goals and intentions of the employer, but does not sharpen the skills of the leader to the extent needed for a leader to achieve his or her highest potential.

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Leaders Always Value The Followers

A reflective paper on Book Review

Introduction
This paper expresses the in-depth understanding from the book review exercise and critically reflects on the learning and experiences of the process. It discusses about author, summary of book and Learning, critique, reflection on group work, reliability of individual leadership, communication skills, presentation challenges, self-learning and conclusion. The paper also throws light on my own and as well as group work reflections.

About Writer and Book
The book named “Values for Educational Leadership” by: Graham Haydon published in 2007 by SAGE, is reviewed by our group of six members as a part of Pedagogical Leadership (PL) course offered in Master of Education. The author is lecture of philosophy in University of London.

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