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Leaders of Learning

Shares views and thoughts on leadership in education. And today there are several challenges that lay ahead of emerging and current educational leaders. This blog shares the experiences, questions, challenges of the blogger who is actively engaged in educatiional leadership.

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July 04, 2011

......Ask yourself what is next......march forward...

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Leadership styles

July 11, 2011

Leadership is less about your needs, and more about the needs of the people and the organization you are leading. Leadership styles are not something to be tried on like so many suits, to see which fits. Rather, they should be adapted to the particular demands of the situation, the particular requirements of the people involved and the particular challenges facing the organization. In the book “Primal Leadership,” Daniel Goleman, who popularized the notion of “Emotional Intelligence,” describes six different styles of leadership. The most effective leaders can move among these styles, adopting the one that meets the needs of the moment. They can all become part of the leader’s repertoire. Visionary. This style is most appropriate when an organization needs a new direction. Its goal is to move people towards a new set of shared dreams. “Visionary leaders articulate where a group is going, but not how it will get there – setting people free to innovate, experiment, take c...

Gain perspectives in Education!

February 12, 2022

Perspectives in Education One angle of Leadership is gaining perspectives - of vision, directions, strategies, people and impact. That's like standing back and looking into a prism to see, reflect, enjoy the colors and feel the vibrancy of the big picture and while being fascinated by the micro colors in the prism - created by light travelling at different speed. Or it is like viewing a beautiful building from different perspectives to enjoy the architectural aesthetics in its full background. Leadership is all about gaining full picture perspective from different angles for strategic decision making and bring innovation in the organization. Gaining perspectives pumps energy, drive and clarity in a leadership position to take the organization to higher levels without loosing momentum. The leaders of the Learning Sector are seeing unforeseen changes and turbulences and ...