Saturday, November 20, 2004

Who Will Save Our Schools

“Visionary Leadership” article, defined 3 different kinds of leadership.
ordinary leaders-tell cultures traditional stories
innovative-take neglected
visionary leaders-create new stories
Take mission statement-mission is linked to vision, will become self-directed learners
Vision statement-vision is linked to big picture, but it will also tell you how things will happen. Mission is your goal. Vision tells how things will get to mission.
Vision-attracts commitment, hand into future and leader is facilitative to develop a collective vision. Negotations a shared vision. By challenging, communicating, and empowering. Leaders embodies the vision in thought, word, and deed. Cannot be all up in your head, but also trained with techniques.

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