Leadership Moments

Are we influencers or copers?

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Change

False Starts

Frustration

Gradual Change

Anxiety

Confusion

Managing Complex Change (Leroy Model)

To change what happens in our schools we need:

• Changes in what we do

• Changes in how we do it

• Changes in how effectively we do it

• And more…….

Within our cluster, we need alignment between (in order of difficulty)

• Senior Leadership

• Technical staff and ICT decision making

• Leaders without title – we urgently need to grow these people – and cherish them – let’s call them “Influencers”!

• Professional learning programs

• Sharing/celebrating what works

Lack of success is often attributed to a lack of resource – success is often attributed to

abundance of resourcefulness

Resources• Time• Money• Technology• Contacts• Experience• Management

Resourcefulness• Creativity• Determination• Curiosity• Passion• Resolve• Caring

Emotion – HOW we feel – is the key!

For changes to happen with what we do, we firstly need to change people’s minds

• This requires the input of “Influencers”• Influencers can only be effective if they are

allowed to influence and if they are actively supported in this role

• This is not enough• Influencers also need to be able to shape the

environment within which learners operate• If Learners increasingly use ICT, then what

are the implications, here?

(Beware of pain you get used to!)

In any workplace there are:

• Innovators (2.5%)

• Early adopters (12.5%)

• Early majority

• Late majority

• Laggards

} Together, these people are influencers

Innovators 2.5%

Early adopters 12.5%

Early majority Late majority

Laggards

In a typical workplace, we need a critical mass of 15% Influencers to move things forward

So how do people respond to ongoing change and challenges?

We respond in 2 ways:

• Firstly we ask “Can I do it?”

• We then ask “Will it be worth it?”

Great leaders respond with…

• “Can I do it?” – Great leaders empower

• “Will it be worth it?” – Great leaders motivate

Motivation is pivotal!

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There are 3 key elements needed for significant social change to

occur

“Law of the Few”

A receptive environmentA “sticky” message

Significant change occurs

Malcolm Gladwell – Tipping Point

“Empower and motivate” strategies by influencers can…

• Firstly build the 15% critical mass

• Subsequently build on this to transition others

• And deliver us all to…..……….. The promised land

So what does “empower and motivate” look like within a school?

• How people feel – how do we notice?• How people are supported• How leaders walk the talk• Quality of communication• Levels of trust• Effectiveness of meetings• Effectiveness of PL programs and events• Quality of relationships

From the video clip..

• We need a critical mass of 15%

• How do we convey “what we believe” to motivate and enable people to transition?

• Emotion is the ultimate resource here – how do we create/awaken/harness it?

• What implications are there for school leaders, PD programs, how meetings are run etc?

Lack of success is often attributed to a lack of resource – success is often attributed to

abundance of resourcefulness

Resources• Time• Money• Technology• Contacts• Experience• Management

Resourcefulness• Creativity• Determination• Curiosity• Passion• Resolve• Caring

Emotion – HOW we feel – is the key!

Conclusion

• Emotion is pivotal – the ultimate resource• We are all (potential) leaders and

influencers• We need to grow and encourage

Influencers within our schools and allow them to shape our learning spaces

• How we organise PL and meetings important with regard to how people feel AND quality of outcomes