Philosophy / Style / Goals
“Each day you are leading by example. Whether you realize it or not or whether it’s positive or negative, you are influencing those around you.”
Rob Liano
My educational philosophy of leadership would be developing a positive culture that students, staff, and community members race to be a part of, rather than finding ways to escape. Educational administrators must be able to build relationships with all stakeholders, discover and play to the strengths of their staff and school community members, build leadership capacity by empowering students and educators to embrace a growth mindset, be REAL, and lead by example. I want to be a leader who explicitly communicates with all stakeholders and passionately implements the above key components for creating a positive learning culture within a school or educational environment.
My leadership style tends to be more goal-oriented. Leaders who display goal-oriented traits tend to motivate and inspire those around them. They provide overall direction and provide their teams with guidance, feedback, and motivation. This promotes a sense of accomplishment or achievement. This is attained by providing a plan or explaining the big picture, but reevaluating and adjusting the system when needed to effectively reach the goal. As mentioned in my educational philosophy, I want to build leadership capacity with my educators as well as lead by example. My intentions are always to ensure accountability, consistency, and quality.
My goals for any educational environment include:
- Focus on building relationships
- Address student/staff motivation and burnout
- Mitigate uncertainty
- Facilitate effective communication among all parties and stakeholders of the learning community
- Apply educational research techniques to implement data-driven decision making
- Prioritize issues and establish practical and achievable action plans which lead to improved teaching and learning
- Demonstrate an ethic of care and empathy that promotes academic success, social and emotional health, and moral connectedness within the school and society
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Mission statements and goals. (2023, July 18). University of Mount Union. Retrieved July 18, 2023. https://www.mountunion.edu/academics/graduate-degrees/med-program/mission-
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The six most common leadership styles and how to find yours. (2023, July). IMD-International Institute for Management Development. Retrieved July 23, 2023. https://www.imd.org/reflections/leadership-styles/.