Transcript Leadership Summit Powerpoint

Leadership Summit
Larry Blackmer, Associate Superintendent
of Schools, Michigan Conference of SDA
Ground Rules
• With the assumption that we are here for
the same purpose, and that we are all
equals, we can openly and honestly share
ideas.
• No idea is a bad idea.
• Everyone has an equal voice.
• We can question ideas, but not people.
Dearly beloved, we
are gathered here
together...
That’s a good
question!
Why are we
gathered
here together?
Group question #1
What expectations
do you have for
today’s meeting?
5 minutes
Reporters - share three
of the group’s
pre-session
expectations.
My Objectives for Today
• For there to be a clear understanding of
the roles, functions and lines of authority
for the board and staff.
• To continue to develop EXCELLENCE
IN TEAMWORK
• To enjoy ourselves while accomplishing
our objectives.
Group question #2
• A.Why does this school exist?
• B. What is the function of the
board?
• C. What is the function of the
administration?
7
Minutes
Reporters -Share with
the total group one
answer.
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
1
Develop and Maintain a
Clear Mission, Goals & Roles
 Information is crucial for cooperation.
 Know how goals and roles fit the larger picture.
 Believing, knowing, having fit, ----MOTIVATES
Team members need to know each other at a
deeper level than the role each is playing.
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
2
Think, Plan, an Act
Strategically
• Thinking strategically means thinking with end results
in mind.
•Planning strategically means anticipating the needs of
students and parents in accomplishing your job.
•Acting strategically means stepping up to a problem
and doing the right thing…
•Complex tasks require that everyone think, plan and act
strategically
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
3
Go for Complete
Communication
•Accurate, timely information is the lifeblood of an
effective organization.
•Complete communication doesn’t mean telling
everyone everything you know.
•Every person in the organization needs two kinds
of information…
•Effective listening is a vital part of the complete
communication
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-Win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
4
Reframe Conflict as
a Win-Win Activity
•When people strive for honest, complete communication,
it’s inevitable that there will be differences.
•When viewed and dealt with productively, conflict need
not cause problems in team relationships.
•Good conflict resolution skills are an essential part of
effective teamwork.
•Lively, productive conflict is energizing and can be a rich
source of ideas.
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
5
Share Power
• This may be the most important aspect of effective teamwork
and one of the most difficult to accomplish.
• Everyone needs to feel powerful in the same sense that they can
make a difference
• Feeling powerless is probably one of the most discouraging
feelings anyone can have.
•When power is shared, people are able to devote
tremendous energy to the work at hand
•Power sharing does not mean giving everyone an equal vote on
every decision.
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
6
Make Continuous Improvement
THE Way of Life
• Effective teams never become complacent.
• Effective teams are learning machines.
• Calculated risk-taking is encouraged and rewarded.
• Barriers and limits to performance are continually
pushed back.
• The team’s ability to see reality is constantly
expanding.
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
7
Preserve the Core
Shared Values
• People on effective teams share some core values
• Team leaders make it their business to preserve the
core values and teach them.
• Fairness and equality are two such values.
• Quality is another.
• Caring is the universal core value.
• Service to others is the ultimate core value.
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
8
Take the System View
• Taking the systems view means operating with a constant
awareness that everyone in the organization is a part of the
same system and therefore subject to each of the following
principles.
• Individuals can effect the whole system.
• The whole system is influenced by at least one other part of the system.
• Parts of the whole system can be grouped into functional subsystems.
• The performance of the whole system depends critically on how
well the parts fit and work together.
• The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Excellence in Teamwork
Systems
view
Shared
Values
Clear mission
goals, & roles
Informed
cooperation
Continuous
improvement
Strategic
planning
Complete
communication
Power
sharing
Win-win
conflict
Excellence in Teamwork
Build the Key to Effectiveness
Informed Cooperation
• Informed cooperation is the key to effective teamwork.
• Informed cooperation requires a lot more than an intention
and willingness to cooperate.
• It requires learning on a continuing basis how to offer help
effectively.
• It requires that team members not wait to be asked for help.
• It sometimes means throttling back your individual
performance.
• It always means evaluating individual performance in the
light of the contribution to team goals.
Group question #3
What are the three
most important concepts
in this presentation
for BCA?
7 Minutes
Reporters - Share your
groups response.
In your group,
prioritize the list.
Top 4.
Reporters - Share your
groups response.
Group question #4
What can we do to
make these four
things happen?
7 Minutes
Reporters - Share your
groups response.
Group question #5
Who is should
develop policy?
7 Minutes
Reporters - Share your
groups response.
Group question #5
What three things
can we take from
here today and
implement?
7 Minutes
Reporters - Share your
groups response.