This is the first week of 565, Leadership and Planning. We were asked to watch a video about leadership skills, do a few leadership assessment surveys and read the beginning of our book, How to Thrive as a Teacher Leader.
I found the leadership assessments to have accurate results. I think at this point in our lives/careers, most of us have a good idea of our leadership qualities and virtues. I found for leadership qualities I scored high in dynamic supportive and in the leadership virtues I scored high in impartiality, empathy, judgment, and enthusiasm. All of those things are what I would consider to be my strong traits as a leader.
I found the leadership profile difficult to complete. I have no interest in being a principal, so it was difficult for me to put myself into the mindset of a principal. I found myself answering how I think my current principal is, and then going back and changing answers. However, I found I scored high in communication and relationships, two areas that I think are very important for a principal to excel in.
I always find surveys interesting. If they are worded well, I find they seem to match me fairly well. I too had a hard time with the leadership profile for the very same reason. I found it difficult to answer since the questions were really targeted towards principals, rather than teachers or general leadership. My answers were probably a bit more idealistic. I also had some difficulty with some of the wording.
ReplyDeleteI also found the leadership profile difficult to complete. Like you, I have zero interest in being a principal. The leadership assessments I would agree were fairly accurate. They have made me reflect on my weak points as a leader.
ReplyDeleteAlthough completing the surveys were a bit superficial, it seems valuable to look at our personality traits that inherently enable us to function as a leader. I too have no aspirations to becoming a principal, but find being a school leader does not rely on us to do so. Do you agree that leadership can be just as strong and powerful coming from a colleague, or do you feel most leadership in your school is enabled or created from administration?
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