1. Coaching Your Staff to Success By Cathy Abraham Free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com
2. “ Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~ William Butler Yeats
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14. “ Leadership is not so much the exercise of power itself as the empowerment of others. Successful leaders lead by pulling rather than pushing; by inspiring rather than ordering; by creating achievable – expectations though challenging – and rewarding progress toward them.” by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus
Notes de l'éditeur
Credit to book – “The Leader as Coach” (Author ?)
Move from just “telling” your staff things to inspiring them.
Developing your team will be critical to your success
Staff need to “buy in” to you ! If you have the trust and respect of your staff, it will be easy to “get them on board” with accreditation.
Develop relationships with staff members. Acknowledge them as people too. We all have a need to feel that we are cared about. Devote time and energy to becoming a team. Allow for opportunities for staff members to contribute their ideas and insights.
Paint a vision! Talk about vision at staff meetings. Encourage staff to think beyond the day-to-day and look at the bigger picture. Include a discussion of vision in your hiring process.
Strive for excellence!! Let staff see that you are committed in your efforts to strive for excellence too. Model commitment.
Define expectations. If possible, include staff members in this process. Help staff members to see the benefit in increasing their skill levels.
Develop specific training/learning goals for staff. Reinforce efforts and successes. Build upon current knowledge and skill base, recognizing strengths. Reassure staff members that you will assist them, and provide them with necessary resources to be successful.
Consistency is key.
In addition to training, a system of accountability needs to be in place to ensure that staff do not slip back into old habits. Reinforce new and desired behaviors… but also address unacceptable job performance. Being positive will be critical in this process – but do set and review goals for improvement for all staff. Remember – it sometimes takes a while before new behaviors take hold or we begin to see benefits. (Ex: A new classroom management system will take a couple of weeks to “work” and before it can realistically be assessed.)
Take a look at the climate of your organization. Is learning encouraged? Is excellence rewarded?
Give staff the tools they need to do their job and meet your expectations. This will eliminate many excuses. Create a climate where learning is encouraged and recognized. Celebrate each others successes! Promote teamwork!!
A Leader inspires employees to want to achieve accreditation – making it a true group achievement. A Leader instills a sense of pride, vision, and teamwork. CAbraham/2005