Winter 2024 Course Dates: November 11 - December 20, 2024
Leading with purpose — what’s your why in leadership?
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Leading with purpose — what’s your why in leadership?
This course is designed for school leaders who are committed to enhancing student achievement through effective, purpose-driven leadership. The core of this course revolves around understanding the 'why' behind leadership in educational settings, encouraging leaders to explore their personal motivations and the broader impact of their roles.
"Leading With Purpose — What’s Your WHY in Leadership" is a carefully designed course for school leaders who aim to foster student growth and achievement in their institutions. This course explores the intrinsic motivations behind effective leadership, aligning these with practical strategies to improve educational outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of leaders understanding and articulating their 'why', ensuring that their actions are intentional, focused, and aligned with the goals of student success and school improvement.
Key Concepts Explored:
Identifying personal and professional motivations in leadership.
Aligning leadership purpose with educational goals and student success.
The impact of purpose-driven leadership on school culture and achievement.
Cultivating adaptability and resilience in changing educational landscapes.
Fostering a collaborative and inclusive school environment.
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Welcome & Introduction
Welcome to Leadning With Purpose — What’s Your WHY in Leadership. This course is designed for current and aspiring leaders and combines theoretical insights from Patrick Lencioni's "The Motive" with practical applications, enabling participants to refine their leadership styles, enhance team dynamics, and achieve organizational success.
Welcome to Leadning With Purpose — What’s Your WHY in Leadership. This course is designed for current and aspiring leaders and combines theoretical insights from Patrick Lencioni's "The Motive" with practical applications, enabling participants to refine their leadership styles, enhance team dynamics, and achieve organizational success.
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Course Objectives & Resources
Course Objectives cover the following topics:
Understanding Leadership Motives:
CEO vs. Chief Executing Officer:
Evaluating Meeting Facilitation Skills:
Mastering the Art of Delegation:
Course Objectives cover the following topics:
Understanding Leadership Motives:
CEO vs. Chief Executing Officer:
Evaluating Meeting Facilitation Skills:
Mastering the Art of Delegation:
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Progressive Culminating Project
This project not only allows you to tackle real challenges but also enriches the learning experience by integrating theory with practice. As you progress, you are encouraged to share insights, seek feedback, and engage in constructive dialogue with your peers and course facilitator(s).
This project not only allows you to tackle real challenges but also enriches the learning experience by integrating theory with practice. As you progress, you are encouraged to share insights, seek feedback, and engage in constructive dialogue with your peers and course facilitator(s).
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Discover Why People Choose to Step Into Leadership Roles
In this module, we dive into the fundamental concepts of leadership as explored in Patrick Lencioni's book, "The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities." We'll examine why individuals choose to step into leadership roles and the profound impact of their underlying motivations.
In this module, we dive into the fundamental concepts of leadership as explored in Patrick Lencioni's book, "The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities." We'll examine why individuals choose to step into leadership roles and the profound impact of their underlying motivations.
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Discuss Your MOTIVES for Leadership
This module encourages participants to engage in an interactive dialogue about their leadership motivations. Group learners will share and contrast their thoughts with peers, fostering an understanding of diverse leadership styles. Independent learners will introspect and journal their reflections, comparing their leadership motivations against the concepts presented in “The Motive.”
This module encourages participants to engage in an interactive dialogue about their leadership motivations. Group learners will share and contrast their thoughts with peers, fostering an understanding of diverse leadership styles. Independent learners will introspect and journal their reflections, comparing their leadership motivations against the concepts presented in “The Motive.”
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Explore the Topic of Leadership Further
This module tasks participants with deepening their understanding through external resources outside the education industry. Learners will explore various materials including talks, articles, and interactive resources related to leadership motives.
This module tasks participants with deepening their understanding through external resources outside the education industry. Learners will explore various materials including talks, articles, and interactive resources related to leadership motives.
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Reflect & Apply Your Learning
This module prompts participants to introspectively connect the module's content with their personal and professional experiences. They are encouraged to journal their reflections, focusing on how understanding their leadership motives can enhance their effectiveness and ethical grounding as leaders.
This module prompts participants to introspectively connect the module's content with their personal and professional experiences. They are encouraged to journal their reflections, focusing on how understanding their leadership motives can enhance their effectiveness and ethical grounding as leaders.
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Discover the Difference Between Chief Executive Officer & Chief Executing Officer
In this module, we explore the nuanced differences between being a CEO and a Chief Executing Officer. We'll explore the distinct roles, responsibilities, and leadership styles associated with each position.
In this module, we explore the nuanced differences between being a CEO and a Chief Executing Officer. We'll explore the distinct roles, responsibilities, and leadership styles associated with each position.
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Discuss Your Top 5 Responsibilities of Your Position
In this module, participants engage in discussions to compare and contrast the roles of a Chief Executive Officer and a Chief Executing Officer. Group learners will share their insights on the challenges and rewards of each role. Independent learners are encouraged to reflect and write about how these roles differ and contribute to the overall success of an organization.
In this module, participants engage in discussions to compare and contrast the roles of a Chief Executive Officer and a Chief Executing Officer. Group learners will share their insights on the challenges and rewards of each role. Independent learners are encouraged to reflect and write about how these roles differ and contribute to the overall success of an organization.
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Explore the Topic of CEO vs CEO Furthur
The Explore module is designed to deepen learners' understanding through practical and real-world examples. Participants are provided with resources such as case studies on successful CEOs, articles on the role of a Chief Executing Officer, and interviews with leaders.
The Explore module is designed to deepen learners' understanding through practical and real-world examples. Participants are provided with resources such as case studies on successful CEOs, articles on the role of a Chief Executing Officer, and interviews with leaders.
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Reflect & Apply Your Learning
In this module, participants are prompted to introspectively evaluate their own leadership roles and styles in the context of the module's content. They will reflect on how their responsibilities align with those of a CEO or Chief Executing Officer and how they can adapt their leadership to be more effective.
In this module, participants are prompted to introspectively evaluate their own leadership roles and styles in the context of the module's content. They will reflect on how their responsibilities align with those of a CEO or Chief Executing Officer and how they can adapt their leadership to be more effective.
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Discover the Critical Role Meetings Play in Demonstrating Leadership Effectiveness
In this module, we critically assess our meeting facilitation skills as a reflection of their leadership. The module also provides a framework for understanding the integral role of meetings in leadership, covering aspects like purpose setting, participant engagement, efficient time management, and achieving tangible outcomes.
In this module, we critically assess our meeting facilitation skills as a reflection of their leadership. The module also provides a framework for understanding the integral role of meetings in leadership, covering aspects like purpose setting, participant engagement, efficient time management, and achieving tangible outcomes.
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Discuss Your Meeting Facilitation Experiences
In this module, participants will engage in a collaborative discussion about their experiences in leading meetings. Group participants will exchange views on their challenges and successes, offering insights into different meeting management styles. Independent learners are encouraged to reflect critically on their own meeting facilitation experiences, comparing them against established best practices.
In this module, participants will engage in a collaborative discussion about their experiences in leading meetings. Group participants will exchange views on their challenges and successes, offering insights into different meeting management styles. Independent learners are encouraged to reflect critically on their own meeting facilitation experiences, comparing them against established best practices.
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Explore the Anatomy of a Well-Run Meeting Further
The Explore section offers participants the opportunity to deepen their understanding through creating an infographic to support the work of creating and running a well-run meeting. The goal is to identify practical strategies and techniques that can be applied to enhance participants’ meeting facilitation skills.
The Explore section offers participants the opportunity to deepen their understanding through creating an infographic to support the work of creating and running a well-run meeting. The goal is to identify practical strategies and techniques that can be applied to enhance participants’ meeting facilitation skills.
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Reflect & Apply Your Learning
In this module, participants focus on personal application and improvement of their meeting facilitation skills. Through reflective prompts, they are encouraged to introspect and identify specific aspects of their meeting leadership that require enhancement.
In this module, participants focus on personal application and improvement of their meeting facilitation skills. Through reflective prompts, they are encouraged to introspect and identify specific aspects of their meeting leadership that require enhancement.
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Discover How to Master the Art of Delegation in Leadership
This module is designed to explore the concept of delegation in leadership, emphasizing its importance and equipping learners with the skills to delegate effectively. It aims to distinguish between responsible delegation and avoidance of duties, guiding participants to adopt a balanced and effective approach to assigning tasks and responsibilities.
This module is designed to explore the concept of delegation in leadership, emphasizing its importance and equipping learners with the skills to delegate effectively. It aims to distinguish between responsible delegation and avoidance of duties, guiding participants to adopt a balanced and effective approach to assigning tasks and responsibilities.
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Discuss Evaluating Delegation Approaches
In this module, participants will engage in meaningful conversations about their experiences and challenges with delegation. Group learners will share their perspectives on effective delegation strategies and their experiences with task avoidance. Independent learners will be prompted to write a reflective analysis on different delegation approaches, considering how these strategies align with responsible leadership.
In this module, participants will engage in meaningful conversations about their experiences and challenges with delegation. Group learners will share their perspectives on effective delegation strategies and their experiences with task avoidance. Independent learners will be prompted to write a reflective analysis on different delegation approaches, considering how these strategies align with responsible leadership.
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Explore More About Learning from Delegation
This module immerses participants in a deeper exploration of delegation through creating their own leadership consulting video. They will access resources like articles on successful delegation strategies and videos featuring leadership experts discussing delegation. Participants will analyze these resources to extract key principles and tactics that can enhance their delegation skills.
This module immerses participants in a deeper exploration of delegation through creating their own leadership consulting video. They will access resources like articles on successful delegation strategies and videos featuring leadership experts discussing delegation. Participants will analyze these resources to extract key principles and tactics that can enhance their delegation skills.
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Reflect & Apply Your Enhanced Delegation Skills
In this module, participants are encouraged to introspectively assess and develop their delegation abilities. Reflective prompts will guide them to identify personal barriers to effective delegation and devise strategies to overcome these challenges.
In this module, participants are encouraged to introspectively assess and develop their delegation abilities. Reflective prompts will guide them to identify personal barriers to effective delegation and devise strategies to overcome these challenges.
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