Vignettes
Need to Execute:
Team members struggled to examine their own areas for growth in this kind of environment, where the superintendent was known for avoiding accountability and making quick, superficial visits without follow-through. p.37
What is an environment led by a "hit and run" superintendent (leader).
According to Jan Sabo, while a compliance-driven workforce can produce acceptable outcomes, achieving excellence requires this deeper level of dedication—rooted in the belief that all students can learn. p. 54
What is commitment?
In the effort to focus on instructional leadership, ____ has become a lost art in education. p60
What is management?
The small rural district superintendent stated, "I have no choice" as it related to being what type of leader? p.73
What is innovative (innovative leader).
Both Rick and Monica are parents of ...
what are "boys".
Need to Focus:
This leader buildings his leadership team as a partner in the school's development and direction for the future. p 42
Who is a principal who has created a sense of urgency for change?
Although he identified the issue of staff feeling micromanaged, this leadership misstep occurred when he bypassed coaching and used punitive language instead of helping build trust with her team. 56
What is failing to support growth through constructive feedback and coaching?
These leaders are grounded in their role to lead, not react, and to build capacity for goal attainment, by not doing all the work themselves. p63
What are "the best leaders"?
The data on the high-performing leaders indicate that they are... p.74
What is "creative and innovative, partnership and team-driven, persuasive, and influence-oriented, an able to provide clear and direct feedback on performance."
Monica is most scared of ...
The Need for Fine-Tunning:
When a leader is overly concerned about being liked or avoiding discomfort, this trait can lead to hesitancy in giving direct feedback—ultimately slowing progress and hindering collaboration. pg.44
What is oversensitivity ?
Instead of putting in systems and structures to implement compliance requirements, they engage in a genuine learning process that provides an approach to consistency. that is core to their mission and practice: ________________________. pg. 57
What is creating individual learning opportunities for students and staff?
What is the title of these graphically organization of tasks: 1. tasks that are urgent and important 2. tasks that are not urgent but important 3. tasks that are urgent and not important 4. tasks that are not urgent and not important. p63
What are Stephen Covey's four quadrants for leaders?
What powerful force should we use to get the message out to the public on what we want to create in our schools? p. 75
What is social media?
Monica's favorite sport is...
What is basketball.
The Need for a Coherent Plan:
To unify efforts and build shared ownership, the district developed this concise two-page document integrating goals for technology, community engagement, parent involvement, and innovation—providing a clear sense of direction. p48
What is a commonly owned district skinny plan?
The best leaders want this so that they can improve. They do not fear it but crave it! p. 59
What is critical feedback?
In trying to meet everyone's needs and demands, leaders have very little time and energy to develop a strong plan for ... p66
What are results?
"To deliberately reduce the amount of time you spend on managerial compliance and repurpose that time in the service of learning that gets results." is what? p 77
What is "the message" of this chapter?