-*+ Leaders strive to do their best for the organization and the members of their staff. That ambition for high performance drives some leaders to attempt to control and usurp the authority they have given. This type of leadership actually disempowers and destroys the very people you, as a transformational leader, are attempting to empower.Read More
Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
A critical skill in leadership is the responsibility,it's for decisions made and results achieved. We must remember to share the glory, but take responsibility when so things don't go well. A true leader empowers people to take risks to solve problems and create processes. They review plans in order to be informed and use their experience to provide feedback and guidance. They must be the cheerleaders for people on the front line and find ways to celebrate even small steps of progress. They must shine the spotlight on others, when things go awry they must shoulder the burden themselves and not deflect blame Onto their subordinates. That is true empowerment
It is easy for a leader to feel the pressure for high student achievement and give in to micro-management. This micro-management actually undermines their overal goal of increasing student achievement. Hire the best teachers, provide a structure and time for the, to collaborate, engage them in collectI've decision making and empower them to provide theor best instruction. The results...and a leader's goal achievement will follow