Head of department

leadership

development course

Module One: Understanding

Myself as a Leader

Today’

s se

ssio

n

Understanding myself

as a leader: - Leadership and Management- DISC analysis

Establishing the big

picture Getting a gauge on

my department How to run an

effective meeting

Leaders

hip

C

apabili

ty

Fram

ew

ork This session will focus

on the key criteria of:L1.2 Displays a sense of self-efficacy and personal identity

What are the tasks of

a HoD?

Plot onto the

Importance/Urgency

grid

Individ

ual

Reflectio

n

Which tasks are well

within your comfort

zone?

Which are a stretch?

DIS

C a

naly

sis What is DISC? General characteristics Ways to communicate

with you Ways not to communicate with you

What are the tasks of

a HoD?

Plot onto the

Importance/Urgency

grid

What is D

ISC

?Behavioral research

suggests that the most

effective people are those

who understand themselves,

both their strengths and

challenges, so they can

develop strategies to meet

the demands of their

personal and work

environment.

What is D

ISC

?D – Dominance: how you respond to

problems

I – Influence: how you influence

others to your point of view and

interact /communicate with people

S – Steadiness: how you respond to

the pace of the environment and

handle change

C – Compliance: how you respond to

authority and rules and procedures

set by others

Adapted

Style

‘mask style’

to adapt to

the

workplace

Changes

depending

on the

demands of

the

workplace

Natural Style

Shown when

at ease and

under

pressure

Will seldom

change

significantly

Genera

l

Chara

cteristics

Read through, highlight

green for things you

agree with, brackets for

things you don’t, and

yellow for things that

might hinder you.

Gro

up w

ork:

DIS

C

Look at the ways to

communicate. Discuss

the advantages of your

‘type’ and then also

what might be

disadvantageous.

Perso

nal

Reflectio

nRead through your ‘ways

to communicate’ and

‘ways not to

communicate’ and list

on your Insights

worksheet 3 items for

each to share with your

line manager.

Establishing the

‘big’ picture

ESF

Support

Curriculum groups Professional Coaching 11-14 network Google Plus networks

Action Research Advisers and Colleagues

Getting a gauge on

your department

Running an

effective meeting

Reflectio

n

Compass points:

N- Need to know

S-Suggestions

E- Excited

W-Worried about…

Reflect on your role as Head of

Department