Nuts and Bolts

Martha Ellis, Ph.D. July, 2008

Constituents

Internal Faculty Staff Colleagues Students Board members

External Taxpayers Elected officials THECB Dept. of Ed. ISDs Business & Industry Media

What constituents want from leaders Purpose, direction or meaning Trust “We-can-do-it” optimism Results

Being a leader is, at its heart, an intellectual task.

Everyone is working for one purpose:

Every situation and every question needs to consider will it hurt or help students learn

Learning

“Unless the distant goals of meaning, greatness, and destiny are addressed, we cannot make an intelligent decision about what to do tomorrow morning—much less set strategy for a company or college or our lives.” Koestenbaum, P. (2002)

Leadership vs. Management ?????

BothBoth

Leadership and Management Leadership creates

Vision –sensible and appealing picture of the future

Strategies—logic of how the vision can be achieved

Aligning people-motivating and inspiring

Management creates Plans—specific steps and

timetables to implement strategies

Budgets—financial projection, goals, staffing, and monitoring

Evaluation—accountability for plans and budgets as well as determining effectiveness and problem solving

High Challenge? Yes High Anxiety? No

Learning Involves Risk-Taking

Leading Involves Trust-Building

Leadership is more about who you are

than what you do