The Myths and Magic of Education Leadership

Meagan MacDonald

Warning

Leadership in Practice

Leadership PerspectiveLeadership – Many Opinions!

James MacGregor Burns - 1978 Transformational leadership

occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality

“In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.”

Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.

This is Leadership

This is Leadership

This is Leadership

Your Perspective?The Creative Abrasion of Leadership

Our perspectivesas Leaders are as real

and they are strong…

Source: Gary Larson (Google Images)

‘What’s a mountain goat doingWay up here in a cloud bank?’

CHANGES OVERTIME

Leadership in a Revolution

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What is a Leader?

What is a Good Leader?

Leadership is Fickle

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The things and ways that got you where you are... ...are seldom going to

keep you there

2. As Leaders... Be aware: The Leadership Paradox