Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Christy Chambers, Ed.D. CEC President November 9, 2013

 Can/Should everyone lead?  Leadership behaviors  Who has influenced us?  Head, Heart and Hands  “How” matters

KnowledgeRespect Action Confidence Heart Followers CommunicationVision InfluenceManagement SupportTransforming ListeningFacilitating AccessibleSharing leadership HumorEncouraging Taking risksModeling Getting things doneand more……….

Title? Responsibility? Influence? Intelligence? Past contributions?

Is everyone on your team a leader? Should everyone be a leader? Can everyone become a leader? Why or why not???

Can we lead others before we are leaders in our own lives?

Someone influenced & showed us the way. How do we influence and show the way to others? How do we remain the mentor, the teacher in times of cardiac arrest?

Conscious Choice: To care or not to care? "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you _____."

How do we remain the mentor, the teacher in times of cardiac arrest? Unconditional support and acceptance

SPIRIT Beliefs FeelingsBehaviors

Intellectual Mind Emotional Mind Spirited/Inspired Mind Dr. Sandy Gluckman Using Spirit to Lead Successfully

Go to basics- put spirit in driver’s seat & ego in passenger’s seat Whether spirit or ego is in the driver’s seat may depend upon how safe we feel How?

Leading with Heart Leadership is not just a role A leader is who we are Relationships is “HOW”

What Job descriptions Contracts How Relationships Head, Heart & Hands

What’s more important? ◦ Management knowledge and skills ◦ Leadership knowledge and skills

Do we get caught up … maintaining … accepting reality … administering … focusing on structure … relying on control ….

short-range view … asking how and when… the bottom line … accepting the status quo … doing things right … Bennis & Goldsmith Learning to Lead

Management knowledge and skills Leadership knowledge and skills Or equally important?

past performance comfort zone not embracing the present

passion for a subject & compassion for a person out of balance

If someone isn’t playing by the rules If something isn’t going well Our actions affect climate and credibility, health and stress. It’s all in HOW.

There are generations yet unborn whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by actions you take… Today Tomorrow The next day…

head knowledge skills hands doer followers heart caring collaborator

Head+Heart = ?

Head+Heart = inaction

Heart+Hands = ??

Heart+Hands = no direction

Hands+Head = ??

Hands+Head = no following

Head+Heart = inaction Heart+Hands = no direction Hands+Head = no following Head + Heart + Hands Sustained Success

“You must capture the heart… before the brain can do its best.” Tom Mathews Aim for the Heart

Do we model, enable, inspire, challenge, and encourage the heart? Doing things right versus doing the right things

Gain trust and respect first Walk the talk And they will come………

Have the courage to acknowledge your own humanness

We learn lessons. There are no mistakes. A lesson is repeated until learned. Learning lessons does not end. There is no better place than here. What we make of our life is up to us. Our answers lie inside of us.

Above all… Respect, cherish, embrace, celebrate birds for flying and fish for swimming

Doing things right or doing the right things. model, enable, inspire, challenge, and encourage

When team members collide Development trumps discipline Problem-solving strategies Multiple perspectives

Key consideration: multiple perspectives

 The “Iron Chef-type activity  Games for training  Team score sheet  Reflection

Stay connected Use your resources Build bridges Seek partnerships Stay current HOW?

 Shared mission and vision  Policy and advocacy  Professional development  Evidence-based practices  Networking and online communities  New tiered membership model  Division expertise

Unconditional love, support and acceptance: children & adults

(Re)defining Leadership:  Do you have the same definition?  Has anything resonated with you?  Any new ideas? “The manager may get things done right. The leader with heart does the right thing for the right reasons.” Chambers Beyond the Box, LLC

Heart Caring Encouraging Unconditional support Doing the right things Knowledge Respect Action Confidence Communication Vision Influence Management Taking risks Modeling Listening Facilitating Accessible Humor Sharing leadership Getting things done

Christy A. Chambers CEC President Beyond the Box LLC (O) (C)