1. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Section B Leadership Is Change

2. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Leadership Is Change Outcome 1:Participants will define the purpose of leadership and what leaders do. Outcome 2:Participants will discuss theories of innovation adoption/implementation and their relevance to current school change. Outcome 3:Participants will identify who leaders are and the strategies they use. Outcome 4:Participants will assess the practice of shared leadership. Tp. B. 1

3. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas What do leaders do? Tp. B. 2

4. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas If you always do what you’ve always done— then you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten. Nick Lezzi Philadelphia Electric Company Tp. B. 3

5. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas School Improvement VISION to see it Tp. B. 4

6. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas School Improvement BELIEF that we can get there Tp. B. 5

7. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas School Improvement HELP to do it Tp. B. 6

8. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas A One-Sentence Results Statement Please produce a statement that expresses the results of leadership. Develop your statement through consensus with your partner(s). Leadership:____________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Tp. B. 7

9. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Leadership is the process of translating intentions into reality. —Peter Block Block, P. (1987). The empowered manager (p. 98). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Tp. B. 8

10. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Approaches to Change Empirical-rational A well-tested idea, program, practice A well-intentioned receiving group Tp. B. 9 t t

11. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Approaches to Change (continued) Power-coercive A well-thought-out policy A strong, power-based authority Tp. B. 10 t t

12. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas What Leaders of Successful Change Do Strategy One: Create a context for change Strategy Two: Develop and articulate a shared vision Strategy Three: Plan and provide resources Strategy Four: Invest in training and professional development Strategy Five: Assess progress Strategy Six: Provide continual assistance Tp. B. 11

13. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas A Delicate Balance Pressure Support The Personal Interface of Facilitative Leaders Tp. B. 12

14. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas The Advantages of Shared Leadership When more participate, there is more ownership. It gives others opportunities to lead. It diffuses stress. It’s more fun. Tp. B. 13

15. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas The Advantages of Shared Leadership (continued) Everybody is moving to the same beat in the same direction. It encourages closer attention to the task. It allows more cooperative relationships. Tp. B. 14