By Fay,Emma,Mia and Rainbow
From Fullan, M. (2001) Leading in a Culture of Change: Being Effective in Complex Times, It stated the five components of leadership which are the key factors to foster change:
1 Moral purpose
That is ,social responsibility to others and the environment
Acting with the intention of making a positive difference in the lives of employees, customers, and society as a whole)
2 Understanding change
-having innovative ideas and understanding the change process are not the same thing.
-Leader can manage the process of change
3 Improving relationships (Relationship building)
-The single factor common to successful change is that relationship improves.
-If relationship improve, schools get better. If relationships remain the same or get worse, ground is lost.
4. Knowledge creation and sharing
-Creation and sharing knowledge is central to effective leadership
-The cultural change principal is the lead learner in the school and modals
-Lifelong learning by sharing what she or he has read lately.
5 Coherence making
-Avoid overload and fragmentation. Appreciate diverse ideas but achieve policy alignment. Focus on student learning in reform but aware of outside world ideas which help to further the vision of school
-Two concepts relate to coherence-making
-Self –organization concerns new patterns of relationship and action resulted from the new interactions and ideas
-Strange attractors involve experiences or forces that attract the energies and commitment of employees. They are strange as they are not predictable.
That is ,social responsibility to others and the environment
Acting with the intention of making a positive difference in the lives of employees, customers, and society as a whole)
2 Understanding change
-having innovative ideas and understanding the change process are not the same thing.
-Leader can manage the process of change
3 Improving relationships (Relationship building)
-The single factor common to successful change is that relationship improves.
-If relationship improve, schools get better. If relationships remain the same or get worse, ground is lost.
4. Knowledge creation and sharing
-Creation and sharing knowledge is central to effective leadership
-The cultural change principal is the lead learner in the school and modals
-Lifelong learning by sharing what she or he has read lately.
5 Coherence making
-Avoid overload and fragmentation. Appreciate diverse ideas but achieve policy alignment. Focus on student learning in reform but aware of outside world ideas which help to further the vision of school
-Two concepts relate to coherence-making
-Self –organization concerns new patterns of relationship and action resulted from the new interactions and ideas
-Strange attractors involve experiences or forces that attract the energies and commitment of employees. They are strange as they are not predictable.
There are other factors mentioned in Fullan, M. (2002). The Change Leader, Educational Leadership, May 2002, pp. 16-21.
6 Leadership and sustainability
7 Developing the social environment
8 Learning in context
-Learning from each other on the job.
9 Cultivating leaders at many levels.
-School need many leaders at different levels
10 Enhancing the teaching professional
-Reduce teacher workload, foster increased teacher ownership,
-principal leaders should work to transform teachers’ working conditions.
6 Leadership and sustainability
7 Developing the social environment
8 Learning in context
-Learning from each other on the job.
9 Cultivating leaders at many levels.
-School need many leaders at different levels
10 Enhancing the teaching professional
-Reduce teacher workload, foster increased teacher ownership,
-principal leaders should work to transform teachers’ working conditions.
Leaders=> (Organization with moral purpose, understanding change, relationship building , knowledge creation and sharing, coherence making + Hope, energy, enthusiasm)=> member (commitment (external and internal) => result more good things happen, fewer bad things happen
After build a ‘Four Dimensions forum’, there is a new communication model which enhance the discussion of academic issues between teachers and students. It gives students more ways to get help. The atmosphere of teaching becomes friendly between teachers and students. It is benefit for teachers to understand students and adopt suitable teaching ways.
ReplyDeleteleading in times of change and complex is difficult for cheif leaders, they need to grasp the overall situation and follow some attributes like identifying Moral purpose,Understanding suitable change, building
ReplyDeleterelationship with other leaders,creating knowledge and making coherence.all in all, as a leader, he/she should take the benefit of his/her company at the first place. although innovation can be referred as a trend, if it can not bring much benefit for company, i don't think the company should catch up with this trend