Lifelong Education Administration and Policy

Faculty

Leadership by Being There

The effective educational leader fosters optimal conditions for educators to solve curriculum and instructional problems and to enjoy continued growth of professional competence. The following principles of conduct, enacted in concert with each another, can foster such conditions. While at this time these principles enjoy only an experiential base, a research base for similar habits of conduct can be found in the work of Rensis Likert.

Be there
Listen
Take people from where they are
Attend to "little things"
Follow through in a timely fashion
Seek genuine input
Use input genuinely
Articulate ideals
Maintain clear expectations
Provide candid, sound reasons for imperative directives
Offer constructive criticism
Foster favorable conditions for risk taking
Offer encouragement and praise

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