Administrative+Theory

Course Instructor: Chuck Rose
Key Points From Course
 * 1) Challenging the Process- searching for opportunities and taking risks
 * 2) Inspiring a Shared Vision- if technology is seen as improving student learning, I need to create a school vision of its importance.
 * 3) Enabling Others to Act - concern for people welfare, fostering collaboration, empowering others
 * 4) Modeling the Way- walk the talk. Demonstrate and teach what vision suggests. Planning is important to show organization with staff.
 * 5) Encouraging the Heart.- Celebrating accomplishment improves staff motivation. Use media to promote school achievements.
 * 6) Styles of Leadership from Kouzes and Posner suggest I am a Country Club personality. I thrive on relationship building.


 * || //Structural// || //Human Resources// || //Political// || //Symbolic// ||
 * Metaphor for Organization || Factory or machine || Family || Jungle || Carnival, temple, theater ||
 * Central Concepts || Rules, roles, goals, policies, technology, environment || needs, skills, relationships || Power, conflict, competition, organizational politics || Culture, meaning, metaphor, ritula, ceremony, stories, heroes ||
 * Image of Leadership || Social architecture || Empowerment || Advocacy || Inspiration ||
 * Basic Leadership Challenge || Attune structure to task, technology, environment || Align org and human needs || Develop an agenda and power base || Create faith, beauty, meaning ||


 * //Question// || //Frame if Answer is Yes// || //Frame if Answer is No// ||
 * Are individual commitment and motivation essential to success? || Human Resource, Symbolic || Structural, Political ||
 * Is the technical quality of the decision important? || Structural || Human Resources, Political, Symbolic ||
 * Are there high levels of ambiguity and uncertainity? || Political, Symbolic || Structural, Human Resources ||
 * Are conflict and scarce resources significant? || Political, Symbolic || Structural, Human Resources ||
 * Are you working from the bottom up? || Political || Structural, Human Resources, Symbolic ||