I think Vas Nair makes an excellent point about the importance of building capacity within the organization by making it meaningful to every individual. By establishing a positive culture it sounds like Vas Nair was able to inspire and motivate her staff to work as a team in achieving success (24-7press release, 2009). Her work in changing her company’s culture sounds similar to Kotter’s leadership model for transformational change in organizations (Kotter, 2012). I believe it is essential to use these leadership strategies as a future administrator to create a positive teaching and learning environment. However, I think it is one of the many steps needed to sustain a successful school. I think before changing the culture, it is important to gain trust and understanding of the vision of the school from staff, parents, students, and the community (Kotter, 2012). In order to become invested and working towards a common vision it is important to establish meaningful goals for the school site. In addition, I think it is critical to develop a strategic plan that aligns the site goals with the vision. For example, if we want to improve our instructional practices, as an administrator, I think it is important to offer effective professional development and ongoing support for implementation. To build a positive culture and ensure sustainability for change, we should constantly show our staff the progress we are making for both our short and long term goals. By identifying both, we are able to reinforce the school vision and provide meaningful evidence that we are making positive changes. To sum it up, I believe by establishing a positive school culture, providing effective trainings, and identifying both small and large growth gains are leadership strategies that can greatly impact sustainable change at a school site.
Kotter, J.P. (2012). Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
24-7press release. (2009). Vas Nair Honored for Invaluable Contributions to Organizational Effectiveness. Retrieved on April 12, 2017 from: http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/vas-nair-honored-for-invaluable-contributions-to-organizational-effectiveness-122683.php.
Monday, March 27, 2017
How Do We Inspire Transformational Change?
I think Vas Nair makes an excellent point about the importance of building capacity within the organization by making it meaningful to every individual. By establishing a positive culture it sounds like Vas Nair was able to inspire and motivate her staff to work as a team in achieving success (24-7press release, 2009). Her work in changing her company’s culture sounds similar to Kotter’s leadership model for transformational change in organizations (Kotter, 2012). I believe it is essential to use these leadership strategies as a future administrator to create a positive teaching and learning environment. However, I think it is one of the many steps needed to sustain a successful school. I think before changing the culture, it is important to gain trust and understanding of the vision of the school from staff, parents, students, and the community (Kotter, 2012). In order to become invested and working towards a common vision it is important to establish meaningful goals for the school site. In addition, I think it is critical to develop a strategic plan that aligns the site goals with the vision. For example, if we want to improve our instructional practices, as an administrator, I think it is important to offer effective professional development and ongoing support for implementation. To build a positive culture and ensure sustainability for change, we should constantly show our staff the progress we are making for both our short and long term goals. By identifying both, we are able to reinforce the school vision and provide meaningful evidence that we are making positive changes. To sum it up, I believe by establishing a positive school culture, providing effective trainings, and identifying both small and large growth gains are leadership strategies that can greatly impact sustainable change at a school site.
Kotter, J.P. (2012). Leading change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
24-7press release. (2009). Vas Nair Honored for Invaluable Contributions to Organizational Effectiveness. Retrieved on April 12, 2017 from: http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/vas-nair-honored-for-invaluable-contributions-to-organizational-effectiveness-122683.php.
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