1. ““EEffective leadership is about
maximizing potential – of
ourselves, of others and of
situations.”
Robert S. LiggettRobert S. Liggett

2. HOW?HOW?
 Building capacity and commitment to
shared goals and vision;
 Building strong relationships, partnerships
and alliances;
 Understanding and leading the change
process; and
 Finding new approaches of initiating
innovative practices within an organization
(shared leadership – collaboration,
communication, cooperation &
consultation).
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3. Who Am I?Who Am I?

4. My Key TalentsMy Key Talents
 DisciplineDiscipline: organized, task-oriented &: organized, task-oriented &
setting goals.setting goals.
 HarmonyHarmony: collaborating, relationship: collaborating, relationship
building, trust, consensus buildingbuilding, trust, consensus building
(agreement).(agreement).
 Learner:Learner: focus on process - end goal,focus on process - end goal,
striving to improve, a desire to learn.striving to improve, a desire to learn.
 ArrangerArranger: task-focused, always productive,: task-focused, always productive,
arrange pieces of a project for maximumarrange pieces of a project for maximum
productivity (a conductor).productivity (a conductor).
 Focus:Focus: can take direction, prioritizing taskscan take direction, prioritizing tasks
and then follow throughand then follow through
(acting/implementing), flexible (adjusting(acting/implementing), flexible (adjusting
when necessary).when necessary).

5. My Key StrengthsMy Key Strengths
 Investigative, interested and inventive.Investigative, interested and inventive.
 Enjoys a challenge.Enjoys a challenge.
 Ingenious thinker with a great ability in longIngenious thinker with a great ability in long
range planning.range planning.
 Can turn his hand to many things.Can turn his hand to many things.
 Sees adversity as just another opportunity.Sees adversity as just another opportunity.
 Enjoys and seeks variety.Enjoys and seeks variety.
 Articulate and communicative.Articulate and communicative.
 Creative and future orientated visionary.Creative and future orientated visionary.
 Outgoing and direct.Outgoing and direct.
- Insights Discovery 2015- Insights Discovery 2015

6. Value to the TeamValue to the Team
 Promotes ideas, to, with and throughPromotes ideas, to, with and through
others.others.
 Takes on and shares ideas.Takes on and shares ideas.
 Generates a prolific number of ideas.Generates a prolific number of ideas.
 Will show loyalty and directness to otherWill show loyalty and directness to other
team members.team members.
 Knows nothing is impossible.Knows nothing is impossible.
 Demonstrates leadership and involvement.Demonstrates leadership and involvement.
 Shows ingenuity and imagination.Shows ingenuity and imagination.
 Initiates, justifies, actions and defends.Initiates, justifies, actions and defends.
 Has an awareness of the people issues inHas an awareness of the people issues in
the world around him.the world around him.
 Is a forthright advocate for the team.Is a forthright advocate for the team.
- Insights Discovery, 2015- Insights Discovery, 2015

7. Workshop ImplementationWorkshop Implementation
ExperienceExperience
KnowledgeKnowledge
 ““Rob’s initiatives extend to curricularRob’s initiatives extend to curricular
leadership as well; he has sat onleadership as well; he has sat on
numerous committees, has coordinatednumerous committees, has coordinated
curriculum implementation andcurriculum implementation and
curriculum resources at the local,curriculum resources at the local,
division and department level.”division and department level.”
-- Dawna Olson, PCCS principal, 2010Dawna Olson, PCCS principal, 2010

8. Leadership ExperienceLeadership Experience
Personnal practicesPersonnal practices
Organizational skillsOrganizational skills
Management skillsManagement skills
 ““I have a great regard for Rob’s character andI have a great regard for Rob’s character and
abilities”abilities”
- Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC, 2014
 ““Rob is capable of taking the most difficultRob is capable of taking the most difficult
situations and finding a creative and successfulsituations and finding a creative and successful
solution. He has the ability to assess andsolution. He has the ability to assess and
analyze a situation, problem solve, collaborateanalyze a situation, problem solve, collaborate
with others, find a solution, implement thewith others, find a solution, implement the
ideas, and follow through to a positiveideas, and follow through to a positive
outcome.”outcome.”
-- Kevin Crosby, principal GDCS, 2006Kevin Crosby, principal GDCS, 2006

9. Communication SkillsCommunication Skills
An environment of collaborationAn environment of collaboration
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““Rob also has demonstrated a compassionateRob also has demonstrated a compassionate
side to other teachers and developing collegialside to other teachers and developing collegial
relationships.relationships.””
– Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC, 2014
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““He is an active and leading participant inHe is an active and leading participant in
action research, research of best practice,action research, research of best practice,
literature review, and professional reading. Heliterature review, and professional reading. He
has collaborated and revised our organization’shas collaborated and revised our organization’s
mission, values and guiding principles as wellmission, values and guiding principles as well
as conducted many workshops, presentationsas conducted many workshops, presentations
and activities.”and activities.”
- Dawna Olson, principal at PCCS, 2008

10. Instructional andInstructional and
Communication ToolsCommunication Tools
PowerPointPowerPoint
Smart Board/Video conferencingSmart Board/Video conferencing
Blackboard Web SiteBlackboard Web Site
Excel, Word, YoutubeExcel, Word, Youtube
iMoviesiMovies
PublisherPublisher
 ““Regardless of whether he is using technology toRegardless of whether he is using technology to
teach his students more efficiently or whether he isteach his students more efficiently or whether he is
stimulating interest and understanding ofstimulating interest and understanding of
technology within his students, Rob is constantlytechnology within his students, Rob is constantly
striving to facilitate the use of technology via thestriving to facilitate the use of technology via the
use of his Smart Board, Blackboard onlineuse of his Smart Board, Blackboard online
classroom, video conferencing and otherclassroom, video conferencing and other
technological tools to aid in his teaching and histechnological tools to aid in his teaching and his
student’s learning.”student’s learning.”
- Ryan Kuppenbender, vice-principal PCCS, 2009- Ryan Kuppenbender, vice-principal PCCS, 2009
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11. CompetenciesCompetencies
EnthusiasmEnthusiasm
EnergyEnergy
Team workTeam work
 ““Rob is very motivated and hard working. He is veryRob is very motivated and hard working. He is very
passionate about assessment and achievement. He alwayspassionate about assessment and achievement. He always
encouraged his students to achieve to the best of their ability. Iencouraged his students to achieve to the best of their ability. I
unreservedly recommend him to you”unreservedly recommend him to you”
– Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC,– Jerry Heffernan, principal at MUCC,
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 ““I highly recommend Mr. Liggett. His enthusiasm for learningI highly recommend Mr. Liggett. His enthusiasm for learning
and willingness to utilize and to share those ideas provides anand willingness to utilize and to share those ideas provides an
excellent learning opportunity for everyone His leadership inexcellent learning opportunity for everyone His leadership in
our learning community is exemplary. You will find that he hasour learning community is exemplary. You will find that he has
many positive skills and attributes that would benefit anyone.”many positive skills and attributes that would benefit anyone.”
- Dawna Olson, principal at PCCS, 2010- Dawna Olson, principal at PCCS, 2010
 ““The Northern Lights School Division is proud and fortunate toThe Northern Lights School Division is proud and fortunate to
have you in its employ.”have you in its employ.”
- Ralph Pilz, Director of Education NLSD #113, 2010- Ralph Pilz, Director of Education NLSD #113, 2010

12. Educational PhilosophiesEducational Philosophies
 Everyone watches leaders in aEveryone watches leaders in a
organization. Everything they do getsorganization. Everything they do gets
people's attention. Philosophy,people's attention. Philosophy,
demeanor, communication style, anddemeanor, communication style, and
other characteristics are importantother characteristics are important
signals that will be read by members ofsignals that will be read by members of
the culture in a variety of ways.the culture in a variety of ways.
 Who leaders are - what they do, attendWho leaders are - what they do, attend
to, or seem to appreciate - is constantlyto, or seem to appreciate - is constantly
being watched by everyone. Theirbeing watched by everyone. Their
interests and actions send powerfulinterests and actions send powerful
messages. They signal the values theymessages. They signal the values they
hold.hold.

13. My Philosophy on LearningMy Philosophy on Learning
 My philosophy of learning is toMy philosophy of learning is to
continually reach for opportunities tocontinually reach for opportunities to
collaborate, to mentor, to lead, andcollaborate, to mentor, to lead, and
to support individual success toto support individual success to
prepare globally conscious citizensprepare globally conscious citizens
to be bold, to be daring, to beto be bold, to be daring, to be
different, and to care.different, and to care.

14. My Mission as a Leader onMy Mission as a Leader on
LearningLearning
 Two of my main missions as a leaderTwo of my main missions as a leader
for learning are:for learning are:
 1. That facilitators believe that all1. That facilitators believe that all
individuals are capable of high levelsindividuals are capable of high levels
of learning and have much toof learning and have much to
contribute to any organization.contribute to any organization.
 2. That they accept responsibility for2. That they accept responsibility for
making this outcome a reality.making this outcome a reality.

15. My Philosophy on LeadershipMy Philosophy on Leadership
 My approach to leadership is based onMy approach to leadership is based on
a vision focused on building a highlya vision focused on building a highly
effective organization. This concept iseffective organization. This concept is
based on communication, cooperation,based on communication, cooperation,
consultation, and collaboration.consultation, and collaboration.
 This model incorporates the notion ofThis model incorporates the notion of
utilizing various evaluations to monitorutilizing various evaluations to monitor
continuous improvement withincontinuous improvement within
individuals as they strive to improveindividuals as they strive to improve
themselves and the organization.themselves and the organization.

16. The Importance of Peer-The Importance of Peer-
CoachingCoaching
 Shared leadership involves utilizing the
experts within every organization - those
who have experienced this coaching
relationship with their colleagues, bring
these qualities and practices to their
leadership and work.
 The leadership learning is then based on
real experiences in leaders’ daily work,
reflective observation of those experiences
by oneself and with others, feedback from
others, opportunities to question, problem-
pose, problem solve and analyze.
 Leadership is modeled and learned
throughout daily action building on the
notion of “colleagues as resource people.”
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17. My Leadership QuestionMy Leadership Question
 As a leader, my ongoing question hasAs a leader, my ongoing question has
grown to be; “why is one organization moregrown to be; “why is one organization more
effective than another?” The answer to thiseffective than another?” The answer to this
question lies in leadership and having anquestion lies in leadership and having an
effective leader.effective leader.
 In the end, what makes one organizationIn the end, what makes one organization
more effective and successful depends onmore effective and successful depends on
leadership.leadership.
 Leadership is based on having sharedLeadership is based on having shared
clear goals and high achievableclear goals and high achievable
expectations, which arise from cooperation,expectations, which arise from cooperation,
communication, collaboration, collegiality,communication, collaboration, collegiality,
and a sense of community.and a sense of community.

18. ““The main thing is to keep theThe main thing is to keep the
main thing the main thing.”main thing the main thing.”
(Stephen Convey)(Stephen Convey)
 This is the mantra to which I wish toThis is the mantra to which I wish to
stay true.stay true.
 The main thing for me is to modelThe main thing for me is to model
the way for all members of mythe way for all members of my
learning community, to create andlearning community, to create and
share in a vision, and to celebrateshare in a vision, and to celebrate
successes.successes.
 My intent is to serve myMy intent is to serve my
organizational community, whereorganizational community, where
"everyone watches", and to"everyone watches", and to
demonstrate my strong commitmentdemonstrate my strong commitment
and focus toward the urgency ofand focus toward the urgency of
learning and performing.learning and performing.

19. Leadership doesn’t set the
limits. It helps people to break
limits.
Robert S. LiggettRobert S. Liggett