7 habits of highly effective schools
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Presentation by Specialist Language Courses' Managing Director Chris Moore at EAQUALS 2014, Budapest. Don't manage, lead.
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- 1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Schools Chris Moore
- 2. ‘Timeless Principles’ ‘Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value’ (Stephen Covey) specialistlanguagecourses.com Honesty Integrity Fairness Human dignity Humility Courage Patience Service Growth Potential Excellence
- 3. Leader or Manager – What’s the Difference? specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 5. Effective vs Efficient 7 Habits of Highly Effective Schools Not 7 Habits of Highly Efficient Schools specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 6. Why we do what we do: 3 Stimuli specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 8. Stop…think… specialistlanguagecourses.com ‘Most men would rather die than think. Many do.’ - Bertrand Russell
- 9. Habit 1 – Be proactive specialistlanguagecourses.com Reactive organisations make decisions around the behaviour of others. ‘Outside in.’ Proactive organisations take the initiative – they make commitments and stick to them. They take responsibility for the situations they are in and the results they get. ‘Inside Out’.
- 11. Finish the Sentences specialistlanguagecourses.com A lesson plan begins with.. A course begins with.. A business plan begins with.. A marriage begins with.. A business partnership begins with.. Learning to play the piano begins with..
- 12. Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind A vision creates and leads the school A vision shows leadership A plan shows commitment 1. Work on the medium to long term picture 2. Prioritise focus products 3. Align plans and activities 4. Like a lesson plan – ‘by the end of this year, we will have…’ By the end of this year/next year/5 years…, we will have launched…/ sold…. / employed…. / developed…’ specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 13. Align to your goals specialistlanguagecourses.com Sales & Marketing, Comms Recruitment, Staff, CPD Courses, Methodology Resources, Systems, IT Partnerships Leadership & Vision Goals
- 14. Time is the enemy specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 15. Habit 3 – First things first Get the right things done – not just lots of things. specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 16. Habit 3 – First things first at school specialistlanguagecourses.com Urgent Not Urgent Important New enquiries, meeting deadlines (marketing, recruitment, tax returns), IT not working, unhappy teachers/students/clients, test administration, inductions, making calls, paying the bills Training, planning/strategising, reading/research, innovation/product development, improving systems (booking, CRM, LMS), developing the building/learning facilities, building relationships (with suppliers, publishers, chambers of commerce), exercising, spending time with the kids, eating well NotImportant Email notifications (a lot of cc’s, a lot of internal) every 5 minutes Social media notifications Checking your phone for messages Many phone calls Many of your meetings Checking news headlines Gossiping Surfing Ebay, Amazon, Reddit, Tinder Tweeting pics of your pets
- 17. Question Are you spending your time doing what is most effective for your school? And what about the rest of your life? What else needs nurturing for your school to flourish? So… Prioritise clearly. State weekly and daily goals. Align with long term vision. Identify key goals for the key parts of your life – don’t let work dominate. Include ‘partner’, ‘parent’, ‘friend’, ‘contributor’. Delegate, outsource, delete. Say No if it doesn’t align with your vision. Ensure Q2 activities are reducing Q1 demands. Stick with the plan. Make commitments and keep to them. specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 18. How do you get the most out of people? specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 19. “A Philosophy of Human Interaction” 5 models of human interaction 1. Win/Lose 2. Lose/Win 3. Lose/Lose 4. Win 5. Win/Win specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 21. Habit 4: Think win/win With teachers, students, parents, companies, partners, unions.. To build curricula and develop courses To measure potential, not against others To develop lasting client/student relationships To resolve discipline/behavioural issues To negotiate a large contract To implement an optimal professional development programme To run a successful marketing campaign To implement a new lesson reporting system To reward staff performance A culture of high mutual trust and cooperation maximises success. specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 22. Do you listen like this? specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 23. Or this? (Performance-based Listening) specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 26. Habit 5: Seek first to understand.. “Diagnose before you prescribe.” Ask questions Check your understanding of what the other person is saying - Content & Emotion Show consideration Develop cultural awareness – be interested (as opposed to ‘interesting’) leave our assumptions behind Create space for the other to speak Don’t let the inner voice get in the way, don’t jump in with your autobiography Build trust specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 27. ..and then to be understood ‘Present your ideas in the context of a deep understanding of other people’s paradigms and concerns’, significantly increase the authority of your ideas. Show courage to express difficult ideas Create the space and trust to work through issues As a leader, this creates loyalty and inspires and motivates your staff In a school: Appraisals Meetings with clients, students, parents On-going dialogues with teachers and staff On-going dialogues with students, parents, business clients Networking, conferences, events specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 30. Synergise Leadership can be lonely. Harness the talent you have in the school by building high trust relationships. Teacher meetings Leadership council Interdepartmental committees Student forums Delegate: CPD, outsource External coaching, consultancy specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 31. Discuss specialistlanguagecourses.com “Workaholics make the best school leaders.”
- 32. Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw specialistlanguagecourses.com How do you keep fresh? CPD Coaching Conferences.. Non-work roles (Q2): define important tasks and allocate time to do them Stay fit Read Eat well Sleep! Spend time with family and friends For you and your staff
- 33. The 7 Habits 1. Be proactive 2. Begin with the end in mind 3. First things first 4. Think win/win 5. Seek first to understand and then to be understood 6. Synergise 7. Sharpen the saw So creating… specialistlanguagecourses.com
- 35. To continue the conversation specialistlanguagecourses.com Chris Moore Specialist Language Courses chris@specialistlanguagecourses.com
Editor's Notes
- Telling half truths, procrastination, pushing your ideas first, threats
- 3 learned responsesBehaviourism - Pavlov
- Culture of blame. it’s the govt/economy/teachers/students fault
- Reactive people and organisations build their lives around the behaviour of others – outside in
- Habit 2: begin with the end in mind. It’s all very well to be proactive, to do things - but do what?
- Habit 3 – first things first.
- As a leader, your time is your most valuable commodity. Don’t waste it!
- Habit 4
- 1 & 2 are ultimately lose:lose2nd place is the first loserWin/win - Look for mutual benefit in all interactions.
- We are not measured against potentialCompetition exam pressure, teaching to the exam, cheating, peer pressures, labelling = Win/LoseFocus on a narrow set of skills and heirarchies (grammar over communicative effectiveness)
- 3 essential components to a Win/Win paradigm.IntegrityMaturity – balance between consideration and courageAbundance Mentality
- Why listen- To replyTo win/get what you wantTo seek confirmationTo justifyTo create an impressionTo look good- Using reflective listening to get what you want
- Our values, perceptions, assumptions – a subjective realityHow many great leaders have you met are not great listeners?What makes a great listener?
- Our values, perceptions, assumptions – a subjective realityHow many great leaders have you met are not great listeners?What makes a great listener?
- Empathic listening gives you accurate data to work with – see the world as the other sees it
- Habit 6: synergise
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- Habit 6
- Habit 7: sharpen the saw
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- Habit 7