This PPT explains the different aspects of School Leadership with respect to their types, qualities, skills, expectations, challenges & possible solutions with self assessment of the Leadership style.

1. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Najma Kazi
najmakazi@gmail.com

3. Learning
Outcomes
At the end of this Presentation, you
will be able to know……
• Who are the leaders in the
school set-up?
• What is Leadership?
• Types of Leaders
• Leadership Theories & Principles
• Qualities of Good Leaders
• Skills for the 21st Century Leaders
• Expectations & Challenges of
Leadership
• Measures & Expected Outcomes
• Action plan for quality
Improvement
• Essential variables for Success
• Self assessment of Leadership
style

4. WHO ARE
THE
LEADERS?
In a School set-up…..
Management Members
Education Officers
Heads of Schools
Supervisors
Teachers (in class)

5. WHAT IS
LEADERSHIP ?
It is concerned with:
Leading
People
Influencing
People
Inspiring
People
Guiding
People
Motivating
People
Leadership is the power to
influence people for
performing a task that leads to
the achievement of given
objectives and goals

6. TYPES OF
LEADERS
Autocratic Leader
Democratic Leader
Free Rein Leader
Paternalistic Leader
Intellectual Leader
Institutional Leader
Situational Leader

7. THEORIES OF
LEADERSHIP
• Leaders are born,
not made
TRAIT
APPROACH
THEORY
• Leaders are not
born, but made
BEHAVIOUR
APPROACH
THEORY
• Leaders adopt the
style best suited
to the situation
SITUATIONAL
APPROACH
THEORY

8. PRINCIPLES OF
LEADERSHIP
 Know yourself & seek self improvement
 Be technically & tactically proficient
 Seek responsibility & take responsibility of
your action
 Make sound & timely decisions
 Set the Example
 Keep your subordinates informed
 Know your employees & look out for their
well being
 Ensure the task is understood, supervised &
accomplished
 Build the team
 Employ your team in accordance with its
capabilities
 Avoid creating ethical dilemma for your
employees

9. QUALITIES OF
A GOOD
LEADER
(Personal
Skills)
Good Personality
Vision
Intelligence
Hard work/Smart work
Initiative
Dynamism
Flexibility
Empathy
Emotional Stability
Passion
Manners & Etiquettes
Education

10. QUALITIES OF A
GOOD LEADER
(Managerial
Skills)
Good Communication
Technical Knowledge (job specific)
Good Coordination
Administrative/Organizing abilities
Knowledge of human aspects (human skills)
Quick Decision
Team-Work
Problem solving skills
Approachable
Innovation

11. Skills for
the 21st
Century
Leaders
Sense making: ability to determine the
deeper meaning or significance of what is
being expressed
Social intelligence: ability to connect to
others in a deep & direct way, to sense &
stimulate reactions & desired interactions
Novel & adaptive thinking: proficiency in
thinking & producing solutions & responses
beyond that which is rote, or rule based
Cross cultural competency: ability to
operate in different cultural settings
Computational thinking: ability to translate
vast amount of data into abstract concepts
and to understand data-based reasoning

12. Skills for
the 21st
Century
Leaders
Trans disciplinarity: literacy in & ability to understand
concepts across multiple disciplines
New media literacy: Ability to critically assess & develop
content that uses new media forms & to leverage these
media for persuasive communications
Design mindset: Ability to represent & develop tasks &
work processes for desired outcomes
Cognitive load management: Ability to discriminate & filter
information for importance & to understand how to
maximize cognitive functioning using a variety of tools &
techniques
Virtual collaboration: Ability to work productively, drive
engagement, & demonstrate presence as a member of
virtual team

14. LEADERS v/s MANAGERS
Subject Leader Manager
Essence Change Stability
Focus Leading people Managing work
Have Followers Subordinates
Horizon Long-term Short-term
Seeks Vision Objectives
Approach Sets direction Plan details
Decision Facilitates Makes
Power Personal charisma Formal authority
Appeal to Heart Head
Energy Passion Control
Culture Shapes Enacts
Dynamic Proactive Reactive

15. LEADERS v/s MANAGERS
Subject Leader Manager
Style Transformational Transactional
Exchange Excitement for work Money for work
Likes Striving Action
Wants Achievement Results
Risk Takes Minimizes
Rules Breaks Makes
Conflict Uses Avoids
Direction New roads Existing roads
Truth Seeks Establishes
Concern What is right Being right
Credit Gives Takes
Blame Takes Blames

16. EXPECTATIONS
FROM
LEADERSHIP
 Develop the core values, vision
statement, mission statement &
quality policy statements
 Design the strategic short/long term
plans with goals & the annual quality
improvement program with objectives
 Create the total educational & training
plan
 Prepare check list of all activities
 Devise a functional system for all
programs
 Communicate in detail to all concerned
 Delegate & empower
 Supervise/Monitor
 SWOT Analysis for each program
 Recognize/ Acknowledge / Reward the
success

17. CHALLENGES OF
LEADERSHIP
.Complexity Of Task
Constant Interruptions
Multi – Tasking
Tension Between Managerial Demands V/S
Instructional Leadership
Responsibility V/S Authority
Change V/S Stability
Relationship Building V/S Control Of Personal Work
Environment
Keeping Pace With The Ever Changing Scenario

18. MEASURES/
SOLUTIONS
. Delegation
.Transformational Leadership
. Data Based Approach
. Facilitating a process of Collaborative
Enquiry
. Capacity Building Strategies
. Strategies For Making Informed Decisions
. Creating Harmonious Interpersonal
Climate

19. ACTION PLAN
FOR QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT
Work towards achieving an ideal physical infrastructure
Hiring qualified, efficient, dedicated staff
Training staff in professional competencies and personality
development
Encouraging Excellence/Innovation in teaching learning process
Decentralize authority for making decisions about curriculum,
instructions, staffing & resource allocations
Greater use of technology in all areas
Emphasis on co-curricular & extra-curricular activities
Involvement of Alumni & Society
Bring transparency in all matters
Creating just & conducive environment for learning

20. ACTION PLAN
FOR QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT
Inclusive Education
Ensuring Academic Norms & Standards
Align assessment with learning objectives & learning
outcomes
Regular follow-ups & feed backs
Motivating students for Public/Competitive Exams
Counseling of Students & Parents
Develop and Implement standard operating
procedures for all activities
Sustained investments in strategies for school
improvements

21. EXPECTED
OUTCOMES
Brand Building & Image
Excellent Academic Results
Empowerment of Employees
Higher Efficiency
Motivated Staff
Conducive learning Environment
Good Citizens & leaders
Attainment of Social obligation

22. ESSENTIAL VARIABLES FOR SUCCESS
Philosophy Vision Action Plan Skills Resources Motivation Organized
Work
End Result
No Followers
Confusion
Waste of Efforts
Anxiety
Frustration
Slow Progress
Lack of Co-
ordination
Success

23. ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE
• Objective: Determine your leadership style by measuring the degree that you like working with tasks
and people.
• Time: 60 Minutes
• Instructions:
1. Complete the 18 items in the Questionnaire section. There are no right or wrong questions, thus you should
answer each question as honestly as possible to obtain the best results.
2. Transfer the answers to the two respective columns provided in the scoring section. Total the score in each
column and multiply each total by 0.2. For example, in the first column (People), if you have answered 5, 3, 4, 4,
3, 2, 5, 4, 3 then your final score is = 33 X 0.2 = 6.6.
3. The total score for the first column (people) is plotted on vertical axis in the matrix section, while the total score
for the second column (Task) is plotted on the horizontal axis . Finally, intersect the lines to see the leadership
dimension you normally operate out of:
o Impoverished
o Authoritarian
o Socialite
o Team Leadership
o Middle-of-the-Road
• Below is a list of statements about leadership behaviour. Read each one carefully, then, using the given scale, decide the
extent to which it actually applies to you. For best results, answer as truthfully as possible
• After completing the questionnaire, transfer your answers to the spaces in the scoring section.

24. Leadership Matrix Test

25. • People
• 1.______
• 4.______
• 6.______
• 9.______
• 10.______
• 12.______
• 14.______
• 16.______
• 17.______
• TOTAL ________
• X 0.2 = ________
• (multiply the Total by 0.2 to get your final
score)
• Task
• 2.______
• 3.______
• 5.______
• 7.______
• 8.______
• 11.______
• 13.______
• 15.______
• 18.______
• TOTAL ________
• X 0.2 ________
• (multiply the Total by 0.2 to get your final
score)
SCORING SECTION
Never Sometimes Always
0 1 2 3 4 5
SCALE:

26. LEADERSHIP MATRIX

27. THANK YOU