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//A Dozen Leadership Skills: // 1. Listening -  Keeping people motivated means listening to them, asking them questions, understanding their issues. [] -  ...when we truly listen and build on each other’s ideas, we construct meaning knowledge together. (pg .23 Lambert) -  Model respectful listening in every setting; do not rush communications. (pg. 37)  2. Coaching -  One of the best ways to lead is by example – pitching in where needed, lending a helping hand, and making sure that the work you do is clearly understood by your team. [] -  One –on-one, in which coaching questions are asked and ideas are shared. (pg. 34)  3. Empowering Others - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Teams are reciprocal learning communities in which each member expects to learn from and contribute to the development of the others. (pg. 26) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">4. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Mentoring <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The mentoring process can help educators to become better at problem solving and decision-making. . (pg. 36) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">...arranged teacher...with mentor teachers (pg 45) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Positive Reinforcement <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">When given positive reinforcement you invite people to be a part of the tem and contribute. (Personal experience) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">6. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Being Creative <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Asking for ideas and celebrating those from others (personal experience) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">7. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Being a Visionary <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Develop a shared vision – the vision is the touchstone for all other actions – the yardstick for questions and the reference point for conversations. (pg. 50) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">8. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Managing Conflict <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">9. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Problem-solving <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">When a principal-rather than the school community members- consistently solves problems, makes decisions, and gives answer, dependency behaviors on the part of the staff actually increase. (pg 48) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Decision-making <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Laissez-faire pricipal approach (pg 44) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">11. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Presenting Information <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">12. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Facilitating Meetings <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Become more skillful at facilitating conversations, reflection, and designing faculty interaction time. (pg. 37)