10 Ways to Lead from the Outside

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Video clip on Leadership from Scrubs
Ralph Nader- I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to create more leaders not followers.

Leadership is about capacity: the capacity of leaders to listen and observe
Thomas Sergiovanni- what makes sense and what is worth doing
Successful community building depends in large measure, on each individual school defining for itself its own life and creating itself...

Inside-Out Strategy
Administrators model is - teachers will see that is important
Have a meeting and set up a back channel for the teachers to get involved in a dialogue

Transformation Leadership
Be the change you want to see in the world- Ghandi

#1 Water Cooler Conversations

• faculty rooms
• lunchrooms
• mailboxes
• hallways
• email

#2 email

#3 Listservs & Network

#4 Wikis

#5 Blogging

#6 Microblogging
Video: Twitter in 60 seconds

#7 Nings
Smartboard Revolution Ning
Moodlers Online Ning

#8 Social Bookmarking

#9 Podcasting

#10 Skype

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