The Strategies of a Leader [electronic resource] / Larry Lashway.
A decade ago, principals were asked to become instructional leaders who exercised firm control by setting goals, maintaining discipline, and evaluating results. Today they are encouraged to act as facilitative leaders by building teams, creating networks, and "governing from the center." R...
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| Language: | English |
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Eugene, OR :
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management,
1996.
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| Series: | ERIC digest series ;
no. 105. |
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| Summary: | A decade ago, principals were asked to become instructional leaders who exercised firm control by setting goals, maintaining discipline, and evaluating results. Today they are encouraged to act as facilitative leaders by building teams, creating networks, and "governing from the center." Rapid shifts in administrative philosophy can be frustrating for practitioners, especially if they are seeking the one best way to lead. These seemingly contradictory approaches, however, can be viewed as complementary strategies rather than as competing paradigms. This digest outlines the tenets of three broad leadership strategies--hierarchical, transformational, and facilitative. It offers the following guidelines for choosing leadership strategies: (1) leaders should use strategies flexibly; (2) leaders should balance short-term and long-term needs; (3) strategic choices must serve institutional values; and (4) the same action can serve more than one strategy. (Contains nine references.) (LMI) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED406718. Availability: Editor, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, 5207 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5207 (free; $3 postage and handling waived if stamped, self-addressed envelope enclosed). Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Contract Number: RR93002006. Also distributed on microfiche by U.S. GPO under ED 1.310/2:406718. |
| Physical Description: | 3 p. |