Leadership
Research

Leaders are designers, stewards and teachers Senge, 1990

 

Leaders are leaders because they are self-confident and committed to making a change in whatever capacity they can. Adams, 2001

 

What is Leadership?

  • Leadership is about learning together and constructing meaning and knowledge collectively and collaboratively (Lambert, 1998, page 5).
  • Leadership after all is a set of skills. And any skills can be strengthened, honed, and enhanced if we have the proper motivation and desire, along with practice and feedback, models, and coaching (Kouzes & Posner, 1995, page 323).
  • When it comes to building leadership that lasts, motivation and how a person feels about learning matters immensely (Goleman, 2002, page 99).
  • School leadership is an intellectual, moral, and craft practice (Senge, 2000, page 317).