Leading by Design : An Action Framework for PLC at Work Leaders
ISBN: 9781935542292 | 193554229X
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Solution Tree
Pub. Date: 1/31/2012
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By focusing on what students learn rather than what they are taught, schools can redefine their mission and begin the transition to a professional learning community. But once leaders understand the PLC concepts, how do they actually implement them? In Leading by Design: An Action Framework for PLC at Workż Leaders, authors Cassandra Erkens and Eric Twadell move beyond theory into practice, demonstrating the importance of strong leadership in creating a PLC. Through interviewing and engaging with the most effective leaders in districts, schools, and teams across North America, Erkens and Twadell examine the successes and struggles of leaders attempting PLC restructuring in order to bring you replicable techniques from leaders who have achieved proven, sustainable results. Leading by Design offers a leadership framework to guide readers through active school reculturing.
| About the Authors | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The PLC Knowing-Doing Gap | p. 2 |
| The Research | p. 3 |
| A Leadership Framework-The Missing Link | p. 6 |
| Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead | p. 9 |
| The Need for Organizational Leadership Development | p. 9 |
| The Study of Leadership Practices | p. 11 |
| The Seven Leadership... MORE | p. 13 |
| The Journey | p. 27 |
| Creating and Sustaining Collaborative Relationships | p. 29 |
| Engineering Success | p. 30 |
| Monitoring for Success | p. 36 |
| Intervening for Success | p. 42 |
| Aligning Systems | p. 49 |
| The Aligned System | p. 50 |
| Leading Change | p. 55 |
| Paying Attention to Context and Culture | p. 58 |
| Analyzing for System Alignment | p. 59 |
| Establishing Success Indicators and Monitoring Criteria | p. 62 |
| Establishing Tight/Loose Decision Making | p. 65 |
| Case Studies: Putting It Together | p. 67 |
| Facilitating Shared Responsibility | p. 75 |
| Accountability Versus Shared Responsibility | p. 77 |
| From I, My, and You to Us, We, and Ours | p. 82 |
| Enabling a Culture of Relational Trust | p. 84 |
| Building Relational Trust | p. 86 |
| Embracing Dissonance | p. 89 |
| Decoupling Position, Power, and Authority | p. 95 |
| Building Coherence and Clarity | p. 99 |
| Focusing on the One Thing | p. 100 |
| Answering the Why Question Before the How Question | p. 103 |
| Clearly Communicating Priorities | p. 108 |
| Framing Collaborative Conversations to Ensure Shared Understanding | p. 111 |
| A Cultural Barometer | p. 116 |
| Modeling Practices and Expectations | p. 119 |
| Windows and Mirrors | p. 121 |
| Modeling Teaching Skills | p. 123 |
| Modeling Craft Knowledge | p. 128 |
| Modeling Personal Qualities | p. 131 |
| Case Studies: Modeling Practices and Expectations | p. 134 |
| Leading to Learn | p. 141 |
| Reflecting on Leadership Effectiveness of Self and Others | p. 143 |
| Reflecting on the Individual's Leadership Effectiveness | p. 147 |
| Reflecting on the Team or the Organization's Leadership Effectiveness | p. 151 |
| Using Celebrations and Honoring Processes | p. 155 |
| The Power of Celebration | p. 159 |
| Developing Leadership Capacity in Self and Others | p. 161 |
| Developing Leadership Capacity in Self | p. 163 |
| Developing Leadership Capacity in Others | p. 165 |
| Developing Leadership Capacity Systems | p. 168 |
| Case Studies: Developing Leadership Capacity From Every Level | p. 178 |
| Epilogue | p. 183 |
| Emotionally and Socially Intelligent Leaders | p. 184 |
| Leading to Learn, Learning to Lead | p. 187 |
| References and Resources | p. 189 |
| Index | p. 195 |
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