Leadership challenge Feb 12th 2016

Today, we have been looking at leadership styles and it has made me think about my own style and that of my colleagues at school. We began by thinking about the rate that technology has changed and will change in the future and the way that this will impact on education. I found this an interesting thought because how are we supporting our children to learn and grow and equip themselves with skills for this future?! We watched the 'Sir Robinson clip' that discussed education and how our education system has not really changed since it was implemented at the end of the 18th century.

We then looked at the different leadership styles, I believed that I was a Affiliative learner, someone who creates harmony and builds relationships. 'People come first' works best to heal rifts and motivate peoples. Positive impact. We then worked through a questionnaire and I found that I scored the highest as a Democratic learner - someone who forges concensus through participation - 'What do you think?' Collaboration and team leadership. Works best to build consensus and get input. Positive impact.  I also scored highly in Visionary, Coaching and Affiliative with 4 points on Pacesetting and no points on Coercive. I shall think carefully about my own leadership styles when I'm back at work and try to ensure that I'm using the getting the most out of our small team.