The ABCs of Educational Leadership

While reading Terry St. Marie's (@starbucker) post How Four Little Words can Make or Break your Leadership, I noticed something interesting. Even though St. Marie was not speaking specifically of school leaders - principals, superintendents, etc. - I found value in what he wrote. Teachers emphasize often that education is not a business, yet I was intrigued to find that much of what St. Marie wrote holds true for education as well. He spoke of the dangers of words like I, you, and they and the disastrous effects they can have on the most important pronoun of leadership – we. Being cautious of singular or segmenting pronouns seems obvious, but it's something that many leaders fall into gradually without much acknowledgement (until it's too late).

St. Marie's post made me think about other important words associated with leadership. Below is my list of adjectives needed for strong leadership. How does your principal/superintendent measure up?

The ABCs of Strong leadership

Advocate
BOE-supported
Community member
Delegation
Ethics
Fiscal
Goal-oriented
Humility
Integrity
Jovial
Knowledgeable
Liaison
Mission-based
Negotiable
Organized
Progressive
Quick response
Role model
Strategic
Transformative
Us
Visionary
We
Xenial
Yielding
Zealous

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