Enhancing Leadership Capacity Program ELCP

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Enhancing Leadership Capacity Program (ELCP)
ELCP

• Presenter Carol Marshman
• carol.marshman_at_det.nsw.edu.au
• Program Developers Vicki Phipps Carol Marshman

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The Leader Within

• What are your leadership strengths?

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Rationale
ELCP

• To develop leadership capacity by providing the
  opportunity to inquire, reflect and create shared
  beliefs and new understandings of leadership

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Aim
ELCP

• To actively and explicitly develop and build
  school leadership capacity

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Outcomes
ELCP

• Increased knowledge of a variety of leadership
  models
• Understandings about individual and team
  leadership
• Improved school leadership using a team based
  strategic approach
• Evaluating an individuals leadership capacity
• Improved student engagement and educational
  outcomes

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Target Groups
ELCP

• Group 1
• Executive aspiring to leadership positions eg
  Deputy Principal, Program Coordinator, Project
  Leader, Network Coordinator
• Group 2
• Teachers aspiring to leadership positions eg Head
  Teacher, Student Adviser, Team Leader, Project
  Leader

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ELC Program
ELCP

• Four Phases
• 5 workshops each phase
• Each workshop 90 minutes duration
• One workshop delivered per fortnight (optional)

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Workshops
ELCP

• Phase 1
• Reflections on leadership
• Leadership Capability Framework
• Leading a team
• Joint Schools Leadership Seminar
• Your Circle of Influence as a leader

• Phase 2
• Your role in leading and managing
• A 360? leadership survey case study
• Your view of team leadership
• Diverse leadership roles
• Becoming a more effective leader

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Workshops
ELCP

• Phase 3
• A talent matrix - leadership decision making
• The characteristics of principle centred
  leadership
• Developing team leadership
• Leadership qualities
• Effective leadership

• Phase 4
• A talent matrix - whole school leadership
  decision making
• The satisfactions and frustrations of being a
  leader
• Evaluating a team
• Join Schools Leadership Seminar 2
• Your view of leadership

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Workshop structure
ELCP

• Professional reading
• Critical reflections on current practice
• Mentoring and coaching
• Professional sharing
• Team and individual leadership planning
• Action research (optional)

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Workshop snapshots
ELCP

• Workshop 1- Reflections on Leadership
• Self reflection and discussion
• Imperfections and Moral Authority in Leadership
• Characteristics of effective leaders
• Readings The Essential Learnings for Leadership
  - Learn Lead Succeed OR Critical Leadership
  Skills - John C Daresh

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Workshop Snapshots
ELCP

• Professional reading reflection sheet
• Professional Reading Reviews
• Reading Title
• What is this text saying about leadership?
• What is the basis of the argument? What are the
  most important points?
• How does this text relate to what we do? Are
  there any implications for us?
• Write one question that you wish to discuss.

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Workshop snapshots
ELCP

• Combined Schools Educational Leadership Seminar
• Educational Leadership - South Western Sydney
  Regional Director DET NSW - Mr Tom Urry
• School leadership frame an Indigenous focus
• Leadership is an Attitude! - Mr Stuart
  McDonald, Group Executive Business Improvement -
  Macquarie Telcom
• Mentoring - an introduction

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Workshop snapshots
ELCP

• 360? leadership survey
• Based upon NSW DET Leadership Development
  Questionnaire
• Questionnaires for school executive, teachers,
  School Administrative and Support Staff (SASS),
  parents/carers, students

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Workshop snapshots
ELCP

• 360 ? leadership survey questions
• Based upon NSW DET Leadership Capability
  Framework domains
• Personal
• Interpersonal
• Educational
• Strategic
• Organisational
• The Inner Circles
• Stance Emotional Intelligence
• Way of thinking
• Diagnostic Maps

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Workshop snapshots
ELCP

• Talent matrix - context
• Having the right people in the right roles is
  essential
• Identifying development and career opportunities
  is key to increasing the engagement of school
  staff
• Supporting high performers drives leading edge
  practices

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Workshop snapshots
ELCP

• Talent matrix - purpose
• To ensure individuals are appropriately matched
  to roles
• To discuss development opportunities with each
  person reviewed
• To implement an individual plan of development
  for each person reviewed

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Talent matrix cont
ELCP
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A final word
ELCP

• the goal is the focused use of dialogue to
  foster productive relationships, collaborative
  learning, and collective insight.
• The World Café Juanita Brown with David Isaacs
  the World Café Community
• Thank you