Transcript Document

Bacone College (BC)founded in 1880
 Historical Mission to America Indians
 Related to the American Baptist
Churches-USA
 Vision 2020 Strategic Plan
 Goal of 51% American Indian Students
 Leadership development plan will help
the college to meet the goals of Vision
2020

Leadership style should be a strategic
choice and address the particular
situation
 Combination of two leadership styles is
the strategic choice for BC

› Affiliative Style – People Come First
› Authoritative Style – State Vision and Set
Standards

BC in midst of change and transition with
new Interim President

BC will implement a balance between a
centralized and decentralized structure
› Previous structure was centralized-top heavy
› New leadership provides opportunity to
›
›
›
›
decentralize structure
Decentralized structure encourages motivation,
creativity, team environment
Direction and Decisions made at various levels
Centralized structure-lots of detail, hard choicesfinancial area
Both structures will help provide and help
employees to contribute to the collective direction,
alignment and commitment (DAC)
Feedback intensive programs provide
individuals deeper understanding of their
strengths and development needs
 BC implemented 360 feedback for top
administration
 Advantages of implementing a 360 degree
program for all employees at BC

› 360 feedback provides data about current
leadership strengths and development needs as
perceived by others
› 360 assessment can measure behavioral
change and resulting impact
Developing leaders enhances
performance and expands capacity
 BC will utilize developmental relationships
and developmental assignments
 Developmental relationships

› Mentors and Coaches

Activities to build performance capacity
› Expand work responsibilities, project
assignments, cross functional team assignments

Coaching is a practice where coach
and coachee collaborate to:
› Assess coachee
› Understand coachee development needs
› Challenge coachee
› Support coachee to reach new goals

Goal of coaching
› Improve effectiveness of leader
› Improve effectiveness of team/organization

Extended Coaching Approach @ BC
› Train or certify internal staff to do coaching
› Formal coaching part of the leader
development system

Advantages of Extended Coaching
› Relationship
› Trust
› Safe Environment

Cultural Awareness in Coaching
Empowering employees in decision
making process is a key value
 Mentoring and coaching help
employees to make sound decisions
 Decentralized structure makes way for
employees to be involved in the decision
making process

Organizations communicate what it
values
 BC would communicate internally with
team, staff, departmental meetings;
newsletters, email
 Develop a learning network through
Moodle learning platform for staff
 BC would communicate externally by
social media, newsletter-mail and
electronically, annual reports

Conflict can be an everyday
occurrence and is inevitable
 Collaborative Conflict Style

› Cooperative- everyone is important
› Finding best solution when there are a
variety of views

Collaborative conflict is an effective
method for BC
› Tries to find common ground
Present the perception of the problem
 Gather information
 Agree on the problem trying to solve
 Brainstorm possible solutions
 Negotiate a solution
 During the Process

› Listen to concerns, absorb criticism, find
common ground for solutions

BC will use Lewin’s Process of Change
Management
› Unfreeze-Change-Refreeze
Unfreeze stage-existing way of doing
things cannot continue
 Change stage-begin to look for new
ways of doing things
 Re-freeze stage-changes incorporated
into everyday life of the college

Bacone College (BC)is higher education
institution currently going through change and
transition. BC will provide leadership
development by using a combination of
centralized and decentralized structure,
providing a 360 feedback program, leadership
coaching, establishing a conflict resolution
process and empowering employees in the
decision making process. Lewin’s process of
change management will assist leadership during
the current change and transition it is
experiencing. By implementing the leadership
development plan, BC will be on its way to
meeting the goals of the Vision 2020 plan.
Conflict Resolution (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/arti
cle/newLDR_81.htm
Goleman, D. (2000). Leadership that gets results. Harvard
Business Review. www.hbr.org
Lewin’s Change Management Model (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/arti
cle/newPPM_94.htm
Malone (2004). Making the decision to decentralize.
Retrieved from
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4020.html
Velsor, E., McCauley, C., & Ruderman, M. (2010). The
center for creative leadership: Handbook of
leadership development. San Francisco, CA: JosseyBoss