Transcript The listening skill in TEFL

Objectives of the session:
By the end of this session ,we should be
able to:
• Determine what defines a leader.
• Identify our style/s as leaders.
• Choose an effective leadership style/s.
• Draw some conclusions about :
(Decoding the leader).
Task
• Write one sentence definition
for the term ( Leadership).
• Why (Educational Leadership? (
How can we define the word
(Leadership?)
A simple definition of leadership is that:
Leadership is the art of motivating a
group of people to act towards
achieving a common goal.
Educational leadership
A process essentially focuses on
improving the quality of teaching,
learning and educational outcomes
and promoting the best thinking
about teaching and learning..
Are good leaders made or born?
• Good leaders develop through a never ending
process of self-study, education, training,
and experience.
• To inspire your workers into higher levels of
teamwork, there are certain things you must
be, know, and, do. These do not come
naturally, but are acquired through continual
work and study.
A leadership style:
is an approach of giving direction,
motivating people and implementing
plans.
Why do we need to know the
leadership styles?
• Match the style with the person
• Match the style with the situation
Understanding Leadership
Styles
The leadership styles we look at here are:
• Autocratic leadership (Authoritarian).
• Charismatic leadership (Transformational)
• Democratic leadership(Participative-Supportive).
• Laissez-faire leadership (Delegative– free reign)
Task
• Match the leadership style with its
proper traits:
Leadership style traits
1. Autocratic
2. Democratic
3. Delegative
4. Charismatic.
Autocratic leadership (Authoritarian)
Traits:
• The leader defines roles and tasks
• This style is somewhat hard and
unemotional
• One way communication , I tell-you listen
• One person has control over all of the
workers or followers
Charismatic Leadership
(transformational leadership)
Traits:
• The leader injects huge doses of
enthusiasm into his team
• The leader is very energetic in driving
others forward.
• A charismatic leader can tend to
believe more in him than in his team.
• Success is tied up with the presence
of the charismatic leader.
Democratic Leadership
(Participative )
• Communication becomes more two- way
• The leader becomes more of a facilitator and takes
part in decision making process
• The leader invites other members of the team to
contribute to the decision-making process
• As participation takes time, this style can lead to
things happening more slowly, but often the end
result is better.
• It also helps to develop people’s skills. team
members are motivated to work hard.
Laissez-Faire Leadership (Delegative/ Free
reign)
• Team members control the day to day decision
making and involve the leader when needed
• It can be effective if the leader monitors what is
being achieved and communicates this back to his
or her team regularly.
• Most often, laissez-faire leadership works for
teams in which the individuals are very
experienced and skilled self-starters.
• This delegative style is best used in situations
where the leader has complete confidence in his
people.
Task
• Watch the following four videos and match
them with these four styles:
• Charismatic
• Autocratic
• Laissez- fair
• Democratic
Which leadership
style do you
most identify
with ? Why ?
Using the Right Style – Situational
Leadership
There is no one “right” way to lead that suits all
situations.
To choose the most effective approach for you, you
must consider:
• The skill levels and experience of the members of
your team.
• The work involved (routine or new and creative).
• The organizational environment (stable or radically
changing).
• Your own preferred or natural style.
A good leader will find him or herself switching simply
between styles according to the people and work they
are dealing with. This is often referred to as
“situational leadership”.
Factors of leadership
There are four major factors in
leadership:
1- Follower
You must know your people! The fundamental
starting point is having a good
understanding of human nature, such as
needs, emotions, and motivation. You must
come to know your employees' be, know, and
do attributes.
Leader:
• You must have an honest
understanding of who you are, what
you know, and what you can do.
•
To be successful you have to
convince your followers, not
yourself or your superiors, that you
are worthy of being followed.
communication:
• You lead through two-way
communication. Much of it is
nonverbal.
• What and how you communicate
either builds or harms the relationship
between you and your employees.
Situation
There is no best leadership style ; the situation
is what should dictate the particular style
used …we should be able to apply the right
style with the right situation
A good leader uses all the styles, depending on
what forces are involved between the
followers, the leader, and the situation.
•HOW TO BE A GOOD
LEADER:
Remember: leadership skills and techniques can be learned. You
don't have to be a natural leader. Very few people are.
• Know your team. At some point, every day, walk around the
office and say "Hi" to everyone who works for you. If you're
not in the office that day, call and see how people are.
• Meet your team. Regularly - daily, weekly or monthly,
depending on your place and type of work - have meetings of
all the members of the team. Keep these meetings short,
focused and action-orientated.
• Train your team. Every team member should have at least
two days training a year. Newer and more senior colleagues
should have more. If they don't ask to go on training
sessions, suggest some suitable courses.
Grow your team. Through varied experience and regular training,
you should be developing each team member to be more and more
confident and more skilled.
Set objectives for each team member. As far as possible, these
objective such be SMART - Specific Measurable Achievable
Resourced Timed.
Review the performance of each team member. At least once a year
- at least quarterly for the first year of a new team member - have a
review session where you assess performance, give feed-back and
agree future objectives and training.
Inspire your team. Consider making available a motivational quote
or story every week or month.
Thank constantly. The words "Thank you" take seconds to say, but
mean so much.
Praise constantly. The words "Well done" take seconds to say, but
will be long remembered and appreciated.
Communicate constantly. Don't assume that people know what
you're doing, still less what you are planning or thinking. Tell
them, using all the communication tools to hand: team briefings,
electronic newsletters, organizational newspapers.
Delegate. You don't have to do everything. Develop your team
members by training them to do more and trusting them to take
over some of the things you've been doing.
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