Last year our Overly Large School District surveyed the staff about leadership, specifically opportunity for leadership in the school you work in.
And looking at the results, I feel stuck by the word leadership. What did people think of when they were filling out that survey? What is leadership?
Writing about what leadership is not, that is easier Leadership is not the ability to tell people what to do. The police office that pulls me over is not leading me. Leadership is not just making a choice, though most leaders are making choices.
But, leadership is such a broad idea, you could write about it and nothing else. So where to start?
A former principal talked about leadership being service and stewardship. Leaders work for a greater purpose, not themselves. They are stewards of the people and resources around them. They show people a better way and help them get there.
Service and stewardship. It is a good place to start.
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