Download - The Secret's in the Sauce: LOEX 2012
The RIBS recipe for building a healthy, balanced instruction program
Virginia CairnsUT-Chattanooga
The Secret’s in the Sauce…
The Things
What We’ll Do With The Things:
Structural Human
SymbolicPolitical
The Four Frames of Leadership
Bolman, L. & Deal, T. (2008). Reframing Organizations, 4th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Structural Human
SymbolicPolitical
Refresh Invest
Build Sell
Your Plate = Your Program
4
One Food Choice Per Frame
First Frame = Structural
• Process / Tasks /Efficiency
• Policy / Procedure• Organization /
Heirarchy• Measurement
Instruction Program Areas
• Curriculum• Policy and
Procedure• Scheduling• Data /
Assessment
Add to Your Plate
Steak: the “center cut”of your program
Chicken: what are you afraid of?
Pork: have you got fat you need to trim?
Shrimp: the undersizedlittle guy in your program
Tofu: The Wild Card, whatever you want it to be.
Second Frame = Human
• Staff development• Empowerment• Collaboration• Team building
Instruction Program Areas
• Nurture Existing Talents
• Build New Skills• Strengthen
Relationships• Provide
Opportunities
Add to Your Plate
Baby carrots: what new skill will you develop?
Heirloom tomatoes: nurture your unique talents
Spinach: Strengthenyour team
Cole slaw: give opportunities for new combinations; mix it up.
Third Frame = Political
• Internal Relationships
• External Partnerships
• Negotiation• Strategizing• Putting Out Fires
Instruction Program Areas
• Partnerships, all kinds
• Negotiating for things
• Strategizing the future
• Coping with problems
Add to Your Plate
Mac n’ Cheese: maintain a harmoniousrelationship.
Bread: baking up a new partnership is an exact science.
Grits: the nitty gritty ofnegotiating for what you want.
Hot potato! Learn to deal with these We all have them.
Fourth Frame = Symbolic
• Vision (Mission)• Identity• Culture • Brand or
Message
Instruction Program Areas
• Defining yourself• Describing your
program• Crafting your
message• Sharing that
message
Add to Your Plate
My Sauce
Wrap UpStructur
al Human
SymbolicPolitical
Share With Me!
• If you have a smart phone, please take a photo of your plate and email it to me at:
[email protected]• Include your name in the email.• I plan to post them on my website as
examples.
And Now for a Contest…
PrizeWinning Sauce
That’s All Folks!
• All materials will be available at
Vacairns.com
Please contact me if you have any questions or want to talk over anything I shared with you today.
THANK YOU !!!