LEADERSHIP is the PROCESS OF

INFLUENCING and SUPPORTING others to

WORK ENTHSUSIASTICALLY TOWARDS

ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES.

ORGANIZATION is the COLLECTION

OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND

PHYSICAL RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE

PRE-DETERMINED OBJECTIVES.

If organization of the structure

represents the ANATOMY of the

system, Management is the

PHYSIOLOGY. It is the Management

which makes the Organization to tick (or

work).

Management is simply defined as

MAKING OTHERS WORK FOR THE

ORGANIZATION. Hence leadership is an

essential quality of Management.

Normally people associate leadership

with known leaders like Gandhi, Nehru,

etc., but Leadership could be a

PERSONAL QUALITY, forming an

important component of your Pedagogy

(method of Teaching).

There are THREE distinctive ways of getting

others to do the work of the organization.

1. TRADITIONAL MODE-Authority

(POWER LEGITIMISED) is anchored in

birth -- Village Elders, Father in the

household, etc.,

2. CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY –

INEXPLICABLE BASIS OF AUTHORITY –

purely based on personal charm –

example, MGR.

3. BUREAUCRATIC AUTHORITY-

Bureaucracy, as conceptualized by MAX

WEBER, is a rational Organization,

another name for modern organization,

where AUTHORITY FLOWS OUT OF THE

POSITION.

F.W.TAYLOR, the FATHER OF SCIENTIFIC

MANAGEMENT, applied the scientific principles

like TIME AND MOTION STUDY, PIECE RATE

SYSTEM, THE BEST OF DOING ANYTHING, TO

BE CONVERTED INTO PROCEDURE,

MANAGEMENT BY EXCEPTION, EFFICIENCY as

the desired goal of organization, etc in the place

of Rule of Thumb practices. He believed in the

external motivation based on the Carrot and Stick

Policy.

But ELTON MAYO, Author of HUMAN RELATIONS

APPROACH, documented the overlay of

INFORMAL ORGANIZATION through the famous

HAWTHORNE EXPERIMENT.

Leadership is the personal ability of a person who enjoys THE AUTHORITY OF

THE POSITION, TO TAP INTO THE ENERGY FROM THE INFORMAL

ORGANIZATION.

Leaders differ from Managers. While Managers manage from the LEFT SIDE

OF THE BRAIN, which represents Logic, leaders lead from the RIGHT SIDE OF

THE BRAIN which represents EMOTIONS (Musical Listening – hearing the

EMOTIONAL CONTENT BEHIND SOMEBODY‟S WORDS)

Manager ADMINISTERS while leader INNOVATES. Manager is a copy while a

leader is an original. Manager maintains while leader develops. Manager

focuses on systems and structure while leader focuses on PEOPLE. Manager

relies on control while the leader INSPIRES TRUST. Manager has short range

view while leader has LONG RANGE PERSPECTIVE (MANAGEMENT IN

FRENCH IS PREVOYANCE (FAYOL), which means, LOOKING AHEAD OF

OTHERS). Manager asks how and when while leader asks WHAT and WHY.

Manager has eye on the bottom line while leader has EYE ON THE HORIZON.

Manager imitates while leader ORIGINATES. Manager accepts the status quo

while leader CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO. Manager is a classic case of a

good soldier while leader is his OWN PERSON. Manager does things right

(efficiency) while leader does the right thing (effectiveness)

Stephen Covey wrote a book called,” THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY

EFFECTIVE PEOPLE”. These qualities are applicable to TEACHERS

AS LEADERS.

1. BE PROACTIVE:

While animals react, human beings respond

because animals are programmed but

HUMAN BEINGS CAN PROGRAMME

THEMSELVES.

OUR BEHAVIOUR IS A FUNCTION OF OUR

DECISIONS, NOT OUR CONDITIONS.

Reactive people are often affected by their

physical environment. If the weather is

good, they feel good. If the weather is not

good, it affects their attitude and

performance. But PROACTIVE PEOPLE

CAN CARRY THEIR OWN WEATHER WITH

THEM.

Teachers in self –finance

colleges have some peculiar

problems – their salary

structure, personal style of

management etc. These

constitute your EXTERNAL

CONDITIONS OR THE WEATHER

OR CLIMATE. Teachers from

government/ aided colleges also

have their problems.

But my advice to you is that DO

NOT ALLOW CONTENT

PLATEAUING TO TAKE PLACE.

There may be Position

Plateauing but these

circumstances need not rob you

of the FREEDOM TO CHOOSE

CONTENT RICHNESS.

Use your R and I –

Resourcefulness and Initiative,

“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes

up.

It knows it must run faster than the

fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning, a lion wakes up.

It knows it must outrun the slowest

gazelle or it will starve to death.

It does not matter whether you are a lion or

a gazelle.

When the sun comes up, you better start

running! (quoted from the book,‟ THE WORLD IS

FLAT‟ by Thomas Friedman. It is a book you must

read). YOU CAN NOT BE HUMILIATED UNLESS

YOU PERMIT YOURSELF TO BE HUMILIATED.

2. BEGIN WITH THE END IN YOUR MIND:

All things are created twice. There is a Mental Creation (first

creation) and a Physical Creation (second creation)

While Management is doing things right, leadership is doing

the right things.

While Management is climbing the ladder

successfully and efficiently.

Leadership is putting it up against the right wall!

RESCRIPT YOUR LIFE STRATEGY - if you are money –

centered, family –centered, friend –centered, re-script them

into PRINCIPLE CENTERED.

If Habit One explains the freedom to programme your life, the

Habit Two suggests that you write your programme.

Your personal Visions Statement helps you to balance the

various demands on you.

3 .FIRST THINGS FIRST.

This is about Time Management. Leadership is

putting first things first. Management is carrying

out what leadership decides.

Discipline is derived from disciple, discipline to

a set of principles, disciple to a set of values,

disciple to an overriding purpose.

MANAGE FROM THE LEFT (left side of the brain

which controls logical activities) and LEAD

FROM THE RIGHT (right side of the brain which

represents emotions)

The First Generation of Time Management –

checklist which attempts to include the many

demands on our time and energy.

The Second Generation of Time Management –

calendar and appointment book which attempt

to SCHEDULE the events in the future.

The Third Generation – prioritization. Stephen

Covey advocates the Fourth Generation of Time

Management – ORGANIZE AND EXECUTE AROUND

PRIORITIES.

TIME MANAGEMENT MATRIX

URGENT NOT URGENT • I Quadrant –Activities II. Quadrant-Activities

• Crises PREVENTIONS

• Pressing problems PC (production

Deadline – driven problems capability) activities

• RELATIONSHIP BUIILDING

• Recognizing new opportunity

• Planning, recreation

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• III Quadrant –Activities IV Quadrant -Activities

• INTERRUPTIONS, some calls, Trivia

• Some mails, some reports, some Busy work

• meetings, pressing matters, popular Some Mail

• activities Time wasters

• Pleasant Activities

According to PETER DRUCKER, EFFECTIVE PEOPLE ARE NOT

PROBLEM-MINDED but OPPORTUNITIES-MINDED. THEY FEED

OPPORTUNITIES AND STARVE PROBLEMS.

PARETO PRINCIPLE- 80 percent of results flow out of 20 percent of

activities (provided you concentrate on Quadrant two activities more)

GOOD IS THE ENEMY OF THE BEST.

Architectural Maxim- Form follows the Function. Similarly

management follows leadership. If you can say „No‟ to the popularity

of Quadrant III and the pleasures of escape to Quadrant IV with the

help of the bigger „yes‟ burning inside you, you can lead yourself to

become a teacher with a difference.

Escape the tyranny of the clock and rediscover your compass -

Abundance Paradigm (KAIROS) rather than the chronos Paradigm (tick

of the clock). Compass is always fitted towards the North (principle-

centered).

TYRANNY OF THE URGENT- workaholics are very intelligent,

interesting, often witty and charming but they lack Inner Wisdom –

they are urgency- driven rather than mission-driven!

4.THINK WIN/WIN

You can not talk your way out of problems you behave

yourself into.

There are Four Possible Transactions.

I win you lose – you can not expect the loser to maintain

happy relationship with you.

I lose you win – It is a case of Masochism- the typical

style of a mother.

I lose you lose- this transaction need not be considered.

I win you win- This is the most desirable transaction.

This win /win situation is possible only when you INVEST

COURTESY, KINDNESS, HONESTY into the EMOTIONAL

BANK ACCOUNT.

There is a case of a teacher whose money purse was

stolen by a student. Instead of punishing the student,

the teacher punished herself with a lash until the student

voluntarily owned the crime. It was a basis of healthy

and enduring relationship.

There are six Major Deposits.

1.Understanding the Individual – creating a bond.

2.Attending to the Little Things

3.Keeping commitments

4.Clarifying expectations

5.Showing personal integrity – while honesty is

telling the truth, conforming our words to reality, integrity is conforming

reality to our words,keeping promises. When you defend those who

are absent, you retain the trust of those present.

6. Apologizing sincerely when you make a

withdrawal from the Emotional Bank.

5. SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND AND THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD-

EMPATHIC COMMUNICATION.

Empathy is getting behind the skin of another and feel along with him - hence

the need for Empathic Listening.

There are several levels of listening

Ignoring – also known as Aggressive Listening where you are already ready

with a response which is not based on listening.

Pretending to listen.

Selective listening.

Attentitive listening.

EMPATHIC LISTENING – This is not the same thing as active listening –closer

to MUSICAL LISTENING where you listen to the emotions behind the words.

The amateur salesman sells the products but the PROFESSIONAL SALESMAN

SELLS SOLUTIONS TO MEET THE PERSON‟S NEEDS AND PROBLEMS.

Maturity is the balance between COURAGE and CONSIDERATION. Seeking to

understand requires consideration. Seeking to be understood requires

courage. Win/win requires a combination of both.

ETHOS is your personal credibility- the trust that you inspire- it is your

Emotional Bank Account.

PATHOS is the empathic side. It is alignment with the emotional thrust of

another‟s communication (musical listening)

LOGOS represents the reasoning part of your presentation.

Habit Five teaches us to consider the ethos and pathos before offering the logic

of the presentation (communication)

6. SYNERGISE – creative co-operation.

The essence of synergy is to value differences- to respect

them, to build on strengths, to compensate for weaknesses.

Synergy makes the output greater than the sum total of the

individual outputs.

SHARPEN THE SAW- the principle of self renewal- PHYSICAL,

SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL.

PHYSICAL - Exercise, Nutrition, Stress Management

SOCIAL /EMOTIONS – Service, Empathy, Synergy, Intrinsic security

SPIRITUAL – Value Clarification, Study, Meditation

MENTAL – Reading, Visualizing, Planning, Writing.

Finally, teacher could become a leader if one were to follow this

formula –

CQ + PQ >IQ. Curiosity Quotient combined with Passion Quotient

would get you results higher than the results from mere Intelligence

Quotient.

LIVE ,LOVE,LEARN & LEAVE A LEGACY