leadership qualities of joe clarke
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Presented by
Snehal Antony Vishal Niraj Prasanna
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Lean on Me a true story of an authoritative, and controversial, school principal, Joe Clark.
Joe Clark is recruited by superintendent, Frank Napier for the seemingly impossible task of turning around the violent and out of control Eastside High School.
From the very first day he is determined to motivate the staff and students to improve their results on the State Literacy Exam. And he succeeds in his objective.
Clark uses a bullhorn, a baseball bat and a confrontational style with his staff and combines it with a tough, nurturing relationship with his students to try to bring this about.
Brief about the Leader
The problem with teenagers today is you don’t know nothing. The problem with being a teenager is you think you know better than those who have been down that road you’re traveling.
Fruitlessness of egalitarianism. “You can’t save everybody”.
Joe’s Philosophy
Attributes to his Success
Committed and Determined
Focused / Result Oriented
from Day One
Image he portrayed of
himself
Authoritative/Autocratic
Measures implemented at school Rigorous suspensions of both students and
school officials
Renovation of building, repairing of doors,
locks and latches
Joe’s student policies Photo identification tags.
Dress code guidelines.
School corridor traffic management.
Clark's unusual methods
Holding teachers responsible for
failure of students.
Situation Extremely deteriorating situation of
Eastside school gave Joe to emerge
as a Messiah
“Sheep without a shepherd”
The Staff, parents, willing students
found a leader in the Avatar of Joe
Gift of gab Clark’s ability to convince parents
on the meeting held on the evening
of the dismissal of 300 students
Qualities of the Leader
Committed & Focused
MotivatorAnalytical
Leads from FrontPrioritizes Needs
Defines Role
Charismatic Risk TakingInfluential Skills
Raise the Bar StraightforwardnessGenuine Empathy
Continued….
Top 5 Qualities that Inspire Us
Motivator/InspirerAnalytical Influential
Confident/IndependentCommitted/Focused
Analytical Influential
Qualities We like to Imbibe
• Ability to visualize,
articulate and solve
problems
• Joe looks a the bigger
picture
• Prioritizes the steps
• Delegation of several
parts of the project
• Evaluates the progress
• Rational Persuasion
• Apprising
• Inspirational Appeals
• Collaboration and
Coalition
• Establish the
legitimacy of his
orders by establishing
authority
• Pressure tactics
QualitiesName
Rational Persuasion
Apprising Inspirational Appeals
Collaboration
Coalition Tactics
Legitimating Tactics
Oration skills
Snehal 7 3 8 9 9 8 8
Anthony
7 7 9 8 6 7 9
Prasanna
8 9 7 9 5 8 9
Vishal 7 9 9 8 8 7 5
Niraj 5 6 6 8 7 7 5
1. Influential Tactics 1- Low 10 - High
Self Analysis
Self Development Plan
• Asserting: you insist that your ideas are heard and you
challenge the ideas of others
• Convincing: you put forward your ideas and offer
logical, rational reasons to convince others of your point
of view
• Negotiating: you look for compromises and make
concessions to reach outcomes that satisfy your greater
interest
• Bridging: you build relationships and connect with
others through listening understanding and building
coalitions
• Inspiring: you advocate your position and encourage
others with a sense of shared purpose and exciting
possibilities
Identify gaps
PracticeDevelop
2. Analytical skills
QualitiesName
Ability to Visualize
Micro-Analysis
Relate Events
definite goal and time frame
prioritize the steps
Delegation
Evaluation
Snehal 8 7 8 8 7 8 8
Anthony 7 8 7 8 8 8 7
Prasanna
7 8 7 8 8 7 7
Vishal 7 8 8 7 8 8 8
Niraj 5 5 6 6 7 7 6
1- Low 10 - High
Self Analysis
1
• Take all the time you need to observe. Don't make quick conclusions. Through constant practice make it natural to our nature
2• Ask why questions Write down the details
3• Try to see the not so obvious connections between the events/people
4
• Prioritize the different approaches towards the project/problem. Things to do, things to buy, people to call, etc.
5• Make lists of pros and cons for your decisions
6
• Make fact based decisions. Write down the rationale for decisions for later review
7• Delegation
8• Evaluation
QualitiesName
Influential Skills Analytical skills
Snehal 10 10
Anthony 10 10
Prasanna 10 10
Vishal 10 10
Niraj 10 10
Score card at the end of the Course
Transactional Leader Transformational Leader
Relationship between two people is based on the level of exchange they have.
Transformational Leaders work toward a common goal with followers; put followers in front and develop them; take followers’ to next level; inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests in achieving superior results.
Leaders are aware of the link between the effort and reward.
Leaders arouse emotions in their followers which motivates them to act beyond the framework of what may be described as exchange relations
Leadership is responsive and its basic orientation is dealing with present issues.
Leadership is proactive and forms new expectations in followers.
Leaders rely on standard forms of inducement, reward, punishment and sanction to control followers.
Leaders are distinguished by their capacity to inspire and provide individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation and idealized influence to their followers.
Leaders motivate followers by setting goals and promising rewards for desired performance.
Leaders create learning opportunities for their followers and stimulate followers to solve problems.Leaders motivate followers to work for goals that go beyond self-interest.
Leadership depends on the leader’s power to reinforce subordinates for their successful completion of the bargain.
Leaders possess good visioning, rhetorical and management skills, to develop strong emotional bonds with followers.
Nishkamakarma: Joe does not expect anything(rewards,
fame ) in return from his followers. He offers his followers
education and a better future and expects in return, efforts
and learning.
Joe as a Transformational Leader
Determination: Joe exhibits the tenacity to finish the race
regardless of the hurdles that come on his way. Non cooperating
teaching staff, low motivated students, drug dealers, Mrs. Barrett
and the resenting parents, political interest of Mayor are the
hurdles. Joe shows courage, stamina, strength and perseverance to
realize the vision in spite of these stumbling blocks. By displaying
endurance, he shows the students and staff that hard work pays off
in the end.
Giver of Hope: His actions are proactive, and he develops
new expectations in followers. (Promises a better chance to
live the American dream showcased on television).
Acting beyond the framework: Joe acts beyond the
assigned job for the betterment of others. (Helps Kanishka
and her mom to find job and better home, helps a student
earn by offering a job at school at 17 USD/hr).
Great Stimulator of change: Joe recognizes the
need for change and initiates it accordingly. He
stimulates students and staff for solving
problems.(Students cleaning and painting school,
A new enthusiasm in the teaching staff, turning a
boring high-school song into an appealing song )
Strong Emotional Bond: Joe developed strong
emotional bonds with followers.(Students
gathering outside town hall for Joe’s release).
Individual consideration: Joe had time for everyone in
spite of his busy schedule (white minority students, poor
kids, their petty affairs)
Transparency and trustworthy: Joe commands an
unquestioning transparency and trust worthiness in his
dealing. A fact not disputed even by his opponents.
Lessons from the Leader’s Life
The Leadership Situation : The situation determines the
importance of leadership and what type of leadership is needed.
Leadership Behavior:
• Effective leaders seek to understand demands and constraints, and
they adapt their behavior accordingly.
• They seek to exploit opportunities, identify problems take
responsibility for dealing with the problems in a systematic and
timely way
• Schedule activities in a way that will make better use of people,
resources, information, and equipment.
Power and Influence : Influence is the essence of
leadership, and much of the activity of formal leaders
involves attempts' to influence the attitudes and behavior
of people, including subordinates, peers, superiors, and
outsiders.
Influence derived from position power is
especially important when it is necessary to
control rebels who try to disrupt the activities of
the organization
• Effective leaders use a variety of different relations-oriented
behaviors. The leaders encourage and facilitate innovative thinking
and the creation, acquisition, diffusion, and application of new
knowledge to improve products, services, and work processes.
Traits and Skills : Technical and interpersonal skills are needed
for most leadership roles and functions.
• Traits determine individual needs, core values, and
temperament.
• Traits affect a person's willingness and ability to assume
leadership responsibilities and tolerate the stress and
relentless pressures of the job
• Personal integrity is essential for maintaining mutual
trust and credibility.
Communications skills (listening and presentation),
emotional maturity, emotional intelligence facilitate
development of cooperative relationships and make
influence attempts more effective.
Joe Clark &Theories of Leadership
1.The Great Man Theory
2.Trait Theory
3. Kurt Lewin’s Autocratic Leadership style
4. Ohio’s Theory: High structure low consideration
5. Fiedler’s Contingency Model: Task Oriented
6. Path Goal Theory: Directive Leadership
7. Hersey Blanchard : Situational Theory
8. Power & Influence
Real Joe’s Biography
Joetta Clark-DiggsHazel Clark Jearl Miles-Clark
D.O.B. 07/05/1938
P.O.B.Rochelle, Georgia
Birth ServiceEducation
Military service - US army reserve sergeant
Children
Book
As a principal, turned around a troubled grammar school ‘PS 6’. Often known as ‘Miracle on Carroll street’.
Was principal of ‘Eastside High High-school’ between 1982-1989, one of the most troubled inner-city high-schools ranked last in state.
US secretary of education publicly praised Joe’s work.
President Ronald Reagan was all praise for Joe, said “Clark represents TOUGH LEADERSHIP necessary to manage public schools in crisis”.
TIME magazine did a cover story on him in Feb 1, 1989 issue.
Inspirational Story
• One day, all the animals of a forest gathered to choose their king. The monkey danced such gay abandon there that everyone felt delighted. So, his name was proposed for kingship. Everyone voted in his favor and he became the king.
But the fox couldn't tolerate the monkey rising to a high position. He felt envy of him and decided to humiliate him. One day, the fox was roaming around searching for food and saw a trap laid by some hunter. It had a piece of meat in it as bait.
The fox was intelligent enough to stay away from the trap. But he was sure that monkey wouldn't. So, he approached the king and brought him to the trap. The fox then said, Here is a dainty piece of meat, sir! As a true subject of yours, I didn't touch it. So, enjoy it Your Honour!
The monkey extended his hand for the meat and got trapped. The fox then laughed and said, Kingship needs a lot of wisdom, sir!
Just any one can not rule the Jungle
To be a leader/King you need qualities of a Leader
To be an effective leader, you need positional as well as Personal Power
Moral