WelcomeBuilding Leadership Teams

Please revisit your definition of trust, making any modifications you feel are needed.

REBECCA JOHNSONBRAD JUNGWIRTH

ELLEN PLOCEKCAROL TURNERKELLY GORMAN

HOLLY MEHLHAFF

SPECIAL THANKS TO: HEATHER LINDE, JARED VASQUEZ, & LINDSEY RUML

Relationship Building and TrustFebruary 8 & 10, 2010

Learning Target

Deepen our understanding of the competency behaviors of trust.

Indicator of success Indicate understanding of learning and your building’s application based on group discussion and reflection

Today’s AgendaNormsShare success storiesReview behaviors of trust in the area of

competenceActivitiesNext StepsClosure

Share successful strategies or structures

Behaviors of Trust

Competence

Deliver Results

Establish clarity about the expected results. Common understanding of what “results”

mean Make things happen and deliver what’s

expected.

Get Better

Continuously improve, learn, and implement. Reject stagnant mediocrity.Develop feedback systems—both formal and

informal. Act upon the feedback you receive. Thank people for feedback.

Confront Reality

Take issues head-on, even the “undiscussables”.

Address the tough stuff directly. Acknowledge the unsaid. Lead out courageously in conversation.Consider the consequences of not confronting

reality.

Lord Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has the power to defeat him. He is so feared that almost no one uses his real name, instead referring to him as "You-Know-Who" or "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." Even his followers only refer to him as the "Dark Lord".

Clarify Expectations

Disclose and reveal expectations. Discuss them. Confirm them. Check for clarity by asking questions.

Practice Accountability

Hold yourself accountable. Hold others accountable. Take responsibility for results.

Keep Commitments

This is the number one behavior that either builds or destroys trust.

Walk your talk. Back your words with behavior.

Make commitments carefully and keep them at all costs.

Extend Trust

Demonstrate a propensity to trust. Reflect on the ways you interact with others. Extending trust tends to be reciprocal.

Listen First

Listen before you speak. Understand another person’s point of view.

Listen with your ears...and your eyes and heart.

Stop and ask, “Am I really listening and seeking to understand?”

Activity Stations

Our Cup Runneth Over(Valley View, Beadle, Meadowbrook)

Abilene Paradox(Horace Mann, Rapid Valley, Wilson)

Shared Vision(Black Hawk, Knollwood)

When you hear music; switch activities.

Switch to the next activity.

•Our Cup Runneth Over(Black Hawk, Knollwood)

•Abilene Paradox(Valley View, Beadle, Meadowbrook)

•Shared Vision(Horace Mann, Rapid Valley, Wilson)

Switch to the next activity.

•Our Cup Runneth Over(Horace Mann, Rapid Valley, Wilson)

•Abilene Paradox(Black Hawk, Knollwood)

•Shared Vision(Valley View, Beadle, Meadowbrook)

Meet back at your tables.

Discussion

Discuss activities

Applications

Implementation ideas for March 5th

Video clip review of competence behaviorsActivities with staffEngage in staff discussion about how trust

building behaviors are enhancing your school’s development as a professional learning community

On an ongoing basis, embed trust-building conversations and activities into the routines of various aspects of your continuous improvement work.

When you feel like the odds are insurmountable; have faith, and trust

someone will be there to lend you a hand.

Thanks for your focus and hard work. Enjoy the rest of your day!