Collaborative Leadership Practices: A Case Study

However, “these leaders must initiate a process that brings people together when nothing else is working”. Chrislip and Larson(1994) They are action oriented, but the action involves convincing people that something can be done, not telling them what to do nor doing the work for them. Collaborative leadership must encourage Lead as peer problem solver. Collaborative leaders help groups create visions and solve problems. Generally, speaking collaborative leader do not solve the problems for the group or engage in command and control behavior. According to Gerencser, Mark, Napolitano, Fernando, and Kelly, Christopher (2008) collaborative leadership can be applied at every level of tri-sector interaction from the international to the most narrowly targeted community

Furthermore, the democratic style of leadership is beneficial to successful teamwork, the year two teacher is a great team leader and displays the aptitude to: respond promptly to other team members; motivate the team members, enable the team to formulate action plans and strategies; and to give constructive feedback to team members (O’Hagan and Smith, 1999 and Dunham, 1995). It is for these attributes above that

After taking the values balancing test my score is higher for collaboration then personal. Which means my leadership values are capacity for collaboration. These values are feminine and personal initiative are masculine values. Because I have capacity for collaboration it means that I underestimate my personal initiative and if I had personal initiative it means that I underestimate my capacity for collaboration. My score between personal and collaboration were only 2 or 3 points away from each other. If I had to work with someone who had different values then me. I would have to use both leadership values styles like being or risk taker but also adaptable when working on a project. After taking the unconscious bias I scored a 3 which means

Aside from the administrative duties, educational leadership involves soliciting the cooperation and working with teachers to improve the pedagogic processes in their schools. Furthermore, this will require team effort from all the stakeholders to achieve these goals and adherences to the school’s mission and vision.

Teach for America has an organizational culture of Teamwork. Kopp (2011) writes about teachers committed to making a difference. She tells stories of teachers becoming involved with families, providing tutoring outside of the school day, and being strong inspiring leaders in the districts they are working in. They encourage families they work with to pursue good educations. (p. 158)

The healthcare field is constantly changing and frequent practices and procedures are reviewed and updated based on evidence-based practice (EBP). Research and EBP guides us in identifying areas that need improvement or revision. Whether it be new practices, procedures, protocols, or equipment, nurses are expected to be able to adapt to change. At Sacred Heart hospital, a new intravenous pump (IVP) will be introduced hospital-wide. The purpose of this paper is to describe what leadership style, change theory, and collaborative practice will be utilized in implementing the new IVP and how healthcare economics plays a role in its implementation.

In his article on the five big leadership ideas that he has summed over the years, Allio (2010) raises a few points that are relevant to a culturally diverse workplace when it comes to leadership, collaboration and team work.

I should not have been surprised when I took the assessment to see that I have a medium shared leadership style. I believe that it helped me in my experience this past year managing 2 homes with 2 different type of staff. In one home, the staff was known for being difficult and resisting changes but they are very caring for the clients. The way I was able to work with them was first, by acknowledging the fact that they knew the work better than I did as a newcomer. I started by going to them for input and build a trust that allowed me to make the necessary changes in the program. I had an even concern for both the people (staff and clients) and the task ahead because I was held accountable by my supervisor.

The nominee who I considered displayed the character of collaborative leadership is a teacher who I was honored to work with during my student teaching. Mrs. Calloway is the lead teacher at David G. Sanchez Elementary, teaching 2nd grade and leads three other teachers in their educational endeavors. The methods she represents are all that collaborative leadership defines. The interview discussed: how collaboration is effective with those she leads? How parents are involved in supporting collaborative learning. The roles of the site-based decision-making committee. The importance of communication when practicing the collaborative process. The challenges that come up when utilizing the collaborative approach. Why might a professional move away

Byrd, J. T., & Luthy, M. R. (2010). Improving group dynamics- Creating a team charter. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, 14(1), 13–26

Leadership is an important factor within a business environment and often plays a significant role in achievement of organisational success (Landis, Hill & Harvey 2014). However, leadership is an art, therefore there is no simple formula for effective leadership (Hughes, Ginnett & Curphy 2015, p.33) and a leader’s effectiveness can often only be understood in the context of the leader-follower-situation interaction model.

In this paper, I will discuss many theories and the impact they have on leadership, group dynamics and team building, and how those principles have affected me in my career and how I will apply these principles in the future.

The topics discussed by Northouse, Kouzes, and Posner are team leadership. Team leadership are work units that have are interdependent and share common goals (Northouse,2016). In this week?s unit, team leadership will be explained through the Hill Model for Team Leadership and how it applies to team effectiveness. Furthermore, virtual and non-virtual team will be compare and contrast and how to create cohesiveness. Team leadership theory is the key to developing success high performing teams.

Effective team management and leadership covers quite a lot of people relation skills and the ability to engage people in all the major decision or strategic measures that one may take as a manager or as a team leader. It is true that team management and leadership are basically concerned with effective implementation of the collective skills, collective performance and knowledge and collective decision- making of all members of an organization. The difficulties in this agenda will not be with current staff, it will be with the current management. This is specifically significant in a school setting where there is interaction with peers, and students from varying backgrounds and of different age groups. There are various times when the impediment to making such collective efforts comes from the administration itself and not from the general members of the staff or the students. It is therefore significant to know the benefits of the above collective values to the organization that is often ignored.

“Teamwork fuels group spirit, develops process skills that help teachers interact in more productive ways, and fosters a more intellectual atmosphere.” (Maeroff, 1993).