“Ko ngā pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, ko ngā pae tata, whakamaua kia tina.”

The potential for tomorrow depends on what we do today.

Module Objectives:

• Enhance self-awareness: Develop a deeper understanding of personal values, beliefs, and leadership styles.
• Develop emotional intelligence: Identify and manage personal emotions, and understand and respond effectively to the emotions of others.
• Identify personal strengths and areas for development: Conduct a comprehensive self-assessment and identify key strengths, weaknesses, and areas for professional growth.
• Build self-reflection habits: Develop and implement strategies for ongoing self-reflection and professional development.

Section 1: Exploring Self-Awareness

Resource 1: “Taking off the armour and showing up authentically“

According to a study in the Leadership and Organization Development Journal, employees’ perception of authentic leadership serves as the strongest predictor of job satisfaction and positively impacts work-related attitudes and happiness. Watch this video on authentic leadership from Brene Brown – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9669oUfqbDU Consider what this means for your leadership – how do you show up at school authentically?

Section 2: Developing Emotional Intelligence

Resource 2: “Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders” 

Explore this podcast on why emotional intelligence is imperative for school leaders – https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast/24/03/why-emotional-intelligence-matters-educators 

Section 3: Identifying Strengths and Areas for Development

Self-review can take many forms and be carried out in a number of ways, but the underlying principles of effective self-review require it to be:

• • Purposeful – leading to action for improvement
  • Meaningful – not reviewing for reviewing’s sake
  • Manageable – realistic in terms of time and human and financial resources
  • Systematic – programmed so it doesn’t get overlooked
  • Reliable – based on relevant and valid evidence
  • Collaborative – involving key stakeholders

Source: https://www.educationalleaders.govt.nz/Managing-your-school/Ongoing-school-self-review/Principles-and-levels-of-review 

Task:

Step 1: Reflect on your personal leadership style and identify areas for self-improvement.

Step 2: Discuss with your kaiarahi the most effective strategies for gathering feedback from others on your leadership strengths and weaknesses.

Consider options such as:

• 360-degree feedback surveys: Involving staff, students, parents, and other stakeholders.
• Informal feedback: Seeking feedback from trusted colleagues, mentors, or external coaches.
• Observations: Observing your own leadership in action and seeking feedback from trusted colleagues.
• Reflection journals: Regularly reflecting on your leadership experiences and identifying areas for growth.

Step 3: Develop a plan with your kaiarahi for gathering feedback from multiple sources and document your plan in the online forum. This can be discussed at your first coaching session.

Step 4: Post on the forum a brief summary of how you will collect feedback, from who and why.

Step 5: Implement this plan and, at your second coaching session, reflect on this.

Assessment:

• Completion of all readings.
• Participation in the online forum discussion.
• Development and implementation of a plan for gathering feedback on leadership strengths and weaknesses.
• Reflection on personal leadership style and development of a personal development plan.