I believe that passion is one of the most important characteristics of a leader, and also the most contagious when it comes to social influence and shaping action. Others may not agree that most leadership skills can be taught, but I strongly believe that any leadership skill can be improved with on going practice.
As I curiously searched for “leadership” on Goggle News, I was not surprised to see how almost every article was related to political leadership. Media will attempt to have us believe that leadership means being a politician, yet ironically, politics does not relate to the most authentic leadership values.
This had me thinking about our responsibility as teachers to discuss, and model every type of leadership to our students, not just as Edtech leaders in our schools but as teachers making a difference in our communities. Leaders come in all areas, genders, ages and cultures. In a school leadership context, true leaders value all forms of leadership and use their strengths to make a difference.
Stephanie I think you have expressed yourself extremely well. Passion definitely is a key factor that will help drive someone forward and be a model for others within whatever area.
ReplyDeleteYou've made a really good point that modeling all types of leadership within education is important, not just Technology.
So true that leaders do come in all areas, genders, ages and cultures.....and tapping into their strengths, as individual as each leader can be, help model and move a group forward.. whether students, teachers, parents, school culture, making a difference in our "Educational" lives everyday.
You have a very clear and strong sense of what leadership is and your strength and passion come through in your writing, thanks for sharing.