3rd Week
Task EDST 5126
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| A leader is like a train moving forward carrying the whole organisation. |
Fullan’s Framework For Leadership and its Implication
Fullan’s framework for leadership
presents an interesting understanding of effective leadership with a purpose to
bring in the conscious of the leader a behavioural pattern and social awareness
essential for organisational changes. This has led me to think that effective
leadership as a quality is not inherited but produced in a particular socio-
cultural set up of an organisation. This is possible if the leader works with a
definite intention of what he really wants to do and has long term goals to
impact changes in his organisation. Besides, in what Fullan says “knowledge
shared” environment members should equally have the similar amount of
intentions and long term goals for bringing effective changes.
In addition to Fullan’s assertions one aspect of effective
leadership which I find very important in my organisation, is righteousness in
terms of decision making and dealing with staff as well as parents. I believe a
right decision at the right time and careful dealing make much difference in a
team work environment. As an
administrator sometimes it is hard on my part to evaluate my own judgement that
I make, as right or wrong, especially when a member does not cooperate with the
management team and I have to interrogate him/her or pass a circular to all
members. This type of problem is not unusual in private schools in Nepal where professionalism
and professional ethic is the least matter of concern for people working in
educational sector. This ultimately affects the commitment level of members. To
my mind, poor commitment level of members is one of the constraints that can be
attached to Fullan’s framework if implemented in my organisation. So there is a
dire need to bring reforms concerning developing professionalism in educational
sector from both individual as well as government level. 
Hi Man - thanks for this. Agreed about the fact that leaders must adequate their style according to a particular environment. And I understand how hard it is for leaders to make the "right decision" on dealing with (specific) individual behaviours. Sometimes it only takes one small situation to destroy the work (and credibility) of a long-term leadership, don't you thing so?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, when leading by example, leaders must be aware that 100% agreement and support is almost impossible to achieve.
Thanks Lenice for your valuable comments. Yes, I do agree that leaders, at times, have to face the opponents in their working place. By and large there are ups and downs and many challenges which the leader has to confront.However, I believe that there is a great need for the leader to not only judge the followers' performances but also his/her own action as well..
DeleteAs a leader in a school you must have met many challenges in the decision making, especially due to demanding parents. I can understand the pressure. But I guess the decision making process will be easier if healthy relationships and interactions are built with educational stakeholders.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am a big fan of situational leadership where you act differently in different situations.
Thanks Aisher for your interesting reflection. Yes,you are right as sometimes there is a lot of pressure from different corners and the leader has to deal with them differently in varied contexts.However, sometimes the most difficult part for me is to get the right things done as most of the parents are not educated and there the difference lies in the level of thinking. But respecting their views and convincing them eloquently is what I find one of the good ways leading to positive results. So your idea of situational leadership is indeed a good practice.
DeleteThanks for this Man. I like "one aspect of effective leadership which I find very important in my organisation, is righteousness in terms of decision making and dealing with staff as well as parents". This strikes me so much of the Ethical Leadership Theory of Administration whereby the kernel of the leader is to know right from wrong, the just from the unjust. Cheers, Jason
ReplyDeleteThanks Jason. Yes,you are right because in the present globalisation context ethical leadership practice is very important. I would add slightly saying that both ethical and shared instructional leadership practice in unison can bring better organisational outcomes.
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