All organizations deal with a variety of issues no matter what industry the business prescribes to. In the realm of education, I personally face leadership and power structures everyday in the classroom. As specified by the presentation (Lecture 6), it is important to have convent perspective in mind when belonging to any organization. This assist in developing leadership and managing under the correct ethics in mind. For the purposes of this discussion, I will discuss the idea of authentic leadership and dependence and how these concepts can be applied to an educator. Believe it or not, but teachers do handle a lot more than just teaching students. A school is an organization and undergoes most of the concepts that are described in
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368, 2009). There are many theories of leaderships discussed, such as trait theory, contingency theory, and leader-member exchange theory. However, I find the most important aspect of leadership is doing so with authenticity. An authentic leader is one that “knows who they are, know that they believe in and value, and act on those values and beliefs openly and honestly” (p. 386). If a leader is not able to acknowledge their strengths and vulnerabilities and use this to affect positive change for the organization, then the organization will fail to thrive. Cashman (2008) provides an alternate definition of leadership by asserting that it involves “authentic influence that creates value” (24). Those who are authentic tend to share information, encourage open communication, and stick their own personal ideals and …show more content…
Presentation seven points out that even though a lot “can be said about how to amass to make oneself irreplaceable, we don’t need to motivated by fear and be unwilling to care for others and share power.” This statement is definitely profound in the realm of education. As teachers, we share the power and hold each other accountable for the success for our students. As the producer of education, creating dependence is important because the resource we control (the education) is important, scarce, and non-substitutable (Robbins & Judge, p. 417, 2009). When I think on how teacher, students, and administration depend on one another to help the students, I am reminded about how Jesus spoke of how Christians depend on Him. Jesus points out in John 15:5 by asserting that “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is the bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” This reminds me of how my students depend on my abilities on a daily basis, for without my guidance in certain concepts, they will be lost on their own. This gives me motivation to be an assertive leader in the classroom and to mutually dependent on my group of math
368, 2009). There are many theories of leaderships discussed, such as trait theory, contingency theory, and leader-member exchange theory. However, I find the most important aspect of leadership is doing so with authenticity. An authentic leader is one that “knows who they are, know that they believe in and value, and act on those values and beliefs openly and honestly” (p. 386). If a leader is not able to acknowledge their strengths and vulnerabilities and use this to affect positive change for the organization, then the organization will fail to thrive. Cashman (2008) provides an alternate definition of leadership by asserting that it involves “authentic influence that creates value” (24). Those who are authentic tend to share information, encourage open communication, and stick their own personal ideals and …show more content…
Presentation seven points out that even though a lot “can be said about how to amass to make oneself irreplaceable, we don’t need to motivated by fear and be unwilling to care for others and share power.” This statement is definitely profound in the realm of education. As teachers, we share the power and hold each other accountable for the success for our students. As the producer of education, creating dependence is important because the resource we control (the education) is important, scarce, and non-substitutable (Robbins & Judge, p. 417, 2009). When I think on how teacher, students, and administration depend on one another to help the students, I am reminded about how Jesus spoke of how Christians depend on Him. Jesus points out in John 15:5 by asserting that “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is the bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” This reminds me of how my students depend on my abilities on a daily basis, for without my guidance in certain concepts, they will be lost on their own. This gives me motivation to be an assertive leader in the classroom and to mutually dependent on my group of math