June 29, 10:30am – noon, Room: Union A Purposeful Community touches all aspects of the learning process. The four components of Purposeful Community will be explored in relation to increasing student achievement and growth. Participants will learn about the phases of the change-leadership process in the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative (called Enhancing Leadership Quality for Collaborative Action Impact). A mindset-management approach to leadership and delivery models will be shared, which will assist participants in creating a plan for Purposeful Community and Change Leadership in their own school or district. Main Presenter: Mark Glasbrenner, Battelle for Kids Co-Presenter(s): Barb Hansen, Battelle for Kids

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HANDOUT #2
STEPHEN COVEY ON LEADERSHIP, VISIONPOINT, 2005
Whatever is at the center of our
Correct principles are like
The leader of the future will be life will be the source of our
compasses: They are always
a leader in every area of life. security, guidance, wisdom and
pointing the way.
power.
It is the on-going process of
keeping your vision and values Leadership focuses on doing the
Personal leadership is not a
before you and aligning your life right things: management
singular experience.
with those most important focuses on doing things right.
things.
Effective people are not
An organization can tolerate
problem-minded; they’re
many different styles as long as True effectiveness requires
opportunity-minded. They feed
people are anchored in the balance.
opportunities and starve
same governing principles.
problems.
You have to decide what your
highest priorities are and have If you start to think the problem
The enemy of the “best” is often
the courage—pleasantly, is “out there,” stop yourself.
the “good.”
smilingly, non-apologetically— That thought is the problem.
to say “no” to other things.
Trust is the highest form of
The way we see the problem is You can’t have empowerment
human motivation. It brings out
the problem. without first having trust.
the very best in people.
To relate effectively, we must And the moment a person
learn to listen. Listening Seek first to understand, then to begins feeling understood, that
involves patience, openness and be understood. person becomes far more open
the desire to understand. to influence and change.
If the ladder is not leaning
Nothing is more validating and
against the right wall, every
affirming than feeling Begin with the end in mind.
step we take just gets us to the
understood.
wrong place faster.
To learn to give and take, to live As a leader…the challenge is to
selflessly, to be sensitive, to be be a light, not a judge; to be a
considerate, is our challenge. model, not a critic.