Leadership Series - Module #1

1. View the powerpoint presentation. Answer the questions highlighted throughout the presentation.

"We must not become so overwhelmed by compliance issues that we ignore the other faces of leadership."  QUESTION: What are your thoughts on this statement?

2. Look at video clip - "Qualities of Leadership - Leadership Quotes"

Make a list of the leadership qualities identified in the video clip.

What qualities do you possess? What qualities do you find personally challenging? Why?

3. Resource Sheet #1 - Lewin's Leadership Styles

What kind of leader are you? What kind of leader would you like to be? Does your style change depending on the situation?

4. Resource Sheet #2 - Who Made Me Boss? Eight Tips for Supervisors

What tip was most beneficial to you? What will you do this week to practice that tip?

Leadership Series - Module #2

1. Link to Ministry of Education website (Ontario Early Learning Framework)www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/oelf/

Reflection: Spend time with your staff at your next staff meeting looking through the website. What are your initial thoughts/comments?

2. Resource Handout - "Looking for Core Values" by Margie Carter secure.ccie.com/library/5019518.pdf   Question: How are your program's core values reflected in your organization's culture, policies and use of resources?

3. Resource Handout - "Becoming a Reflective Teacher"Questions: What ideas in this article resonate with you? What are the benefits/challenges of reflective thinking? How could use this thinking lens in your work as a Supervisor?

4. Leadership Self-Assessment - Is my Supervisory style reflective? www.zerotothree.org/about-us/areas-of-expertise/reflective-practice-program-development/leadership-self-assessment-tool.html

How do you invest in ongoing observation/reflective practices with your staff?

5. Link to Article - "Three Building Blocks of Reflective Supervision"  www.zerotothree.org/about-us/areas-of-expertise/reflective-practice-program-development/three-building-blocks-of-reflective-supervision.html

Questions: What are some of the steps that you have taken to help staff consider more carefully how they function in their work? How have you built and maintained organizational support for these efforts?

Leadership Series - Module #3

1. Powerpoint presentation from Leadership Series workshop #4

2. Article: The Relationship between Organizational Climate & Classroom Quality

Questions: What are your thoughts as you reflect on this research? Have you experienced this in your own program? If so, what strategies did you utilize to address the issue?

3. Handout: 12 Reasons People Love to Work for You - https://secure.ccie.com/resources/view_article.php?article_id=5007705

Questions: What are the 2 top reasons people love to work for you/your agency? What are the 2 reasons that staff might not identify as reasons to work for you/your agency? What strategies could you implement to change this?

4. YouTube - Organizational Climate & Fred Flinstone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb3dNA0vri0

5.Handout: Creating a Positive Organizational Climate

Question: We can learn much from other fields that can be adapted to our own programs. HIghlight 3 things that resonnate with you as you read this article.

LEADERSHIP SERIES - MODULE #4

1. Handout: Reading Staff Dissatisfaction Cues

Question: How do you provide opportunities for staff to express their frustrations?

2. Handout: Understanding & Managing Negativity in the Workplace

Questions: What are some of the strategies that you use to manage negativity? After reading this article, are there any new strategies that you will try?

3. Article: Needs- Based Motivation - http://www.envisionsoftware.com/articles/Maslows_Needs_Hierarchy.html

Questions: Consider Maslow's Hierachy of Needs. Reflect upon what your program provides to satisfy your employee's needs at each level.

4. Article: The Interactionist Perspective: The Fole of Fit - http://www.web-books.com/eLibrary/ON/B0/B58/013MB58.html

Questions: How could your program assess person-job fit before hiring employees? What methods do/could you use that would be helpful?

How could your program determine person-organization fit before hiring? What methods do/could you use that would be helpful?

What could your program do to increase person-job AND person-organization fit AFTER you hire employees?