This week we read a lot about building your team and how to be a good teacher leader. Some of the points that hit home to me were how to deal with people on your team. Committees and teams are made up of numerous different personalities. This is a good thing when it comes to producing an effective outcome, but can be troublesome when working together. I liked some of the tips given in this book on how to effectively communicate with members of your team/committee.
I also enjoyed the part on building your team. I do believe that teachers should be involved in the process of building their team. After all they do know what skills are needed to do the job and how well they will fit into their team. A good leader knows when they can put the trust into their coworkers.
So far I have enjoyed reading the book. It has made me realized the skills it takes to make a good administrator as well as evaluate my past/present administrators.
I did like the sections on team building and the different personalities that can work together. I think a lot of team building is focused on "How can we make everyone be friends?" as opposed to "How can we recognize our different personalities and work together in a way that benefits us all?"
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this book has been a good read so far. May be one of the best we have had thus far in my opinion. I also agree with you that the team building discussions are important and are also informative. Building a team should involve the team members the new person will be joining.