If you think being a leader means you’re the important one, think again. A good leader is someone who focuses on bringing the best out of those he leads, not someone who is focused on his status and importance as a leader. #edchat#leadership
“Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title “Robin S. Sharma. @jemjemlynch @patriciamannixm @niamhickey#pdsl#leadership@Leaders_SoE
Paying attention to what’s going on around us can make all the difference. “I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good leadership“ Barack Obama. @jemjemlynch @patriciamannixm @niamhickey#pdsl#leadership@Leaders_SoE
Culture within a school can be hard to change but this should not stop a leader from perusing their goal “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”
Martin Luther King Jr. @jemjemlynch @patriciamannixm @niamhickey#pdsl#leadership@Leaders_SoE
More and more in schools we are seeing Distributed leadership.
‘No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself’.
Andrew Carnegie @jemjemlynch @patriciamannixm @niamhickey#pdsl#leadership@Leaders_SoE
A great leader can spot potential. Former first lady Rosalyn Carter said
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to go”. @jemjemlynch @patriciamannixm @niamhickey#pdsl#leadership@Leaders_SoE
Leadership can be tricky. Eisenhower simmer it up nicely. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower @jemjemlynch @patriciamannixm @niamhickey#pdsl#leadership@Leaders_SoE
Leadership is the art of harnessing human energy to create change, to make a difference, and to get results. And the first person you have to lead, is yourself. #leadershippodcast